Corneal Fellow - Ophthalmology

Job summary

As a senior employee of our Trust, you will work in close co-operation with and support not just other clinical professionals but also our managerial colleagues in providing high quality healthcare to our patients.

So integral to the responsibilities of our posts are the following objectives:

• to ensure the delivery of a high-quality patient-centred clinical service
• to provide effective leadership to all staff engaged in that same task
• to sustain and develop teaching and research wherever appropriate
• to work in accordance with our trust's procedures and operating policies
• to support the business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty
• to work within the framework of team decisions

to show initiative, enthusiasm and flexibility

Main duties of the job

The weekly timetable includes Corneal theatre sessions, Corneal Clinics, Casualty Clinics, injection clinic and study/administrative sessions.

The post does not have any fixed-on call commitments. The postholder is expected to coordinate Corneal emergencies, both in the clinic, and in theatre. The postholder is also expected to be flexible and willing to undertake additional duties out of hours or in the event of unforeseen circumstances to ensure the smooth running of the department

About us

We are a large organisation providing acute services from Gloucestershire Royal Hospital in Gloucester and Cheltenham General Hospital to a population of 652,475* in Gloucestershire as well as caring for patients from surrounding counties and beyond.

Our workforce is almost 8,000 strong and our caring and dedicated staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred, high quality emergency, elective and specialist care across a range of clinical areas.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision of providing Best Care for Everyone and our success depends on the commitment and dedication of our staff, many of whom are world leaders in healthcare, teaching and research. You could make a real difference to our patients' lives by joining our team.