Consultant in Glaucoma/ General Ophthalmology inBury St. Edmunds inBury St. Edmunds PUBLISHED
THU 3 OCT 2024
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust rVOQEPg8
In addition to clinical duties, the Consultant will engage in clinical governance, audits, and ongoing professional development. The department serves a diverse population over a wide geographical area, emphasizing a collaborative environment supported by six nurse specialists and excellent administrative assistance to enhance efficiency and patient care. Interviews for this position are scheduled for December 6, 2024.
We are pleased to invite applications for our Consultant role in Ophthalmology at West Suffolk. The Consultant would be expected to be proficient in general ophthalmology, glaucoma management and day case cataract surgery. We would also welcome applications from those who have a particular specialist interest and have experience in primary care and neuro-ophthalmology.
The department was opened as an NHS Eye Treatment Centre in 2004 adjoining the Day Surgery Unit. The building was planned in close cooperation with the architect by clinicians to provide a first class environment for staff and patients. The ground floor comprises a cataract unit and a medical retina suite with nurse assessment rooms with IOL masters, an auto refractor, fundus camera and Cirrus OCT. Adjacent to the cataract unit is a large comfortable surgical waiting area leading to the ophthalmic theatre. Theatres are equipped to a high standard with Zeiss microscopes and B&L phacoemulsification machines, one with posterior vitrectomy capability; 99% of surgery including children under GA is conducted as daycase work.
Interviews to be held on Tuesday the 6th of December 2024
Please See Full Job Description attached for details
- To provide a Consultant Ophthalmology service for in-patients, day cases and out-patients, with continuing responsibility for the patients, their care and for the effective functioning of the department.
- To take part in the Consultant on call rota (1:8).
- To carry out teaching duties as required and to take an active part in the education programme of junior medical staff, nurses and AHP's.
- To provide supervision and training to junior hospital doctors.
- To participate in clinical audit, evidence - based practice and clinical governance within the department.
- To participate in regional sub-speciality audit and clinical Governance.
- To participate actively in continuing professional development (CPD).
About us
The Ophthalmology Department serves a population of approximately 280,000 over an area of 600 square miles centred on Bury St Edmunds. Included in this area are Thetford to the north, Newmarket to the west, Sudbury to the south and Stowmarket to the east and peripheral clinics are held in Newmarket and Sudbury.
The department was opened as an NHS Eye Treatment Centre in 2004 adjoining the Day Surgery Unit. The building was planned in close cooperation with the architect by clinicians to provide a first-class environment for staff and patients. The ground floor comprises a cataract unit and a medical retina suite with nurse assessment rooms with IOL masters, an auto refractor, fundus camera and Cirrus OCT. Adjacent to the cataract unit is a large comfortable surgical waiting area leading to the ophthalmic theatre. Theatres are equipped to a high standard with Zeiss microscopes and B&L phacoemulsification machines, one with posterior vitrectomy capability; 99% of surgery including children under GA is conducted as day case work.
Excellent PA support to ensure efficient management of administrative tasks, allowing to focus on patient care and professional development, with designated office space for privacy and convenience, and working alongside with 6 knowledgeable nurse specialists with prescribing training, that offer assistance in clinic settings, addressing patient inquiries, and managing administrative tasks.
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