Job summaryThis is an exciting and unique opportunity to join the largest eye unit in the SE of England in order to bolster individual skills in Medical Retina and Uveitis. The post offers a wide range of clinical exposure including operating lists and subspecialty clinics. Postgraduate teaching is on Friday afternoons and is Consultant-led.
Applications are invited for the above full time post are to commence as soon as possible, for a permanent post. Applicants should have demonstrable interest and experience in Medical Retina and Uveitis.
Applicants are required to be registered with the General Medical Council and hold a Licence to Practice. CVs will not be accepted in application for this post, it is essential that applicants complete the online application form in full.
Main duties of the jobTo provide a high standard of care to any patient for whom you have clinical responsibility. This will include any patients cared for by you personally.
To work in close co-operation with other medical, professional and managerial colleagues, both within and outside the specialty, to provide high quality health care to the Trust's patients, and to make a contribution to future thinking about the Trust's strategic direction.
To participate fully in the clinical governance activities of the specialty. To attend clinical governance half-days as in the job plan.
To participate actively in departmental audits which may be included in the work you undertake.
To take personal responsibility for risk management in your work and undertake to review practices and learn from mistakes. To be an active member of the risk management processes of the clinical team and care group.
To ensure that you respond promptly and efficiently to all complaints related to any patient care you have been involved with, assisting the Trust's corporate responsibility to reply to complaints within a specified time frame.
To ensure that you develop and maintain effective working relationships with those agencies concerned with the provision of health and social care services and those representing the interests of patients.
The post holder will be required to also perform duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances at the request of the Clinical Director or General Manager .
About usThe Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is responsible for the provision of ophthalmology services for the people of Mid and West Kent, covering approximately a 1 million population. The large population we serve entails a wide and interesting selection of cases. General and sub speciality ophthalmology services are provided at the Eye, Ear, and Mouth Unit (EEMU), a modern, purpose- built facility attached to Maidstone Hospital, with outpatient facilities provided at Tunbridge Wells, Medway Maritime and Sevenoaks Hospitals in a "hub and spoke" model.
EEMU has a busy rapid access department (Eye Casualty) with optometric and orthoptics services as well as day case/inpatient facilities, with staffing provided by specialist nurses in clinics, Eye Day Care, and the dedicated ophthalmic operating theatres. The departments are equipped to an extremely high standard with digital anterior segment and fundus imaging systems, spectral domain OCTs, HRT-3, corneal topography machines and a new Argon laser and SLT/ YAG laser systems. An Octopus kinetic visual fields machine is also in place at Maidstone.
Job responsibilitiesWeve provided all the details you need about this role in the job description and person specification. Please take a moment to review the criteria in the person specification and share specific examples in your application that demonstrate how you meet these requirements. Please also check your application for errors/omissions prior to submission.
Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check at
Enhanced Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children). If a role involves regulated activity and requires a DBS check with a barred list check, you cannot apply if you are on the barred list.
All successful applicants will be required to complete our corporate trust induction once a start date has been agreed.
As part of your induction, you will be required to attend face-to-face training sessions and/or complete e-learning modules relevant to your role. If you have previously worked for another NHS organisation before joining Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust (MTW), we can transfer eligible mandatory training records where appropriate, helping to avoid unnecessary duplication of learning.
Person SpecificationEducationEssentialDesirable- Higher Degree
- Publications
- GCP training
- FRCOphth/ equivalent
ExperienceEssential- Demonstrable interest and experience in Medical Retina and Uveitis
- Use of Argon and YAG lasers
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinics and theatre lists
Desirable- Demonstrable experience in Clinical Audit and Research
- Experience of risk management
- Relevant experience in Cataract surgery
SkillsEssential- Ability to work in efficient, well run clinics and theatre lists, under pressure
- Ability to teach junior doctors and other clinical staff
- Ability to organize and manage clinical as well as administrative workload.
Desirable- Staff management: delegating, appraisal of performance, dealing with poor performance, motivating staff.
PersonalEssential- Good Interpersonal skills
- Ability to work in a team
- Caring attitude to patients
- Flexible
Desirable- Adaptable and willing to initiate and develop new ways of running clinical services.
Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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 SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK RegistrationApplicants 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.Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). 
