Job summary
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust are looking for candidates for this new substantive post to replace a highly successful locum consultant role, which has been split between our busy paediatric ophthalmology service and our corneal service. This combined role has enabled excellent management of paediatric external eye disease while maintaining and developing the adult corneal service.
As the role, and our department, continues to develop we aim to refine the provision of urgent eye care so that patients are streamed to sub-speciality experts at their first appointment.
The successful applicant will therefore be expected to deliver acute clinics for our busy eye casualty service as part of their expertise in the management of corneal and external eye disease, and will also require significant experience in the management of paediatric eye conditions to support the paediatric team.
Planned AAC Interview Date is Friday 14 June 2024
Main duties of the job
The key duties and responsibilities are: -
- Delivery and development of the Specialist Corneal service, including corneal transplant surgery and anterior segment repair.
- Delivery of acute external eye disease clinics as part of our Urgent care service
- Delivery of paediatric external eye disease care with additional general paediatric and strabismus support to paediatric service.
- Clinical and other administration as required by agreement
- General Ophthalmology responsibilities, including on call and care of inpatients
- Teaching and training of Oxford deanery trainees, junior staff and undergraduates
- Active involvement in Research and Clinical Governance
About us
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
- As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
- We offer flexible and agile workingopportunities,alongside your NHS benefits ofgenerous annual leave entitlement, pension andaccess toNHS discount schemes.
- We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
- We're committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
- As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
- Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
What do we stand for?
- Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
- Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
- Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this post, and contact details can also be found below.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this post, and contact details can also be found below.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- MB, BS or equivalent GMC registrable qualifications
- General training in Ophthalmology to CCT / CESR level
- Registration on GMC Specialist Register in Ophthalmology OR within six months of achieving CCT at the time of interview (CESR must already be held if that is the route by which specialist registration was achieved)
- Recognised Higher degree
- Recognised Fellowship (level 4 training) in anterior segment & cataract surgery
- Recognised Fellowship (Level 4 training) in Paediatric Ophthalmology
Experience
Essential
- Appropriate training in Ophthalmology with additional training in cornea to specialist level
- Training to specialist level in Paediatric ophthalmology
- Evidence of executive decision-making at consultant level
Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
Essential
- Excellent leadership, organisational, communication, professional and personal skills to undertake effectively the role of consultant
- Evidence for surgical and clinical skills in Ophthalmic surgery to undertake a consultant role
- Good personal and interpersonal skills
- Good spoken and written English
- Communication skills should be highly developed
- Experience of teaching doctors-in-training and undergraduates
- Experience of clinical audit
Special Requirements
Essential
- GMC Registration
- Able to travel to and between sites
Trust 'CARE' Values
Essential
- Collaborate - Communicates openly, honestly and professionally, and actively promotes team working and building strong working relationships
- Aspire - Patients are always first. Drives service improvements. Strong self-awareness with a desire to grow.
- Respect - Treats all with compassion and kindness. Ensures everyone feels valued
- Enable - Consults others and listens to their views/opinions. Enables others to take the initiative
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- MB, BS or equivalent GMC registrable qualifications
- General training in Ophthalmology to CCT / CESR level
- Registration on GMC Specialist Register in Ophthalmology OR within six months of achieving CCT at the time of interview (CESR must already be held if that is the route by which specialist registration was achieved)
- Recognised Higher degree
- Recognised Fellowship (level 4 training) in anterior segment & cataract surgery
- Recognised Fellowship (Level 4 training) in Paediatric Ophthalmology
Experience
Essential
- Appropriate training in Ophthalmology with additional training in cornea to specialist level
- Training to specialist level in Paediatric ophthalmology
- Evidence of executive decision-making at consultant level
Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
Essential
- Excellent leadership, organisational, communication, professional and personal skills to undertake effectively the role of consultant
- Evidence for surgical and clinical skills in Ophthalmic surgery to undertake a consultant role
- Good personal and interpersonal skills
- Good spoken and written English
- Communication skills should be highly developed
- Experience of teaching doctors-in-training and undergraduates
- Experience of clinical audit
Special Requirements
Essential
- GMC Registration
- Able to travel to and between sites
Trust 'CARE' Values
Essential
- Collaborate - Communicates openly, honestly and professionally, and actively promotes team working and building strong working relationships
- Aspire - Patients are always first. Drives service improvements. Strong self-awareness with a desire to grow.
- Respect - Treats all with compassion and kindness. Ensures everyone feels valued
- Enable - Consults others and listens to their views/opinions. Enables others to take the initiative
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
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).