ED clinical Fellow in Ophthalmology

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Ophthalmology department at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust for a locum ED clinical Fellow on an initial 12 month contract to support the Emergency services.

The post holder will work with the current body of ophthalmology consultants at WEH and CXH in the ophthalmology directorate of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.

There is a very active research unit: ICORG (Imperial College Ophthalmic Group) which is a part of Imperial College’s department of Cancer & Surgery, and the team are actively participating in a number of phase 1 to phase 4 trials including surgical trials.

The post holder will work with the consultants and allied professionals in the emergency ophthalmology department which offers a 24 hour emergency service, 7 days a week.

The WEH ophthalmic emergency department sees approximately 150 patients per day with inpatient care available for those patients who need admission. The department is staffed with North West London Deanery junior & senior trainees, staff grades, associate specialists & Advanced practitioners. The successful candidate will be expected to train and mentor all members of the team. The department is also supported by an on-call consultant from the North West London hospitals rota & access to all ophthalmic sub specialty expertise is assured.

Informal discussions/visits to the Department are encouraged – to arrange please contact:

Mr Ahmed Alnahrawy, ED clinical lead, [email protected]

Main duties of the job

• The post is 10 Clinical sessions across ED/ Cataract Surgery and general clinics
• Candidate expected to have experience in Emergency ophthalmic and general ophthalmology
• Experience in Cataract surgery
• Medical Qualification MBBS or equivalent
• Will carry out research/ audit and teaching

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Provide High Quality Care to Patients in Ophthalmology

• The post holder must be medically qualified and maintain GMC specialist registration.
• To develop and maintain the competencies required to carry out the duties required of the post.
• To ensure prompt attendance at agreed direct clinical care Programmed Activities.
• To ensure patients are involved in decisions about their care and to respond to their views.

Research, Teaching and Training

• To provide high quality teaching to medical undergraduates and members of other health care professions as required by the Clinical Director
• Participate in the West London weekly post-graduate ophthalmic teaching.

Performance Management

• To work with medical, nursing and managerial colleagues to ensure high performance.
• to participate in auditing clinical service

Medical Staff Management

• To participate in team objective setting as part of the annual job planning cycle.

Governance

• To review clinical outcomes in designated area using external benchmarking data where appropriate, to identify and advise variances to the Clinical Director
• Participate in clinical audit, incident reporting and analysis and to ensure resulting actions are implemented.
• To ensure clinical guidelines and protocols are adhered to by junior medical staff and updated on a regular basis.
• To keep fully informed about best practice in the specialty areas and ensure implications for practice changes are discussed with the Clinical Director
• To role model good practice for infection control to all members of the multidisciplinary team. Leadership and Team Working