Specialty Doctor in Ophthalmology

Job summary

Main duties of the job

Main Duties and Responsibilities

You will provide a clinical service in conjunction with your colleagues and under the direction of Consultant Ophthalmologists, which will include the responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness.

The post holder will be involved with the examination and treatment of new patients in the department and will also assist in the review clinics. The post holder will also be involved with the management of surgical treatments within Day Surgery and Main Theatre.

A provisional Job Plan will consist of 1-2 Theatre sessions, 5 Clinics, 1 Laser session and 1 Flexi session per week, totalling 8 clinical sessions, leaving 1 PGME session and 1 Admin/Audit session.All sessions are scheduled for a 4 hour duration.

You will be expected to deputise for absent colleagues and in exceptional unforeseen circumstances may have to perform additional duties to ensure the safe running of thedepartment. Where such duties take place outside your normal contracted duties, you will receive either an equivalent off duty period or will be remunerated appropriately.

You will be required to participate in the risk management process and in clinical audit and other clinical governance activities within the department, the directorate and the Trust.

You will be required to participate in the Trust Appraisal Scheme in conjunction with your Supervising Consultant, to identify training and development needs.

Job responsibilities

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing Trust, currently rated Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and achieving significant progress in the delivery of our strategic objectives, including our ambition to be the best Place to Work

We scored best in the country in the most recent NHS Staff Survey for teamwork, compassionate leadership, and supporting work/life balance. In 2024's survey, the Trust also scored above average in every theme of the NHS People Promise the promise NHS colleagues make to each other to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone

We are proud of the commitment of our colleagues to ensuring a strong and sustainable future and our organisation is highly valued by our local communities

There has never been a better time to join Barnsley Hospital. It is moving at pace and a we can do this attitude is evident right through the organisation

Barnsley Hospital NHS FT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity and fair treatment to all applicants

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