Job summary
This post will be primarily around the delivery of care of Medical Retina and also cataract surgery. The post holder will work closely with the existing consultant team. The department provides a comprehensive service for most elective and emergency ophthalmology.
Main duties of the job
As a senior employee of the Health Board the post holder will work in close co-operation with, and support other clinical, medical professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality healthcare to the Health Board's patients.
Integral to the responsibilities of the post are the following requirements:-
- To ensure the provision of a first class clinical service
- To provide effective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialty
- To sustain and develop teaching and research wherever appropriate
- To undertake all work in accordance with the Health Board's procedures and operating policies
- To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Division's and Health Board's service plans
- To maintain the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty, the Medical Division or the Health Board
About us
This is an excellent opportunity to join a dynamic and forward thinking, progressive innovative eye care service team comprising 12 Consultants, 5 Specialty trainees, 5 Nurse Practitioners, 6 Orthoptists, 3 optometrists, booking and scheduling teams and asubstantial team of Ophthalmic Nurses, technicians, and healthcare assistants.
Our Ophthalmology department also benefits from an Eye Clinic Liaison Officer, admin & booking teams and along with a supportive senior management team within the Ophthalmology directorate and Scheduled care.
ABUHB has 3 main ophthalmology sites - the Royal Gwent Hospital, Neville Hall Hospital & Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr, most of these sites benefiting from the lovely scenic views of Wales!
The health board is currently one of the most digitized NHS Trusts in the country utilizing a platform called Clinical Workstation with Open Eyes recently introduced in Ophthalmology. This makes us currently one of the most paper-light and digitized Ophthalmology Departments in the country. In addition to this we are a teaching unit regularly teaching undergraduate optometrists as well as medical students from Cardiff University. Our department is indeed one that most clinicians would love to be in.
A summary of our Ophthalmology department can be found at:
Ophthalmology - Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (nhs.wales)
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post is based at the Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport providing sessions for elective theatre work, outpatients, and participation in the general on-call rota.
Please see attached job description
This position involves Regulated Activity with children and/or adults as defined by the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act (amended by the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012) and the following checks will be undertaken following any conditional offer:
- Enhanced check with barred list information, including - an adults and childrens barred list check
Applicants must hold full registration and a licence to practice with the GMC
Candidates for Consultant posts must also be on the GMC Specialist Register (including via CESR/European Community Rights) or will have a CCT/CESR(CP)date within 6 months of interview.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post is based at the Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport providing sessions for elective theatre work, outpatients, and participation in the general on-call rota.
Please see attached job description
This position involves Regulated Activity with children and/or adults as defined by the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act (amended by the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012) and the following checks will be undertaken following any conditional offer:
- Enhanced check with barred list information, including - an adults and childrens barred list check
Applicants must hold full registration and a licence to practice with the GMC
Candidates for Consultant posts must also be on the GMC Specialist Register (including via CESR/European Community Rights) or will have a CCT/CESR(CP)date within 6 months of interview.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Clinical Experience
Essential
Desirable
Clinical Governance
Essential
Desirable
personal qualifies
Essential
- -Ability to cope with stressful situations and undertake responsibility -Excellent interpersonal skills and team-working skills -Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary and multi-agency team -Ability to work flexibly in response to the changing needs of the service
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Clinical Experience
Essential
Desirable
Clinical Governance
Essential
Desirable
personal qualifies
Essential
- -Ability to cope with stressful situations and undertake responsibility -Excellent interpersonal skills and team-working skills -Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary and multi-agency team -Ability to work flexibly in response to the changing needs of the 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).
