Consultant Ophthalmologist

We are seeking to recruit an innovative, dynamic locum consultant to join our team on a fixed term contract for 12 months which may become permanent. This would be an excellent opportunity for Higher Trainees who have completed their training or an established consultant seeking a career change.
You will be joining a friendly and welcoming team working full time hours, and your role may include general as well as specialist clinics, and cataract/ glaucoma surgery.
Please note there would be a 1 in 8 general on-call commitment, and there is a separate sub regional vitreoretinal on-call. Shared office space and secretarial support will be provided for the period of the post., 0.5
Clinic
1
Tuesday
Admin
1
Theatre/ laser
1
Wednesday
Theatre
1.25
Clinic
1
Thursday
SPA
1
Clinic
1
Friday
Clinic
1
SPA
1
On call 0.25 PA
(Initial split of 7.5 DCC, 2.5 SPA. Following 12 months in post, there is a baseline 1.5 SPA with a further 1 PA to be used either as SPA performing additional roles (e.g College Tutor, clinical governance, medical student supervision, etc) or DCC, according to Consultant preference).
To provide high quality consultant delivered care to patients including clinical leadership and supervision of junior medical staff, ensuring the highest standards of clinical care are provided to all patients attending the hospital.
+ To be proactive in ensuring that all patients receive rapid assessment, treatment and clinical decision making, whilst ensuring our standard to deliver safe quality and performance are delivered and sustained.
+ To provide teaching and training at undergraduate and postgraduate level and supervised and train the juniors and specialty doctors. To be proactive in the department's clinical governance agenda and take on leadership roles to support continuous learning and improvement, thereby abiding by the clinical and corporate governance policies of the Trust.
+ To liaise with clinicians and managers within and outside the department to address any issues arising that may affect the services.
+ To participate in relevant audit and quality assurance processes.
+ To communicate with local GPs
Other responsibilities include:
+ Junior Staff: Recruitment, appointment and educational supervision including educational contracts, regular appraisal, organisation of study leave, annual leave and rotas.
+ Budget: Co-operate with the Deputy Medical Director and Divisional General Manager on budget issues.
+ Communication: This will include the responsibility for and arrangement of communication and liaison with all other medical and service departments within the Trust as well as other Trusts.
+ Teaching: To have an active role in the junior doctor training programme.
Eligible candidates will need to have Full GMC Registration (with licence to practice) and be on the Specialist Register by date of interview or within 6 months of CCT (Certificate of Completion of Training). We provide a very wide range of ophthalmic services including intravitreal treatments for macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy, vitreo-retinal surgery, services for medical retina including uveitis, lacrimal surgery - please see job description for more services.
You will be joining the organisation at an exciting time. As the first fully integrated care organisation in England, we are working to improve the way we deliver safe, high-quality health and social care. We have a positive and vibrant working atmosphere, we are proud of our investment in our staff both in terms of developing potential career skills and valuing people.
If you provide support to a family member or friend with health or care needs, we aim to be a Carer-friendly employer. We have a 'Staff Carers' policy which includes flexible working where possible and a Carer's Passport scheme that links you into support and discounts.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
+ We reserve the right to close vacancies early if we receive a high volume of applications. Please apply promptly
+ Please read the job description and tailor your application to reflect the role
+ Correspondence will be via Trac, text and email. Please check your email and Trac account regularly.
+ Applicants with no previous NHS experience will ordinarily be appointed to the minimum of the band
+ If you have not received an invitation to interview within 28 days of the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion
+ It is your responsibility to assist us in the timely receipt of appropriate references
The Trust is committed to preventing discrimination, valuing diversity and achieving equality of opportunity. No person (staff, patient or public) will receive less favourable treatment on the grounds of the nine protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. If you require support you can obtain this from our Equality Business Forum which has representatives from all protected groups.

+ Ability to offer expert clinical opinions on a range of ophthalmic problems, both emergency and elective.
+ Independent running of operating lists and teaching cataract surgery.
+ Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients.
+ Ability to prioritize clinical needs.
+ Ability to supervise multi-disciplinary teams.
+ Willingness to work according to guidelines and group decisions.
+ Ability to demonstrate familiarity with and understanding of NHS structures, management, and current political issues, including awareness of national strategic plans and constraints.
+ Ability to demonstrate a willingness to lead clinical teams.
+ Effective specialist clinical service.

We are a forward thinking, very well equipped and well supported department. We provide a very wide range of ophthalmic services including vitreo-retinal surgery, medical retina including uveitis, lacrimal surgery, glaucoma, corneal services including PK, DALK, DSAEK and DMEK, paediatric services, adult motility and thyroid orbitopathy services, oculoplastic and of course cataract surgery.
We have a talented and enthusiastic body of nurses, orthoptists and optometrists trained to work in glaucoma, paediatrics, cornea, diabetic and macular clinics, perform Botox injections, treat lid cysts and perform electrolysis, give intravitreal injections and provide sub-tenon blocks for cataract surgery.
Our surgical service is run from the purpose built Eye Surgery Unit (ESU). From here we offer a one stop cataract assessment service, surgical booking service and admissions area. Operating lists are conducted at both Torbay Hospital, a commissioned high street theatre in Newton Abbot, as well as the Nightingale theatre in Exeter. There has been a successful bid to create a second ophthalmic theatre on the Torbay Hospital site which is hoped will be fully operational by the end of January 2024. We hold clinics in community hospitals including Newton Abbot and Teignmouth.
We have four specialty trainee doctors from the Peninsula Deanery. We have also routinely have 2 visiting Belgian trainees.