Locum Consultant Ophthalmologist - Paediatric Ophthalmology

Job overview

This post will be based in Orpington Neurorehabilitation Centre and will be required to provide cross cover between the 2b Neuro-Rehabilitation Unit and Frank Cooksey Rehabilitation Unit (1b). The key aim of Ontario 2b is to offer specialist active rehabilitation to patients with neurological needs, to assist them in achieving physical, cognitive and emotional wellbeing, facilitating family, vocational and community engagement.

The Frank Cooksey Rehabilitation Unit provides specialist neurological rehabilitation in a 15 bedded unit. In this unit complex physical and cognitive rehabilitation is provided to patients who suffered a stroke, traumatic brain injury, polyneuropathy, myopathy, spinal cord injury, or relapse of progressive neurological disease.

Main duties of the job

Within this role, the successful applicant will work collaboratively as part of multi-disciplinary teams led by a team of three Consultants in Rehabilitation Medicine and Clinical service Lead to support the day-to-day running of the Neuro-Rehabilitation 2B a and Frank Cooksey Rehabilitation Unit. The successful applicant will be required to attend and actively contribute to family meetings, complex patient discharge meetings, key-working duties and multidisciplinary team reviews. There are opportunities within this role to further develop clinical skills and to attend and review patients in a weekly MDT Rehabilitation Clinic Specialist Spasticity Clinic and Intrathecal Baclofen Clinic.

Working for our organisation

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.