Specialty Doctor in Ophthalmology (Medical Retina)

As part of the ongoing expansion and modernisation of the Royal Eye Unit we are growing our team to ensure we continue to deliver a high standard of care to our local community. We are recruiting enthusiastic and dynamic people to join our supportive and friendly team during this exciting time and as such, we are looking to appoint an innovative and high performing Specialty Doctor with independent out-patient clinic practice specialising in Medical Retina and Emergency sub-specialties.

The department is a teaching environment supporting the educational and clinical development of junior trainees and non-medical teams (including Nurse Practitioners, ACPs, Orthoptists and Optometrists) to support their development within extended roles.

This is an excellent opportunity to work within the Royal Eye Unit where our multidisciplinary team see over 70,000 patients per year. We offer a full range of hospital eye care services including specialist outpatient clinics, admitted care and an acute referral service for eye emergencies.

This is a substantive role based in the Royal Eye Unit at Kingston Hospital. The post is full time, 10 PAs per week. There is no on-call element and the post holder will be actively involved in supporting the Acute Referral Clinic (ARC).

Main duties of the job

The post holder is expected to:

oProvide clinical advice and where appropriate treatment.

oHelp develop the service in accordance with Trust policy.

oSupport the training and supervise trainees as appropriate

o Demonstrate professional excellence and efficient delivery of care in accordance with clinical case load associated with the post.

Candidates must hold full registration and license to practice with the GMC.

The service-line has regular educational meetings and actively supports opportunities for personal development of appointed staff.