Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Consultant Ophthalmologist within the Adnexal Service at Moorfields sites at Croydon and St George's Hospitals. This post offers 6 programmed activities to provide direct clinical care within the Adnexal service and 2.5 SPAs.



A proposed timetable is attached to this advert, subject to change and possible increase of clinical sessions in the near future, and will be incorporated into the successful applicant's contract.



The timetable/programme may change with time depending on the specialist expertise of the post holder, the needs of the hospital and the service demands.



Supervision and teaching of junior staff will be required as well as administrative responsibilities of the ST teaching and training.



The post holder must be medically qualified and maintain GMC specialist registration and hold a licence to practice. They will need to have experience in the management of oculoplastic, orbital, and lacrimal conditions. The post holder must have completed at least 12 months of a post CCT Ocular-Plastics fellowship.



Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of eye health services in the UK and a world-class centre of excellence for ophthalmic research and education. We have a reputation, developed over two centuries, for providing the highest quality of ophthalmic care. Our staff are committed to sustaining and building on our pioneering legacy and ensuring we remain at the cutting edge of developments in ophthalmology.



Moorfields have contracts with over 80 primary care trusts across the country, making us a truly national centre for eye care.



We have recently completed the development of our 10-year clinical strategy - Our Vision of Excellence, which continues to develop our networked model of service delivery for hospital and community based care.



MAIN RESPONSIBILTITES

Duties:

Provide High Quality Care to Patients



The post holder must be medically qualified and maintain GMC specialist registration and hold a licence to practice



To develop and maintain the competencies required to carry out the duties required of the post.



To ensure prompt attendance at agreed direct clinical care Programmed Activities.



To ensure patients are involved in decisions about their care and to respond to their views.



Performance Management



To work with medical, nursing and managerial colleagues to ensure high performance in the following areas:



Clinical efficiency e.g. timeliness indicators, clinical indicators and the development of ambulatory pathways.



Quality of outcomes e.g. infection control targets, reducing re-attendance rates.



Financial management e.g. identification, implementation and achievement of cost improvement programmes and participating in efforts to ensure services are provided cost effectively e.g. managing locum agency spend, monitoring and managing the drug budget to target, ensuring accuracy of clinical data for the team.



Operational efficiency e.g. demand management.



Medical Staff Management



To work with colleagues to ensure junior doctors' hours are compliant in line with EWTD and New Deal.



To ensure that adequate systems and procedures are in place to control and monitor leave for junior medical staff and to ensure that there is appropriate cover within the clinical areas, including on-call commitments



To participate in the recruitment of junior medical staff as and when required.



To participate in team objective setting as part of the annual job planning cycle.



To be engaged in the process of annual appraisal and revalidation of all doctors in training, Trust doctors, Clinical Fellows and non-consultant grades as delegated by the Clinical Director/Divisional Manager.



Governance



To review clinical outcomes in designated area using external benchmarking data where appropriate, to identify and advise variances to the Clinical Director.



Participate in clinical audit, incident reporting and analysis and to ensure resulting actions are implemented.



To work closely with the Directorate, Patient and Public Involvement panels in relation to clinical and services developments as delegated by the Clinical Director.



Participate in ensuring NICE requirements are reviewed and implemented and monitored in the speciality areas.



To ensure clinical guidelines and protocols are adhered to by junior medical staff and updated on a regular basis.



To keep fully informed about best practice in the speciality areas and ensure implications for practice changes are discussed with the Clinical Director.



To role model good practice for infection control to all members of the multidisciplinary team.



Strategy and Business Planning



To participate in the business planning and objective setting process for the directorate and Trust where appropriate.



To represent the Trust at appropriate clinical networks/other external clinical meetings, as delegated by the Clinical Director.



Leadership and Team Working



To demonstrate excellent leadership skills with regard to individual performance, clinical teams, the Trust and when participating in national or local initiatives.



To work collaboratively with all members of the multi-disciplinary team and Partners as required.



To chair regular meetings for the specialties.



To resolve conflict and difficult situations through negotiation and discussion, involving appropriate parties.



Adhere to Trust/departmental guidelines on leave including reporting absence.