Locum Consultant Ophthalmologist (Accident & Emergency)

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.

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. performance targets, demand management.

To work with colleagues to ensure resident doctors hours are compliant in line with EWTD and New Deal.

To ensure that adequate systems and procedures are in place to control and monitor leave for junior medical staff and to ensure that there is appropriate cover within the clinical areas, including on-call commitments

To participate in the recruitment of junior medical staff as and when required.

To participate in team objective setting as part of the annual job planning cycle.

To be engaged in the process of annual appraisal and revalidation of all doctors in training, Trust doctors, Clinical Fellows and non-consultant grades as delegated by the Clinical Director/Divisional Manager.

To review clinical outcomes in designated area using external benchmarking data where appropriate, to identify and advise variances to the Service Director.

Participate in clinical audit, incident reporting and analysis and to ensure resulting actions are implemented.

To work closely with the Directorate, Patient and Public Involvement panels in relation to clinical and services developments as delegated by the Service Director.

Participate in ensuring NICE requirements are reviewed and implemented and monitored in the speciality areas.

To ensure clinical guidelines and protocols are adhered to by junior medical staff and updated on a regular basis.

To keep fully informed about best practice in the speciality areas and ensure implications for practice changes are discussed with the Service Director.

To role model good practice for infection control to all members of the multidisciplinary team.

To participate in the business planning and objective setting process for the directorate and Trust where appropriate.

To represent the Trust at appropriate clinical networks/other external clinical meetings, as delegated by the Clinical Director.

What's in it for You?

At Moorfields, we invest in you--your growth, your wellbeing, your future.You'll join a flexible, supportive organisation offering:

o Competitive salaryo Membership of the NHS Pension Schemeo 24/7 independent counselling supporto Career-long learning and development opportunitieso Excellent transport connectionso Access to NHS and Blue Light discount schemeso Free Pilates classeso Full support and training to develop your skills

And so much more! To see the full range of benefits we offer please view our Moorfields benefits leaflet.

Education & Qualifications

Desirable: - Higher Degree (e.g. MD or PhD).

Further training & knowledge

Desirable: - Should have received training in educational supervision as defined by the GMC; - Attended clinical leadership training

Skills & ability

Desirable: - Excellent teaching & presentation skills.

Experience

Desirable: - Experience of public & patient engagement; - Management innovation experience