Consultant Ophthalmologist with special interest in Oculoplastics

at  Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

This is a substantive post as a Consultant Ophthalmologist with a special interest in Oculoplastics. The post will complement existing sub-specialist ophthalmic services led by a team of 17 consultants.
The post-holder will work with the Oculoplastics Lead to deliver general and sub speciality oculoplastic and lacrimal services for Buckinghamshire (500,000) The post holder will have clinical sessions at Stoke Mandeville Hospital and its outreach services. There is a strong interest in Thyroid Eye Disease and the department has good collaborations with dermatology (Moh’s service).
A 5 programmed activities (PAs) job plan is envisaged, incorporating a balance of outpatient and theatre sessions. The successful candidate will be expected to play an active role in the running of the service. They will also be expected to participate in the workload of the hospital and to be capable of running theatre lists and clinics independently and to work to a flexible timetable that may include provision of services across sites. Participation in teaching, audit and administration will be expected.
Planned AAC Interview Date is Wednesday 11th September 2024

• Specialist Oculoplastics Services
• General Ophthalmology responsibilities on call
• Outpatient clinics at Stoke Mandeville Hospital and Wycombe/Amersham General Hospital (space dependent)
• Operating
• Teaching of Oxford deanery trainees and medical students
• Other care of inpatients or outpatients
• Clinical and other administration as required by agreement
• Teaching and training of junior staff and undergraduates
• Participation in Clinical Governance
  What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
  As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
  We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
  We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
  Why work for us?
  We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
  As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
  Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
  What do we stand for?
  Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
  Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
  Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
  The Ophthalmic unit serves a population of around 1 million people mainly from Aylesbury Vale in Buckinghamshire, but including parts of Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Oxfordshire.
  The unit is run from a purpose-built new building (the Mandeville Wing) which opened 12 years ago as well as sites at Wycombe and Amersham hospitals nearby. They are fully equipped with modern out-patient facilities including clinic rooms, Orthoptic and Optometric departments, visual fields, Argon, YAG and SLT lasers, Electro-diagnostics and a fully linked imaging suite which has anterior and posterior segment imaging including OCT, Fundus photography, Fluorescein and ICG angiography and auto-fluorescence imaging as well as Wavefront analysis.
  A 24-hour emergency clinic sees around 15,000 patients per year. The main hospital sites house MRI, CT and Ultra-sound imaging.
  The Consultant body covers most sub-specialty areas with little need for onward referral except in complex tertiary cases for which links with Oxford and Moorfields are readily available.
  The unit sees around 50,000 out-patients per year at Stoke Mandeville site and a further 24,000 at Wycombe and Amersham sites.
  There are around 6,400 operations per year in three dedicated eye theatres, and a separate cataract theatre unit for appropriate high-volume surgery. Most surgery is day-cases, but some inpatient cases are performed.
  The delivery unit has a General Manager, Service Manager and an accountant and is part of the Surgical Directorate.
  Regular weekly teaching is held in conjunction with the Oxford Eye Hospital and research and audit projects are actively encouraged.
  Microsurgical skills teaching and training is a strength of the unit and as well as having a well-established skills centre which has just been updated and the unit has an EyeSi surgical simulator.
  The trust supports remote working where possible and appropriate e.g. for meetings, SPA and DCC admin activities.
  Time off in lieu will be supported, e.g. such as with unforeseen emergency work overnight.
  If mentoring is required, this is something that the department will actively support and facilitate.
  Eight medical secretaries and one support secretary work within the department and support the consultants. Remote working is well-supported by the Trust.
  Full job description is attached