Locum Consultant Ophthalmologist Post Specialising in Glaucoma

St. Paul's Eye Unit

St. Paul's Eye Unit is a part of the Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, a merger between the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen Trust and the Aintree Trust. St. Paul's is located on three sites: Aintree University Hospital, Royal Liverpool University Hospital and South Liverpool Treatment Centre, Garston. Senior medical staff currently comprises almost thirty substantive consultants including five clinical academics at consultant level, locum consultants, two associate specialists and six specialty doctors. Doctors in training comprise two clinical lecturers, specialist trainees and sub-specialty fellows.

Attainments and practical skills

Fellowship training or equivalent postgraduate training / experience in the management of patients with glaucoma.

Surgical or non-surgical skills not currently offered by the department. Evidence of leadership skills.

Application / CV ad interview

Medical degree.

FRCOphth (or equivalent).

CST in ophthalmology.

Specialist registration with the GMC.

Post-graduate research degree (MD, PhD, MSc).

Application / CV

Research

Publications and/or presentations of original clinical and/or laboratory research in ophthalmology.

Publications and/or presentations of original clinical and/or laboratory research in glaucoma. Research grant awards.

Application / CV

Disposition

Able to work with team members of all grades within the NHS.

Organisational skills.

Willingness to work flexibly towards the strategic aims of the organisation. Managerial experience including a central role in competence based role development for non-medical staff and a central role in patient care pathway development.

Application / CV, interview,

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Teaching and Training

Experience in formal and informal teaching and training.

Qualification in teaching and or training.

Application / CV, interview

Audit

Clinical audit experience.

Evidence of completion of a clinical audit cycle.

Application / CV, interview

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospitalis the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.Broadgreen Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women's Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospitalis the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

For roles at Liverpool Women's, visit theircareers page.

Attainments and practical skills

Qualifications

Research

Disposition

Teaching and Training

Audit