Consultant Ophthalmologist with Special Expertise
2 weeks ago
This is a replacement Consultant post within the multi-disciplinary team at King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing and continuing to develop care for patients with Glaucoma, while also contributing to the general workload of the Care Group and playing an active role in teaching and training junior staff.
Main DutiesThe main remit of this post is to provide specialist Consultant leadership, expertise, and support to King's glaucoma services provided at the southern sites. The post holder will develop and provide outpatient and surgical services for glaucoma patients from the complex to the routine, with a major commitment to the new community-based glaucoma monitoring service. The post holder will also contribute to the strategic development of the glaucoma service across all King's sites, in collaboration with other King's glaucoma specialists.
About UsKing's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts, with a turnover of £1 billion and over 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites, with a strong focus on patient care, research, and education.
Job Responsibilities- Provide high-quality care services to patients, including all aspects of treatment and relevant management duties for the proper functioning of the Care Group.
- Share responsibility with other colleagues for providing 24-hour, 7-day cover for the Unit on a rota basis, and cover colleagues' periods of annual leave and short-term sickness.
- Provide clinical supervision of junior medical/dental practitioners as a shared responsibility with other consultant colleagues.
- Carry out teaching, examination, and accreditation duties as required, and contribute to CPD and clinical governance initiatives.
- Contribute to the Care Group's research interests in accordance with the Trust's R&D framework.
- Contribute to audit programs, morbidity and mortality, clinical governance programs, and learning from deaths.
- Take an active role in the formulation, implementation, and monitoring of the Care Group's Business Plan.
- Conduct all activities within the contracted level of service and operating plan for service(s).
- Exercise professional leadership for all staff working in the specialty, fostering and developing projects focused towards these ends.
- Work in conjunction with clinical and other professional colleagues to ensure the productivity of staff within the specialty is maintained and their job satisfaction is enhanced.
- Undertake Care Group management duties as agreed with the Care Group/Departmental Manager/Clinical Director.
- Be aware of and comply with all Trust infection prevention and control policies, including hand hygiene, personal hygiene, environmental, and food hygiene.
- Prepare for and undertake protective interventions in a manner consistent with evidence-based practice and maintaining patient safety.
- Contribute equally with other Consultant colleagues to Consultant-led 7-day services, as required.
You have a general duty of care for the health, safety, and well-being of yourself, work colleagues, visitors, and patients within the hospital, in addition to any specific risk management or clinical governance responsibilities associated with this post.
You are required to observe the rules, policies, procedures, and standards of King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, together with all relevant statutory and professional obligations, including complying with statutory and Trust core training.
You are required to observe and maintain strict confidentiality of personal information relating to patients and staff.
You are required to be responsible, with management support, for your own personal development and to actively contribute to the development of colleagues.
The post holder has an important responsibility for, and contribution to make to, infection control and must be familiar with the infection control and hygiene requirements of this role.
All employees must hold an email account, which will be the Trust's formal route for email communication.
The Trust is committed to the Health and Wellbeing of all its staff and offers a range of guidance and services to support them, including local occupational health support, Employee Assistance Programme, wellbeing hubs, proactive local organisational systems, and coaching and mentoring.
This job description is intended as a guide to the general scope of duties and is not intended to be definitive or restrictive. It is expected that some of the duties will change over time and this description will be subject to review in consultation with the post holder.
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