Locum Consultant - Neuro-Ophthalmology

Job overview

This is a new Consultant post to the Neuro-ophthalmology department.

The post is comprised of 7.75 programmed activities (PAs), of which 4.5 provide direct clinical care (DCC) and 3 are for supporting professional activities (SPAs).  There is also time dedicated to attend the weekly service radiology MDT meeting.

The post is based at the Moorfields City Road site. The proposed job plan is detailed below, however may be subject to change in response to the demand of the service over time.

It is expected the post-holder be flexible to discuss patients remotely throughout the week.

The post is available now and for a fixed term period of 12 months.

Applicants are required to hold FRCOphth, or equivalent, and be registered with the General Medical Council.  Fellowship training in Neuro-ophthalmology is essential and fellowship training in Strabismus would be advantageous.

Main duties of the job

Provide High Quality Care to Patients

• The post holder must be medically qualified and maintain GMC specialist registration and hold a licence to practice
• 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.

Performance Management

• To work with medical, nursing and managerial colleagues to ensure high performance in the following areas:
• Clinical efficiency e.g. timeliness indicators, clinical indicators and the development of ambulatory pathways.
• Quality of outcomes e.g. infection control targets, reducing re-attendance rates.
• Financial management e.g. identification, implementation and achievement of cost improvement programmes and participating in efforts to ensure services are provided cost effectively e.g. managing locum agency spend, monitoring and managing the drug budget to target, ensuring accuracy of clinical data for the team.
• Operational efficiency e.g. demand management.

Further information is available via the job description for this role.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Full Job Description and Person Specification is included.

The post-holder will deliver 4.5 direct clinical care sessions of which some will be clinical sessions delivered virtually.

Please note: The role description is a reflection of the current position and may change emphasis or detail in the light of subsequent developments, in consultation with the post holder.