Clinical Fellow in General Ophthalmology

6 months ago

Ashford, United Kingdom Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

The appointed medical professional will engage in sub-specialty clinics focusing on glaucoma and medical retina, complemented by at least one theatre list per week. The workweek involves three and a half long days (8 am - 6 pm) for face-to-face direct clinical care (DCC), with Supporting Professional Activities (SPA) and DCC administration handled flexibly. A bespoke timetable tailored to the service needs and appointee's interests will be established upon appointment.

**Key Duties**:
**Clinical Duties**: The post involves active participation in sub-specialty clinics and theatre sessions, contributing significantly to patient care in glaucoma and medical retina.

**On-Call Responsibilities**: The appointee will join a 1:8 on-call rota in collaboration with the Royal Surrey County Hospital, ensuring comprehensive patient care.

**Support and Liaison**: Providing support to junior trainees and maintaining close collaboration with nursing staff and consultants is crucial for this role.

**Educational Involvement**: The post holder will participate in educational half-days, teaching sessions, research, audits, and departmental meetings. There are opportunities for study leave to attend regional or national conferences and meetings.

**Administrative Support**: Secretarial support will be provided, with personal computers available in consulting rooms for internet access and administrative tasks.

**Clinical Responsibilities**:
Conduct sub-specialty clinics focusing on glaucoma and medical retina, with at least one theatre list per week.

The role involves face-to-face direct clinical care (DCC) over three and a half long days (8 am - 6 pm), with flexibility for SPA and DCC administration.

Develop a bespoke timetable aligned with the service needs and personal interests upon appointment.

**Support and Collaboration**:
Provide support to junior trainees, ensuring their professional development and training.

Maintain close collaboration with nursing staff and consultants to ensure high standards of patient care and smooth clinical operations.

**On-Call Duties**:
Participate in a 1:8 on-call rota shared with the Royal Surrey County Hospital, ensuring round-the-clock patient care and emergency response.

**Educational and Research Activities**:
Engage actively in educational half-days, teaching sessions, and departmental meetings.

Contribute to research, audits, and continuous professional development within the department.

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

We are expanding our theatres at Ashford Hospital and moving towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures.

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement

On-site Nurseries

On-site staff cafes

On-site parking

Support in career development

Salary Sacrifice schemes including wage stream, lease cars, Cycle to Work schemes and home electronics

**For more information about a career at ASPH please visit**:
1. OVERVIEW OF ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

DUTIES OF THE POST

The timetable will include sub-specialty clinics in glaucoma and medical retina with at least one theatre list per week. F2F DCC is worked over three and a half long days (8am - 6pm) with SPA and DCC administration undertaken flexibly. Bespoke timetable to be agreed on appointment according to the needs of the service and interests of the appointee.

The post holder will support the junior trainees and liaise closely with the nursing staff and consultants.

The post holder will be expected to participate in the 1:8 on-call rota shared with the Royal Surrey County Hospital.

Active participation in educational half-days, teaching sessions, research, audit and departmental meetings will be expected.

The appointee will have secretarial support. All consulting rooms have a personal computer with access to the internet.

St. Peter’s Hospital has a modern post-graduate centre and both sites have full library services. The Trust is committed to supporting CPD.

2. REVALIDATION AND STRENGTHENED MEDICAL APPRAISAL

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