Clinical Fellow Ophthalmology
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Ophthalmology department at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust for a locum ED clinical Fellow on an initial 12 month contract to support the Emergency services. The post holder will work with the current body of ophthalmology consultants at WEH and CXH in the ophthalmology directorate of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.
The department is very busy, seeing over 5000 outpatients a month, and provides a tertiary referral service for West London. There is a very active research unit: ICORG (Imperial College Ophthalmic Group) which is a part of Imperial College's department of Cancer and Surgery, and the team are actively participating in a number of phase 1 to phase 4 trials including surgical trials.
The post holder will work with the consultants and allied professionals in the emergency ophthalmology department which offers a 24 hour emergency service, 7 days a week to the local population and for complex referred emergency work. The WEH emergency ophthalmology team are part of the Imperial Trauma centre team.
Informal discussions/ visits to the Department are encouraged - to arrange please contact: Mr Ahmed Alnahrawy , ED clinical lead, ahmed.alnahrawy@nhs.net
Main duties of the job
The post is 10 Clinical sessions across ED/ Cataract Surgery and general clinics Candidate expected to have experience in Emergency ophthalmic and general ophthalmology Experience in Cataract surgery Medical Qualification MBBS or equivalent Will carry out research/ audit and teaching
About us
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme.
Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities. We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
Job responsibilities
Main Duties and Responsibilities Provide High Quality Care to Patients in Ophthalmology The post holder must be medically qualified and maintain GMC specialist registration. 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.
Research, Teaching and Training To provide high quality teaching to medical undergraduates and members of other health care professions as required by the Clinical Director Participate in the West London weekly post-graduate ophthalmic teaching.
Performance Management To work with medical, nursing and managerial colleagues to ensure high performance. to participate in auditing clinical service Medical Staff Management To participate in team objective setting as part of the annual job planning cycle.
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 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 specialty 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. Leadership and Team Working
Person Specification
Leadership, teamwork and values
Essential
Ability to work well with medical, nursing, optometry, orthoptic, administrative and managerial colleagues. Commitment to the Trust values: Kind, Collaborative, Expert and Aspirational. Academic Achievements Including Research/Publications
Essential
Ability to practise evidence-based medicine and engage with departmental educational/research activity. Audit, quality improvement and governance
Essential
Understanding of clinical governance, audit, incident reporting and learning from patient-safety events. Willingness to contribute to local audit, QI and pathway improvement Teaching and
Training · Essential
Ability and willingness to teach medical students, junior doctors, optometrists, nurses and allied health professionals. Education and
Qualifications · Essential
Medical qualification MBBS or equivalent. Full GMC registration with a licence to practise. Completed a substantial period of ophthalmology training or equivalent experience, normally at least four years. Evidence of continued professional development and mandatory training compliance. Clinical skills
Essential
Slit-lamp examination, dilated fundus examination, gonioscopy awareness, tonometry, interpretation of OCT/fundus imaging and formulation of safe management plans. Ability to manage common and sight-threatening emergency ophthalmic conditions. Physical requirements
Essential
Meets professional health requirements and pre-employment health screening standards.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) . From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
