Corneal Fellow in Ophthalmology

Employer heading Corneal Fellow in Ophthalmology NHS Medical & Dental: Local Appointment nodal point 4 (MT04) Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS hospital trusts in the country. We have around 16,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.7 billion. With strong history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation regionally, nationally and internationally, we’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country. As well as providing a wide range of hospital and community services, we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups. Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team. Job Overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for Corneal & External Eye Disease Fellow in The Department of Ophthalmology based at the Royal Victoria Infirmary. This is a fixed term post for 12 months. The appointment is suitable for ophthalmologists who are at, or near, the end of their periods of Higher Surgical Training and who wish to secure further training and experience in cornea and external eye diseases with a view to practising at consultant level in these subspecialties. Main duties of the job The posts are aimed at ophthalmologists who are at, or near, the end of training, and who wish to secure further advances subspecialty training in cornea and external eye diseases including surgery with a view to practising in the subspecialty at Consultant level. It provides extensive on-the-job training in the assessment, management (including surgery) and follow-up of patients with medical and surgical corneal/external eye diseases. Working for our organisation As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you. With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from: Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI) Freeman Hospital Newcastle Dental Hospital Cramlington Manor Walks Urgent treatment centres Newcastle Fertility Centre Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria Northern Genetics Service These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS. We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites. Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’. For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities The training supervisors would be Mr Ahmed Ragab Hussien, Mr Jaswant Sandhu, Mrs Ashwini Ranganath and Mr Vishal Vohra to whom the appointee would be directly responsible in all clinical matters. In addition to, Professor Francisco Figueiredo Consultant Cornea surgeon, and Senior Clinical Lecturer who led the cornea service in Newcastle for many years and currently leading many research projects in the department. Fellows work under the supervision of the subspecialty-trained Consultants. Fellows have clinical and surgical duties as directed by the Consultants. The fellowship introduces the trainees to all aspects of diseases of the anterior segment of the eye, with the objective to further develop their skills in examination, diagnosis, treatment, and surgical procedures. With increasing experience through the year, the post holder can expect to perform corneal surgery procedures (i.e., DSAEK, DMEK, PKP, DALK, complex cataract surgery, amniotic membrane transplantation, collagen crosslinking among other ocular surface and anterior segment surgeries) as first surgeon, and directly assisted by the Consultant. Person specification Education And Qualifications Essential criteria Primary Medical Qualification. Full GMC registration FRCOphth, FRCS(Ed) (Ophth) or equivalent Desirable criteria Higher degrees including MSc, PhD or MD (where research thesis not part of first medical degree) Clinical Skills and Knowledge Essential criteria Evidence of skills and knowledge at least to the level expected of a senior UK ophthalmology trainee Wide experience in surgical ophthalmology to the level of a senior UK ophthalmology trainee who has completed core training, in particular with documented competence in phacoemulsification cataract surgery. Desirable criteria Wide ophthalmology experience. Previous experience in cornea and external eye diseases (clinical and surgical). Evidence of some higher-level skills in corneal and external diseases disease assessment and treatment. Evidence of special interest in medical and surgical corneal diseases and their management. Maintaining Clinical Competence Essential criteria Evidence of appropriate documented progression through training Evidence of attendance at formal CPD activities. Desirable criteria Evidence of active role in CPD activities Teaching Essential criteria Experience of supervising junior staff. Ability to teach clinical skills. Desirable criteria Evidence of active effective role as a teacher of medical trainees and/or paramedical staff. Clinical Governance, Audit and Research Essential criteria Demonstrates understanding of research including awareness of ethical issues Demonstrates understanding of the basic principles of audit, clinical risk management, evidence based practice, patient safety and clinical quality improvement initiatives. Evidence of active participation in personal and departmental audit to at least the level expected of a senior UK ophthalmology trainee Evidence of understanding of the principles of research to at least the level expected of a senior UK ophthalmology trainee Desirable criteria Evidence of active participation in ophthalmic research, ideally in the field of cornea and external eye diseases. Evidence of relevant academic publications. Demonstrates an understanding of clinical governance. Important note on completion of reference section of Application Form All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed. Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay. Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful. Employer certification / accreditation badges Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. Documents to download Job Description (PDF, 687.6KB) Newcastle Staff Benefits (PDF, 274.4KB) Behaviour and Civility Charter (PDF, 93.8KB) Apply online now Further details / informal visits contact Name Victoria Cowan Job title HR Advisor Email address victoria.cowan2@nhs.net