Consultant Ophthalmologist

Whether you are just starting out in your career or are looking to use your skills and experience in a new role, East Cheshire NHS Trust is the right employer for you. An organisation with a real sense of community we actively support and develop our staff to ensure our patients receive the best quality care. Join our team and support our vision of delivering the right care first time, every time.Job overviewThis is a whole time substantive Consultant post and attracts 10 Programmed Activities per week. The ideal candidate will be a General Ophthalmologist with a subspecialty interest in Ocular Plastics which supports or is complimentary to existing team.Ophthalmology is part of the Planned Care Directorate at East Cheshire NHS Trust (ECT) which is one of three Directorates within the Trust. The post holder is expected to have general ophthalmology experience and the post holder is expected to be fully competent in phacoemulsification - cataract surgery.Applicants must be on the General Medical Council Specialist Register or within six months of being admitted (at the date of interview) to the Register for trainees if in a training programme within the UK. In accordance with the regulations, all other categories of doctors must be on the GMC Specialist Register to be considered for a consultant appointment by the Advisory Appointments Committee.Applicants must continue to hold a Licence to Practise and full details of the person specification.Main duties of the jobThe key responsibilities of the role include:The appointee will take a share of the Consultant Clinical responsibilities within the department. This will include:Active involvement and leadership in management and decision making of complex ophthalmic cases.Being available during the working week so that medical and nursing staff can communicate and consult freely.Close liaison with the Operational Line managers and the Clinical Lead to ensure that waiting list targets and associated standards are achieved.Ensuring that management plans are clearly displayed in the notes of patients with complex needs.Working for our organisationNHS Medical and Dental salaries are set at a national level. For new starters not already working to UK Medical and Dental terms and conditions of service will be appointed to the minimum paypoint. The starting salary paypoint can only be increased when there is evidence of relevant, completed year’s experience in terms of nature, type and level of role. The evidence required to increase a starting salary would be Payslips and details noted in the application form i.e. complete employment historyPlease be aware that this post requires an Enhanced with Barred list Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, the cost of which is payable by the successful candidate.If you have lived or worked abroad for 6 months or more in the last 5 years you will need to obtain an overseas police clearance. Further information can be found on the additional information links at the bottom of the advert.COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. We will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters as part of ongoing monitoring.Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please download a copy of the Job Description and Person Specification located under the Supporting documents heading to read more about the advertised role.
Please read the attached Applicant Pack prior to completing your application form to find out more information.
As part of making your application we encourage you to review the Trusts Careers webpage www.careersateastcheshire.nhs.uk for more information about working for East Cheshire NHS Trust.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. The Trust is a Disability Confident Leader and as such, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post (outlined in the Person Specification).
Applicants are advised to apply early as we reserve the right to close the advert prior to the advertised closing date should we receive a large number of applications.
We look forward to receiving your application. Person specificationQualificationsFRCOphth (Fellowship Exam of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists) or equivalentClinical ExperienceClinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT (Certificate of Completion of training).Broad range of recent experience in Ophthalmology.Evidence of ability to change clinical practice and service provision.Can evidence up to date practice in line with recent initiatives.Fully competent in high volume phacoemulsification – cataract surgery.Fully competent in Oculoplastic management including surgery.Fellowship training in Oculoplastic.Other role requirementsPlease refer to the person specification for further details regarding the role requirements.Please read the guidance for applicants and completing the application form documents prior to completing your application form (documents are located below).We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. The Trust is a Disability Confident Leader and as such, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post (outlined in the Person Specification). In order to facilitate applications from all members of the community the Trust is able to offer services including Braille Applications and Interpreting Services.The Trust may close any advertised post before the stated closing date. We recommend that you apply as soon as possible.If you have not heard from us within 3 weeks of the advert closing date, regretfully you should assume that your application has been unsuccessful.Employer certification / accreditation badgesYou must have appropriate UK professional registration.This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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