Locum Consultant Ophthalmologist - Medical Retina
British Medical Journal
- Carlisle
- £93,666-126,281 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Being a clinically led organisation
- Quality and safety at the heart
- A positive patient experience every time
- A great place to work
- Managing our money well
Job responsibilitiesPlease see attached Job description and person specification for further information regarding the role of recruitment officer and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- FRCOphth or equivalent
- Full GMC registration
- Holder of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or within six months of award of CCT or equivalent by date of interview
- Inclusion on the Specialist Registrar in Ophthalmology (or within six months of inclusion on GMC specialist register)
- Post CCT fellowship in applicable sub-specialty
Essential
- High standard of clinical skill and expertise in clinical Ophthalmology
- Clinical Governance
- Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of clinical Ophthalmology problems both emergency and elective and in primary care
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for liaising with clinical staff for the clinical care of patients.
- Experience in High Volume Cataract surgery
- ROP, infant eye screening and examination
Essential
- Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of their chosen subspecialty service.
- Ability to cover on call
- Experience of audit management
Essential
- Experience of and commitment to teaching undergraduate and postgraduate medical staff
- Ability to teach clinical and personal skills required for Ophthalmic care
- Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduates
- Teaching of non-medical health professionals
- Educational Qualification
Essential
- Experience of, and commitment to, medical audit
- Ability to supervise postgraduate research
- Publications in referred journals
Essential
- Empathetic and sensitive approach to patient needs
- Approachable and effective multi-disciplinary team member with excellent interpersonal skills
- Team loyalty
- Positive approach to lessons learnt
- Confident approach without being arrogant
- IT Skills / Presentation Skills
Essential
- Demonstrable evidence of lifelong learning
- Reflective approach to personal development with an ability to acknowledge and effectively manage poor performance
- Participation in appropriate peer review processes
Essential
- Participation in on call and emergency cover.
- Full UK driving licence