Job summary
Working with other members of the team, ensure the provision and delivery of a first class Ophthalmology service to our patients. The post holder will be given the opportunity to enhance and develop their ophthalmology skills that fit with the needs of the department. The post holder will be responsible to the Lead Consultant for the service in which they are working at any given time.
Main duties of the job
Please see attached JD for further information.
The job plan will include 8.5 Programmed Activities and 1.5 SPA (for supporting professional activities). This will be subject to the job planning process taking into account the special interest of the successful candidate.
Clinics running will include Eye Emergency clinics
There is no on-call commitment in this post.
About us
Our Organisation
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop's Stortford, and St Margaret's Hospital in Epping.
We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop's Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.
Our Values
The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:
Patient at heart - Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts
Everyday excellence - Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both
Creative collaboration - Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care
The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful candidate will be expected to work within multi-disciplinary teams in providing high quality clinical care.
The post holder will be given the opportunity to enhance and develop their ophthalmology skills which fit with the needs of the department.
To collaborate with colleagues to deliver a high quality, timely service and to work towards meeting the Trusts and departmental objectives.
Please also see the attached Job description and person specification
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful candidate will be expected to work within multi-disciplinary teams in providing high quality clinical care.
The post holder will be given the opportunity to enhance and develop their ophthalmology skills which fit with the needs of the department.
To collaborate with colleagues to deliver a high quality, timely service and to work towards meeting the Trusts and departmental objectives.
Please also see the attached Job description and person specification
Person Specification
Character
Essential
- Good communication, kind, empathetic, cares about patient well-being
Desirable
- Good communication, kind, empathetic, cares about patient well-being
Experience
Essential
- Experience in conducting cataract clinics and medical retina clinics
Desirable
- Experience in conducting cataract clinics and medical retina clinics
Person Specification
Character
Essential
- Good communication, kind, empathetic, cares about patient well-being
Desirable
- Good communication, kind, empathetic, cares about patient well-being
Experience
Essential
- Experience in conducting cataract clinics and medical retina clinics
Desirable
- Experience in conducting cataract clinics and medical retina clinics
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
