Consultant Ophthalmologist Paeds

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is expanding its Ophthalmology services and we're looking for a passionate Consultant to lead in Paediatric Ophthalmology, Adult Strabismus, Cataracts, and Neuro-Ophthalmology.
This is an exciting new role designed to support the growth of our department and enhance specialist care across our sites. You'll deliver high-quality secondary care, paediatric urgent care, and strabismus services for both children and adults.
Our Paediatric Ophthalmology clinics are fully multidisciplinary, working alongside Orthoptists and Optometrists. The Adult Strabismus service benefits from Advanced Orthoptists, a Clinical Fellow, and Specialty Doctors for additional support.
The post is full-time, with 10 Programmed Activities (PAs):
+ 8.5 Direct Clinical Care (DCC) including patient-related admin
+ 1.5 Supporting Professional Activities (SPA)
If you're ready to make a real impact in a forward-thinking team and help shape the future of Ophthalmology services across Mid and South Essex, we'd love to hear from you!, This is a substantive Consultant post to maintain the capacity of the department in managing high volume of referrals into the Trust from an increasing geographical area.
It is expected that the post-holder will have a sub-speciality interest in Paediatric ophthalmology, Adult Strabismus and Neuro-ophthalmology and be able to deliver on all degrees of disease management (including elective and acute surgery) as well as provide support, training and supervision for junior medical staff (inc. non-training grades), allied health professionals, and Ophthalmic Nurses.
The appointee will work with colleagues within the Mid and South Essex NHS Trust to deliver a comprehensive ophthalmic service to the population of Mid and South Essex.

Working for our organisation
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.
Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.
We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.