Job summary
Barts Health NHS Trust
Consultant in Ophthalmology
Medical Retina/ Uveitis
Whipps Cross Hospital
10 PA Post
Location: Whipps Cross University Hospital, London with the potential to work across Barts Health Trust sites e.g., Newham.

Whipps Cross University Hospital is seeking a full-time Medical Retina/ Uveitis Consultant to join our busy ophthalmology team. You will manage medical retinal conditions, including AMD, diabetic retinopathy, and retinal vascular disease, in outpatient clinics and injection suites.

Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver high-quality patient care across the medical retina service.
• Lead MR clinics
• Supervise trainees and support staff development.
• Contribute to audit, service improvement, and research activities.

Requirements:

• GMC registration and CCT or CESR in Ophthalmology with medical retina expertise.
• Proven experience in managing medical retina conditions and uveitis.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.

About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers. Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together. We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• CCT or equivalent or within 6 months of a date
• Full registration and on GMC Specialist Register
• FRCOphth or equivalent
• Fellowship - Medical Retina
• Fellowship - Uveitis

Desirable

• Higher degree (PhD or MD)
• Consultant experience
• Academic Prizes

Experience
Essential

• Wide experience in all aspects of Ophthalmology
• Established portfolio of teaching experience.

Desirable

• Hands on experience with service development
• Participation in clinical trials
• Cataract Surgery
• Evidence of publications in peer reviewed journals
• Management experience

Professional Skills
Essential

• Clinical Leadership
• Working in multidisciplinary teams
• Training junior doctors and allied healthcare professionals
• Clinical governance including audit
• Communication and IT skills

Desirable

• Training the Trainer Course
• ARCP assessor

Team player
Essential

• Team player and flexible
• Patient focused
• Innovative

Desirable

• Recent 360-degree multi-source feedback

Record Keeping
Essential

• Clear legible clinical record keeping

Desirable

• Experience with using paperless electronic patient records

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
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UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.