Job summary
Come and join a forward thinking and supportive Eye Care team.
We are looking to appoint an innovative and high performing Locum Consultant Ophthalmologist with a wealth of experience across a range of sub-specialties.
This is a newly created post to support pandemic recovery in conjunction with an experienced and specialist Consultant team.
The post-holder would be expected to support new referral triage and education and training to a wide range of clinical colleagues and professionals who provide extended roles across eye care services.
Main duties of the job
To provide a range of sub-specialty out-patient clinics, including but not limited to; General Ophthalmology, Oculoplastic, Glaucoma, Medical Retina, Cornea, Thyroid, Paediatrics and Ocular Motility.
To undertake teaching and education to the MDT team including; Ophthalmic trainees, Trust and Specialty doctors, trainee ACP's, Optometrists, Orthoptists and Ophthalmic nurses in support of their extended clinical roles.
To provide emergency clinics as part of the MDT team along with referral triage to ensure patients allocated to the correct timely clinic.
Full General Medical Council registration is essential for this post as is License to practice.
Full-time role
About us
This is an excellent opportunity to join a dynamic and forward thinking team comprising 16 Consultants, 6 Specialty and Trust Grade Doctors, 4 Specialty trainees, 4 Nurse Practitioners, 10 Orthoptists, 5 Optometrists and a substantial team of Ophthalmic Nurses, technicians and healthcare assistants.
The department also benefits from our ECLO and 5 Ophthalmology Failsafe Co-ordinators along with a supportive senior management team within the Head and Neck Directorate.
CHFT has 2 main sites, Ophthalmology being based in Acre Mills Out-patients, Huddersfield and Calderdale Royal Hospital, Halifax. Community clinics are also provided at Westwood Park (Bradford) and Todmorden and Lister Lane (Halifax).
The Trust is currently one of the most digitised NHS Trusts in the country having moved to Cerner Millenium Electronic Patient Records (EPR) in 2017 and Medisoft is the departments chosen documentation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to full job description for further details.
As part of post-COVID-19 recovery, the Eye Care service is looking at transforming the way we provide existing services to improve efficiency, quality of care and patient experience.
The successful candidate should be dynamic and forward-thinking in supporting such transformation within their sub-speciality and across the Department as a whole. This includes making use of the significant amount of digitisation within the Department (e.g. imaging slit lamps).
The department is currently undertaking a number of transformational projects internally, working in partnership with WYAAT on a number of sub-specialty projects to standardise pathways of care and with local Optometrists and the CCG to deliver new and patient centred community schemes to meet the demands of our local population.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to full job description for further details.
As part of post-COVID-19 recovery, the Eye Care service is looking at transforming the way we provide existing services to improve efficiency, quality of care and patient experience.
The successful candidate should be dynamic and forward-thinking in supporting such transformation within their sub-speciality and across the Department as a whole. This includes making use of the significant amount of digitisation within the Department (e.g. imaging slit lamps).
The department is currently undertaking a number of transformational projects internally, working in partnership with WYAAT on a number of sub-specialty projects to standardise pathways of care and with local Optometrists and the CCG to deliver new and patient centred community schemes to meet the demands of our local population.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- FRCOphth or equivalent
- Applicants must be Registered with the General Medical Council and hold a Licence to Practise
Desirable
- Specialist registration for Ophthalmology is preferred (or within 6 months of being admitted to the register for trainees, if currently in a training programme in the UK) but consideration will be given to applicants with relevant consultant level experience or trainees in a UK training scheme who are within 6 months of attaining specialist registration.
- Relevant higher degree
Experience and Achievements
Essential
- Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in all aspects of the Ophthalmology specialty
- Post CCT Fellowship in Oculoplastics
- Evidence of extensive experience and training in assessing and treating patients in General Ophthalmology / oncall settings
- Surgical experience across a range of Oculoplastic procedures including cataract, oculoplastics and emergency acutes
Desirable
- Evidence of experience in planning and / or managing a General Ophthalmic / Oculoplastic / Cataract service
- Understanding current issues within Ophthalmology and the future direction of the specialty
- Understanding current issues within the wider NHS
- Attendance at a recognised management course
- Shows ability to work with and lead others across professions
Teaching and Training
Essential
- Experience of and enthusiasm for clinical teaching of postgraduate doctors and non-medical staff.
Desirable
- Academic achievements/evidence of familiarity with research methods which have resulted in publications
- Training in clinical and educational supervision
- Attendance at a teaching course
Audit and Research
Essential
- Knowledge of Audit principles and evidence of participation in and completion of audit projects
Desirable
- Critical Appraisal Skills
- Evidence of knowledge of research methodology
Disposition-Adjustment/Attitude/Commitment
Essential
- Good communication and empathy skills with patients
- Evidence of willingness to participate in a multi-disciplinary team environment to provide an integrated service
- Ability to work as a member of a team, both through communication and sharing workload
- Ability to manage high pressure situations e.g. clinical crisis
- Ability to prioritise and organise workload and co-ordinate staff
- Ability to integrate the care of a patient by many and various other clinical staff
- Willingness to work flexibly to deliver clinically effective and cost effective healthcare
Practical/Intellectual Skills/Personal Qualities
Desirable
- Evidence of continual learning and development
- Understands self (strengths and weaknesses) and impact of behaviour on others
- Evidence of innovation
- Ability to use a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation software, email and internet browser
- Ability to touch type
General
Essential
- Eligibility to work in the UK
- Ability to work in various locations throughout the network of services provided by Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
- For areas requiring EPP Clearance (Exposure Prone Procedures), this will also be a requirement of the health screening
- An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required with the Disclosure and Barring Service
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- FRCOphth or equivalent
- Applicants must be Registered with the General Medical Council and hold a Licence to Practise
Desirable
- Specialist registration for Ophthalmology is preferred (or within 6 months of being admitted to the register for trainees, if currently in a training programme in the UK) but consideration will be given to applicants with relevant consultant level experience or trainees in a UK training scheme who are within 6 months of attaining specialist registration.
- Relevant higher degree
Experience and Achievements
Essential
- Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in all aspects of the Ophthalmology specialty
- Post CCT Fellowship in Oculoplastics
- Evidence of extensive experience and training in assessing and treating patients in General Ophthalmology / oncall settings
- Surgical experience across a range of Oculoplastic procedures including cataract, oculoplastics and emergency acutes
Desirable
- Evidence of experience in planning and / or managing a General Ophthalmic / Oculoplastic / Cataract service
- Understanding current issues within Ophthalmology and the future direction of the specialty
- Understanding current issues within the wider NHS
- Attendance at a recognised management course
- Shows ability to work with and lead others across professions
Teaching and Training
Essential
- Experience of and enthusiasm for clinical teaching of postgraduate doctors and non-medical staff.
Desirable
- Academic achievements/evidence of familiarity with research methods which have resulted in publications
- Training in clinical and educational supervision
- Attendance at a teaching course
Audit and Research
Essential
- Knowledge of Audit principles and evidence of participation in and completion of audit projects
Desirable
- Critical Appraisal Skills
- Evidence of knowledge of research methodology
Disposition-Adjustment/Attitude/Commitment
Essential
- Good communication and empathy skills with patients
- Evidence of willingness to participate in a multi-disciplinary team environment to provide an integrated service
- Ability to work as a member of a team, both through communication and sharing workload
- Ability to manage high pressure situations e.g. clinical crisis
- Ability to prioritise and organise workload and co-ordinate staff
- Ability to integrate the care of a patient by many and various other clinical staff
- Willingness to work flexibly to deliver clinically effective and cost effective healthcare
Practical/Intellectual Skills/Personal Qualities
Desirable
- Evidence of continual learning and development
- Understands self (strengths and weaknesses) and impact of behaviour on others
- Evidence of innovation
- Ability to use a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation software, email and internet browser
- Ability to touch type
General
Essential
- Eligibility to work in the UK
- Ability to work in various locations throughout the network of services provided by Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
- For areas requiring EPP Clearance (Exposure Prone Procedures), this will also be a requirement of the health screening
- An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required with the Disclosure and Barring Service
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).
