Consultant Ophthalmologist with interest in Glaucoma

Clinical: · To be able to cover comprehensive management of glaucoma disease in a busy service · To manage complex cataract cases · To cover and manage glaucoma theatre lists as well as laser lists · To perform glaucoma virtual clinics Administrative: · To participate in the departmental clinical audit meeting · To manage clinics and theatre lists in close collaboration with secretaries and waiting list team · To undertake managerial role as per Consultant job.

We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our well integrated team., · Previous experience with clinical trials is appreciated. Teaching: · To participate in the departmental teaching for resident doctors and glaucoma practitioners · To participate in the regional teaching for resident doctors · Previous experience in teaching is welcome., Disability Confident About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.

The post is for a full time Consultant Ophthalmologist with special interest in Glaucoma. The Newcastle Eye Centre is a very busy department covering the Newcastle area and its surroundings. The successful candidate will work with a team of 3 Glaucoma Consultants, one Associate Specialist, one fellow, one specialty doctor. The team is also supported by a team of 5 glaucoma practitioners, 2 nurse specialists, photographers and technicians. As part of developing services to address Covid backlogs we have developed an Imaging Hub which supports Glaucoma Virtual Clinics. There is good communication and collaboration with community optometrists, supported by a refined referral scheme and a discharge to community optician's scheme. Glaucoma theatres are located at the RVI as well as Westgate CAV centre. The successful candidate will perform specialised clinics at the RVI as well as few peripheral clinics. The successful candidate will be responsible for the provision of effective and comprehensive Glaucoma service. They will join a Team of Consultants, Fellow , Specialty doctor , Associate specialist and glaucoma practitioners ,all working as a team in the Glaucoma Subspecialty .They will be expected to take part in the teaching of resident doctors and glaucoma practitioners as well as administrative roles within specialty. The successful candidate will work according to the terms and conditions of the national Consultant contract. Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:

• Freeman Hospital
• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service
• Cramlington Manor Walks
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS. We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.