Ophthalmology Specialty Doctor

Job overview

This is a replacement, full-time Specialty Doctor post.

The successful applicant must have extensive experience in general ophthalmology, primary care and emergency ophthalmology. Previous experience in medical retina care is also essential.

There is no on-call commitment.

Job plans will have an element of flexibility to match candidates skills, experience, clinical interests and to make allowances for personal commitments, where appropriate. All 10 PA job plans will contain 1 SPA/revalidation session, an admin session on alternating weeks, 1 emergency clinic session and 6 further sub specialty outpatient clinics including 3 or more treatment clinics (Retinal or Macular Laser / Intravitreal injection)

For those staff considering application for a Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Register (CESR) there may be an opportunity to arrange some sessions to gain appropriate experience. Such sessions will need to be agreed at appraisal/revalidation, and will not be present in the initial job plan / timetable.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the Job

Broadly, the job plan will contain:

• an admin session on alternating weeks
• 1 SPA session
• 1 emergency clinic session
• 6 further sub specialty outpatient clinics, including 3 or more treatment clinics (Retinal or Macular Laser / Intravitreal injection)

Consideration may be given to those who are not able to work a full time job plan and those who wish to work a job plan with > 10 PAs.

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.

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust are proud of our diverse workforce and the strength that gives us to provide compassionate care to all of our patients. We are fortunate to employ a workforce that represents the population we care for, and we celebrate the value of differences in age, disability, gender reassignment, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sex, sexual orientation and religion or belief. We have demonstrated out commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion by making it one of our four headline ambitions in our BOLD vision (brilliant people, outstanding care, leaders in research, innovation and education and diversity, equality and inclusion at the heart of everything we do) and there is significant work undertaken at the Trust to ensure that this is a reality for all of our staff.