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Consultant Ophthalmologist VR Surgery

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

CQC: Inadequate

Westcliff on Sea

Salary

£109,725 – £145,478

Training post

No

Trust type

Foundation

Posted

2 weeks ago

About the role

We are looking for a skilled Consultant Ophthalmologist - Vitreo-Retinal to join our well-established VR service at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust. This is an exciting opportunity to work across multiple sites, delivering high-quality care to patients from across the region.

Your primary base will be Southend Hospital, where you will run both outpatient clinics and theatre lists, providing specialist services to patients from all areas of the Trust. You will also be expected to deliver care through a mix of face-to-face and virtual clinics at any of our sites, so travel will be required.

In addition to clinical duties, you will play a key role in supervising junior doctors and fellows in both clinic and theatre, supporting their development and ensuring the highest standards of patient care.

Consultant Ophthalmologist VR Surgery

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

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If you are passionate about advancing Vitreo-Retinal services and thrive in a collaborative, multi-site environment, we would love to hear from you!

In this role, you will contribute to delivering exceptional ophthalmology services across Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust. Your key responsibilities include: Clinical Duties: Performing surgical procedures in theatre.Leading and participating in outpatient clinics.Driving the development and improvement of ophthalmology services.Teaching and mentoring colleagues to support clinical excellence. Organisational Duties: Promoting a collaborative, team-focused environment aligned with our Trust values.Taking on managerial and budgetary responsibilities as required.Providing education and training to primary care colleagues and junior medical staff through case-based reviews and formal teaching sessions. This is an exciting opportunity to shape services, share expertise, and work within a supportive, multidisciplinary team committed to delivering outstanding patient care.

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust

Person specification

Essential

MB ChB or evidence of equivalent
Full GMC licence
FRCOphth or equivalent
Evidence of thorough and broad training and experience in all aspects of general Ophthalmology
CCT in Ophthalmology or CESR
Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in all aspects of the Ophthalmology specialty
Experience of supervising trainee doctors, clinically and surgically including cataract surgery
Extensive Experience in the management of Urgent eye care
Understanding of clinical governance and the individual responsibilities it implies
Surgical experience in Vitreo Retinal and across a range of Ophthalmology procedures including elective and acute
Ability to communicate effectively with clinical colleagues, colleagues in Ophthalmology, other specialties and support staff
Ability to develop effective working relationships on an individual and multi-disciplinary basis with all levels of staff
Ability to take responsibility and show evidence of leadership
Ability to help manage and lead the department balancing departmental and personal objectives

Desirable

Publication of audit results
Ability to supervise research