This is a busy and expanding department. A full Orthoptic and Optometric Service is provided in the dedicated Ophthalmology Outpatients Department on both site. There are currently 14 consultants within the Department of Ophthalmology across the two sites. There are 7 consultants based on the Colchester site.
All consultants in the department have a continuing and individual responsibility for the care of patients in their charge and a general responsibility to provide, in conjunction with their colleagues, an effective service to meet the needs of the local population.
The post-holder will:
Work with colleagues to provide a consultant-led service with the highest standard of care
Work with the multi-professional team to develop care pathways and clinical guidelines
Develop and maintain good working practices within wards, outpatients and A&E
Collaborate and promote close working links with colleagues in tertiary centres, community services and primary care
Offer support and leadership to junior medical colleagues, nursing colleagues and other members of the multi-disciplinary team
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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The key duties and responsibilities are:
General responsibilities including participation in Consultant on call rota
Specialist Clinics
Outpatient clinics
Operating: as per specialty
Teaching
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
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