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Job summary

Main area
Ophthalmology
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months (Possibility for post to become substantive after initial 12 month period)
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week (Monday - Friday)
Job ref
302-25 -7120851MHR - S
Employer
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Boston House
Town
Wigan
Salary
£59,175 - £95,400 Per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
30/04/2025 08:00

Employer heading

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Specialty Doctor Ophthalmology

NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor

Choose Well - Choose WWL


 

Job overview

Deliver Ophthalmic services including Intravitreal injections, Cataract surgery and out patient clinics  including general, URC and Glaucoma.  

Main duties of the job

To provide surgical procedures and  outpatient consultations on a range of ophthalmic conditions at Boston House and Leigh Infirmary. 

Working for our organisation

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that ‘happy staff, makes for happy patients’. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement, and living our values ‘the WWL Way’.

WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.

On-Call

Please note that senior positions (AFC band 8A or above) may be expected to participate in an on-call rota, if the role is predominantly operational.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To provide surgical procedures and  outpatient consultations on a range of ophthalmic conditions. See attached JD and PS. 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • MB ChB or equivalent
  • Full registration with the GMC
Desirable criteria
  • ALS or equivalent
  • MRCOphth or equivalent

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Postgraduate experience
  • Able to carry our BLS to a standard that accords with the UK Resuscitation Council guidelines
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of Ophthalmic surgery
  • Experiences of AMD services
  • Experience of Diabetic Screening services
  • Completed audit projects

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Good communicator and team player
  • Ability to keep good clinical records
  • Ability to to take a clinical history and examine patients commensurate with a middle grade member of medical staff
Desirable criteria
  • Teaching and training experience
  • Leadership roles - clinical or management

Additional

Essential criteria
  • Speak English to an appropriate standard relevant to their role i.e. with confidence and accuracy, using correct sentence structures and vocabulary and without hesitation
  • Pass OH medical examination
Desirable criteria
  • Smart professional appearance
  • Team player

Employer certification / accreditation badges

National Interim Quality MarkVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardDisability confident employerArmed Forces Covenant

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Mr Manoj Mathai
Job title
Ophthalmology Consultant and clinical lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01942 822233

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Address
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Telephone
[email protected]
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