Consultant in Cornea and External Eye Disease

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Applications are invited for a substantive consultant ophthalmologist post specialising in Cornea.

The successful candidate will join an established prestigious tertiary service and will also provide general and emergency ophthalmic services.

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual with appropriate fellowship training and qualifications. This is a 10.0 PA (8.0 PA of direct clinical care and 2.0 of supporting professional activities) appointment. The post is at The Royal Liverpool University Hospital and at Aintree University Hospital site, which are part of the Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (LUHFT).

St. Paul’s Eye Unit is a vibrant and innovative department. The successful applicants will join a group of over thirty substantive consultants including five clinical academics at consultant level.

The proposed start date for this appointment is 1stMarch 2024.

Duties will comprise providing a Corneal service and leading the Cataract service. The post holder will be expected to undertake regular high volume cataract lists. It is expected that the post-holder will also help develop the Keratoconus service in terms of virtual clinics and a childrens’ Keratoconus service. The post-holder will also undertake research in this Corneal and Cataract and Refractive surgery. Other duties include administration, developing ophthalmology in LUFT, supervision, teaching and training ophthalmologists, optometrists, nurses and orthoptists, undertaking research and taking on roles within both the Trusts (RLUH and Aintree).

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.

The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.

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Attributes

Essential

Desirable

How judged

Attainments and practical skills

Post-graduate training in ophthalmology, specialisation within the sub-specialties of cornea, cataract and refractive surgery.

Ability to undertake high volume cataract lists

A national profile in one or more ophthalmic sub-specialties

Development of policies to improve the delivery of eye care

Application / CV and interview

Qualifications

Primary medical degree.

Post-graduate ophthalmic qualification. CCT (or equivalent) in ophthalmology.

Full GMC registration and licence to practise.

Higher Research degree:
BSc

MSc

MD/PhD

EU or RCOphth Certificate for Laser Refractive certificate or equivalent qualification

Application / CV

Research

A minimum of 5 research publications in Ophthalmic journals excluding case reports

Lead author in publications in top 10 ophthalmology or medical journals

Application / CV

Disposition

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

Good organisational skills

Willingness to work flexibly towards the strategic aims of the organisation.

Ability to lead a team

Application / CV, interview,

references

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