Specialty Doctor - Ophthalmology

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust are looking to recruit 2 x Specialty Doctor's in Ophthalmology to join our friendly and supportive Ophthalmology Team. We are proud to offer this post and are looking for dedicated individual who is looking to join a progressive department, and is keen to extend the scope of services currently available. A minimum of 4 years post graduate experience is necessary with at least 2 years in Ophthalmology. The successful applicant will be expected to work within a clearly defined scope of autonomous practice and will be a vital participant in developing and shaping the direction of the service. Office accommodation will be provided and is usually shared with other senior clinical colleagues. Access to appropriate IT systems will be provided in the office accommodation as well as in the clinical areas. Secretarial support will also be provided by a medical secretary, with typing of clinical correspondence supported by the clinical transcription suite., This post will have sessions in the £2.3m dedicated ophthalmology hub at Ormskirk when it opens in the summer of 2025. The Ophthalmology Service is developing following our merger with the former St Helens and Knowsley Trust and undertakes the whole range of ophthalmic work. The Ophthalmology Department provides support to the community children's screening clinics as well as the provision of an orthoptic service. The Specialty Doctor post will be a middle grade post. The job will involve handling out-patient clinics and undertaking supervised theatre sessions which will depend on experience. It will involve 1 in 7 1st on-call duties. It is hoped that the successful candidate will maintain an active interest in teaching and audit sessions. This is a non-training post but there will be support and the opportunity for completing learning competencies for CESR with the ophthalmology department of the Mersey and West Lancashire NHS Trust. Flexible working arrangements may be considered for these posts.

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites. We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites. Primary Care Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital. Community Services Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre. Specialist Regional Services We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales. Achievements:

• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme, £59,175 to £95,400 a year Per annum (Grade MC 75) Plus On-Call Supplment