Specialty Doctor in Ophthalmology

Specialty Doctor in Ophthalmology - 2 posts

40 hours per week, £61,542 - £99,216

Clinical services at the hospital are presently divided into three

Clinical Business Units (CBUs).Each CBU is led by a triumvirate consisting of an Associate Director of Operations, Associate Director of Nursing and Clinical Director, who are supported by Matrons and Service Managers, together with HR, Finance and Informatics Teams.

The Ophthalmology Service sits within the Surgery CBU and provides acute hospital eye services for the population of Barnsley and surrounding areas.

This is a very exciting time to join the Ophthalmology Department at Barnsley Hospital as the department has recently moved to the Alhambra Outpatients Department in the Barnsley town centre. The Trust plans to significantly invest in the redesign of the service over the next three yearsin order to deliver an efficient, patient-centred, one-stop service in partnership with other local providers.

The department currently consists of three Consultant Ophthalmologists, as listed below with their sub-specialities, a Specialist Doctor and three Specialty Doctors. We have recently recruited to afourth Consultant Ophthalmologist as well as these posts.

In addition, the department will also be supported by Orthoptists, Nurse Practitioners and Ophthalmic Technicians.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

You will provide a clinical service in conjunction with your colleagues and under the direction of Consultant Ophthalmologists, which will include the responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment ofillness.

The post holder will be involved with the examination and treatment of new patients in the department and will also assist in the review clinics. The post holder will also be involved with the management of surgical treatments within Day Surgery and Main Theatre.

A provisional Job Plan will consist of 1-2 Theatre sessions,5 Clinics, 1 Laser session and 1 Flexi session per week, totalling 8 clinical sessions, leaving 1 PGME session and 1 Admin/Audit session.

All sessions are scheduled for a 4 hour duration.

You will be expected to deputise for absent colleagues andin exceptional unforeseen circumstances may have to perform additional dutiesto ensure the safe running of the department. Where such duties take place outside your normal contracted duties, you will receive either an equivalent off duty period or will be remunerated appropriately.

You will be required to participate in the risk management process and in clinical audit and other clinical governance activities within the department, the directorate and the Trust.

You will be required to participate in the Trust Appraisal Scheme in conjunction with your Supervising Consultant, to identify training and development needs.

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing Trust, currently rated

Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and achieving significant progress in the delivery of our strategic objectives, including our ambition to be thebest Place to Work

We scored bestin the country in the most recent NHS Staff Survey for teamwork, compassionate leadership, and supporting work/life balance. In 2024's survey, the Trust also scored above average in every theme of the NHS People Promise the promise NHS colleagues make toeach other to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone

We are proud ofthe commitment of our colleagues to ensuring a strong and sustainable futureand our organisation is highly valued by our local communities

There has neverbeen a better time to join Barnsley Hospital. It is moving at pace and a wecan do this attitude is evident right through the organisation

Barnsley Hospital NHS FT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity and fair treatment to all applicants

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