Senior Clinical FellowFixed Term

Senior Clinical Fellow in Oculoplastic and Cataract

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

London

Salary

£73,992 – £73,992

Training post

Unknown

Trust type

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About the role

GUY’S AND ST. THOMAS’ HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST Ophthalmology Directorate

Senior Clinical Fellow in Oculoplastic and Cataract

Nodal Point 5

Full Time – 40 hours per week ( plus on-call frequency) Fixed Term – 12 months

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Job Summary:

• To support the provision of the ophthalmology service including clinics, ward rounds, theatres and eye emergency. The post timetable consists of working in the Oculoplastic Service, the General/ Cataract Service, with clinics and theatre sessions for each. There is also a regular responsibility to the Eye Emergency Service including day time casualty sessions and a regular on call commitment. The post is ideal for a senior level trainee planning a career in oculoplastic and cataract ophthalmology.

Senior Clinical Fellow in Oculoplastic and Cataract

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

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To contribute to the overall development of the ophthalmology service.

• To participate in clinical and other service activities with the object of ensuring a high standard of patient care.

• To work with medical, nursing and managerial colleagues to ensure the high performance in outpatients.

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Clinical

The post holder will, together with colleagues, be responsible for the provision of ophthalmic services to the Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust to include:

(a) Diagnosis and treatment of patients of the trust in such hospitals, health centres or clinics or other premises as required.

(b) Continuing clinical responsibility for the patients in your charge, allowing for all proper delegation to, and training of, your staff.

All medical staff will be expected to participate & contribute to the training and support of doctors in training.

Clinical Governance

All medical and dental staff are expected to take part in clinical governance activity, including clinical audit, clinical guideline and protocol development and clinical risk management. They will be expected to produce evidence of their contribution in these areas and their audit of their own clinical work as part of their annual appraisal.

Appraisal

All medical and dental staff are required to undertake annual appraisal.

Confidentiality / Data Protection / Freedom of Information

Equal Opportunities

Post holders must at all times fulfil their responsibilities with regard to the Trust’s Equal Opportunities Policy and equality laws.

Health and Safety

All post holders have a responsibility, under the Health and Safety at Work Act (1974) and subsequently published regulations, to ensure that the Trust’s health and safety policies and procedures are complied with to maintain a safe working environment for patients, visitors and employees.

Infection Control

All post holders have a personal obligation to act to reduce healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs). They must attend mandatory training in Infection Control and be compliant with all measures required by the Trust to reduce HCAIs. All post holders must comply with Trust infection screening and immunisation policies as well as be familiar with the Trust’s Infection Control Policies, including those that apply to their duties, such as Hand Decontamination Policy, Personal Protective Equipment Policy, safe procedures for using aseptic techniques and safe disposal of sharps.

*** Please be advised that this vacancy may close early should we receive a sufficient number of applications ***

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The department is well equipped with modern equipment including OCT's, lasers and dedicated ophthalmic operating theatres.

As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends.

Creating a world-leading Academic Health Sciences Centre.

All our vacancies can be viewed on our website.

Our excellent benefits include final salary pension scheme. Please visit our website to find out more.

Equality of opportunity is our Policy. The Trust provides health services to a diverse community

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Person specification

Essential

Full GMC Registration and hold a licence to practise.
Previous clinical experience in ophthalmology including general training in oculoplastic surgery, cataract and external eye diseases.
Clinical experience in eye casualty
Able to perform minor eyelid operations unsupervised eg biopsies, incision and curettage.
Able to perform simple cataract surgery unsupervised
Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team
Evidence of understanding of the role of clinical management

Desirable

Evidence of publications or involvement in research FRCOphth or equivalent
More advanced oculoplastic experience