Speciality Doctor Ophthalmology

This post is suitable for a person who wishes to undertake a range of duties in the Victoria Eye Unit, Powys Hospitals and associated peripheral clinics., The appointed doctor will be accountable to the Clinical Lead for the Eye Service who will review and agree the required activities and responsibilities within the job planning process.

The appointed Specialty Doctor will work in hospital and community clinics within Herefordshire and see new and follow-up patients, following protocols and patient referral and treatment pathways.

Good patient and staff communication is essential.

The appointed Specialty Doctor will be involved in the training and supervision of junior members of medical staff, nursing and technical.

The appointed Specialty Doctor will have a good working knowledge of general ophthalmic diagnoses that might be encountered in practice. Evidence based and protocol based decision making is expected, under the supervision of the consultant or clinical lead.

The appointed Specialty Doctor is required to have or develop other skills of benefit to the acute trust such as Lucentis clinic work and minor operations. Appropriate evidence based and protocol based decision-making will be required under the supervision of the consultant or clinical lead.

The department currently have 8 consultants and training in new skills is part of the post and we would welcome a flexible personality who is keen to develop.

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

Worcestershire is our neighbouring county. The post holder will be required to travel between sites.

We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.

More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."

Our values - Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.