Specialty Doctor in Ophthalmology NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor Job Vacancy in St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals St Helens – Updated today

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Company Name : St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals
Location : St Helens
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Job Description : Main area
Ophthalmology
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time – 10 sessions per week (on call included some evenings/weekends)
Job ref
409-3181890-B
Site
St Helens
Town
St Helens
Salary
£45,124 – £77,519 Per Annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
Today at 23:59
Job overview

We are delighted to offer a suitably qualified Speciality Doctor the opportunity to work in a substantive position in an exciting, modern and forward looking organisation. The post is full-time, 10 PA’s per week with associated on-call commitments on a 1 in 8 basis. The post holder is expected to contribute to the Ophthalmology out-patient and surgical activities. Four years’ experience at post graduate level including at least 2 years in ophthalmology is necessary with the ability to practice independently. Starting salary will be commensurate with experience.

The successful candidate will be provided comprehensive training in cataract surgery. Basic training in vitreoretinal surgery can be provided to interested candidates if already proficient in phacoemulsification surgery. A number of middle-grade doctors have benefitted considerably from the cataract and VR training opportunity offered at this unit and some have successfully moved on to further fellowships.

Main duties of the job

The Ophthalmology Service is based at St Helens Hospital 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.

Working for our organisation

St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is the BEST acute Trusts in England for the THIRD year running!

The Trust is currently the only acute Trust in Cheshire and Merseyside, and is one of few in the entire country, to achieve the title of OUTSTANDING, rated by the Care Quality Commission.

We provide a full range of acute adult services to our local population of circa 350,000 and provide tertiary services across a much wider area in the North West, North Wales and Isle of Man. We are also a Major Trauma Unit and the Mersey Regional Burns Unit.

Our ‘5 Star Patient Care’ strategy is at the heart of all that we do; supporting our vision to provide world class services for all our patients by getting it right for every patient, every time.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The job will involve handling out-patient clinics and undertaking theatre sessions. It will involve 1 in 8 1st on-call duties. The on-call rota is shared with Warrington Hospital. It is hoped that the successful candidate will maintain an active interest in the speciality and take part in teaching and audit sessions. This is a non-training post but will provide good ab initio training in cataract or vitreoretinal surgery depending on the successful candidates preference and past experience.

The service is based in the new St Helens Hospital DTC with state of the art ophthalmic equipment.

Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
MBChB or equivalent medical qualification
Eligible for full registration with the GMC and hold a current licence to practice at time of appointment
Desirable criteria
FRCOph or equivalent or any part of the examination leading to the qualification
Competence in phacoemulsification surgery
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
Substantial experience in Ophthalmology
Evidence that career progression is consistent with personal circumstances
Evidence that present achievement and performance is commensurate with totality of period of training
Skills
Essential criteria
Effective communication skills about medical topics with patients and colleagues
Ability to practice independently
Desirable criteria
Work within a multidisciplinary team

St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust are committed to providing an environment and services which embrace diversity and which promote equality of opportunity, we welcome applications from all sections of the communities we serve to enable us to reflect their diversity and improve the delivery of the services we provide.
Any information gathered during the application process relating to protected characteristics as defined by the Equality Act 2010, is gathered for statistical purposes only and is not made available to recruiting managers at any stage of the recruitment process.

As a ‘Disability Confident Leader’ we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants who consider themselves to have a disability and who meet the minimum selection criteria (essential) at each stage of the selection process. You can indicate your wish submit an application under the Trust’s guaranteed interview scheme in the personal information section of the online application form.

Transitional arrangements are in place for EU,EEA and Swiss Citizens following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. Should you this apply to you, you are advised to familiarise yourself with these arrangements to ensure you continue to have right to work in the UK and how to evidence that right in the future. Please see the document attached to this vacancy. This requirement does not apply to Irish citizens, who can continue to freely enter, live and work in the UK.

The Trust is a non-smoking site. Failure to follow this rule could lead to disciplinary action.

Please be aware, that we may close a vacancy earlier than stated, should a sufficient number of applications be received from which a shortlist can be confirmed therefore you are advised to apply at your earliest convenience. The Trust may contact you during the recruitment process for your feedback on your experience.

If you are having difficulty completing an online application, please contact Recruitment@sthk.nhs.uk

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