Locum Consultant in Medical Retina

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

• Other

  Ability to adapt and respond to changing circumstances

• Other

  Awareness of personal limitations

• Other

  Meets professional health requirements

• Other

  Agreement to travel to and work in other Bristol NHS Foundation Trust sites necessitated by the role

• Research

  Knowledge of the principles involved in research

• Research

  Evidence of involvement in research

• Research

  Evidence of publication of peer reviewed academic papers

• Experience

  Evidence of thorough and broad training and experience in general ophthalmology and sub-specialty experience in medical retina and uveitis.

• Experience

  Able to take responsibility for delivering service without direct supervision

• Teaching and Training

  Experience of teaching medical students and AHP’s

• Teaching and Training

  Experience of supervising trainees.

• Teaching and Training

  Knowledge of teaching to a multidisciplinary team

• Management and Leadership

  Evidence of management training and evidence of learning from it

• Management and Leadership

  Ability to organise efficient and smooth running of a specialist service

• Management and Leadership

  Ability to cope with and effectively organise the workload of a consultant

• Management and Leadership

  Ability to practice independently as a consultant

• Management and Leadership

  Ability to take on responsibility and show evidence of leadership

• Management and Leadership

  Ability to work under pressure and cope with setbacks

• Qualifications and Training

  Full and specialist registration with the General Medical Council (GMC)

• Qualifications and Training

  Holder of Certificate of Completion of Training in Ophthalmology (CCT), or evidence of within six months of award of CCT or equivalent by date of interview

• Qualifications and Training

  Eligible for specialist registration within six months of interview

• Clinical Governance and Audit

  Up to date knowledge and experience of relevant specialty

• Clinical Governance and Audit

  Knowledge of NHS priorities with reference to specialty

• Clinical Governance and Audit

  Skills in general ophthalmology and cataract. Able to operate Independently covering a comprehensive range of cataract surgical procedures

• Clinical Knowledge and Skills

  Up to date knowledge and experience of medical retina and uveitis

• Clinical Knowledge and Skills

  Skills in general ophthalmology and medical retina including intra-vitreal injections/FFA review

• Clinical Knowledge and Skills

  Knowledge of NHS priorities with reference to specialty

• Interpersonal, Communication and Team Working Skills

  Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, clinical colleagues, support staff and other colleagues.

• Interpersonal, Communication and Team Working Skills

  Good knowledge of, and ability to use, spoken and written English.

• Interpersonal, Communication and Team Working Skills

  Ability to present effectively to an audience, using a variety of methods, and to respond to questions and queries

• Interpersonal, Communication and Team Working Skills

  Ability to develop effective working relationships on an individual and multi-professional basis with all levels of staff both within and across divisions

• Interpersonal, Communication and Team Working Skills

  Ability to be a flexible team member