Specialty Doctor
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Date: 3 weeks ago
City: Wrexham
Contract type: Full time
Job Overview
The Eye Department at Wrexham Maelor Hospital is part of the main hospital. The out-patient department consists of eight fully equipped examination rooms with computer terminals. It has facilities for anterior segment photography, A and B scan ultrasound, IOL Master, Humphreys Visual fields analyser, pachymeter, tonopen, OCT, Digital FFA, Argon & Yag laser and SLT. OCT and FFA images are networked and are retrievable from the computer terminals in the examination rooms. The clinic also has a dedicated scrub room and a minor theatre for the administration of IVT. There is a theatre day case operating suite with recovery room. There is a seminar room with projection facilities for teaching.
Main duties of the job
The duties of this post will be outpatient clinics in particular participating in the AMD, Diabetic Retinopathy and Retinal Vein Occlusion service and administration / recommendation anti VEGF and other intra-vitreal treatments. Casualty clinics will also be a requirement.
This is a 10 session post. The weekly programme will be based on the recommendations of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists. The successful candidate will participate in a 1:4 first on-call at Wrexham Maelor Hospital. Time off in lieu will be given for any bank holiday on-call commitments.
Working for our organisation
The BETSI CADWALADR UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD is responsible for the provision of both primary and secondary health care across North Wales. The Wrexham Maelor Hospital covers the areas of Wrexham, Flintshire & Denbighshire. However referrals are also received from Shropshire and Cheshire.
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board is the largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health and acute hospital services for a population of around 676,000 people across the six counties of North Wales (Anglesey, Gwynedd, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire and Wrexham) as well as some parts of mid Wales, Cheshire and Shropshire.
The Health Board employs around 18,000 staff and has an annual budget of approximately £1.1 billion. It is responsible for the operation of three district general hospitals (Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor, Ysbyty Glan Clwyd near Rhyl, and Wrexham Maelor Hospital) as well as 22 other acute and community hospitals, and a network of over 90 health centres, clinics, community health team bases and mental health units. It also co-ordinates the work of 121 GP practices and NHS services provided by North Wales dentists, opticians and pharmacies.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
DAY MORNING AFTERNOON
Monday
Casualty Clinic
Revalidation
Tuesday
Admin
Virtual clinic
Wednesday
Casualty Clinic
AMD Clinic Week 2/4 IVT clinic Week 1/3/5
Thursday
AMD Clinic Week 2/4 Laser clinic Week 1/3/5
AMD Clinic
Friday
AMD ( Nurse Led)
Revalidation
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
Essential criteria
Essential criteria
The Eye Department at Wrexham Maelor Hospital is part of the main hospital. The out-patient department consists of eight fully equipped examination rooms with computer terminals. It has facilities for anterior segment photography, A and B scan ultrasound, IOL Master, Humphreys Visual fields analyser, pachymeter, tonopen, OCT, Digital FFA, Argon & Yag laser and SLT. OCT and FFA images are networked and are retrievable from the computer terminals in the examination rooms. The clinic also has a dedicated scrub room and a minor theatre for the administration of IVT. There is a theatre day case operating suite with recovery room. There is a seminar room with projection facilities for teaching.
Main duties of the job
The duties of this post will be outpatient clinics in particular participating in the AMD, Diabetic Retinopathy and Retinal Vein Occlusion service and administration / recommendation anti VEGF and other intra-vitreal treatments. Casualty clinics will also be a requirement.
This is a 10 session post. The weekly programme will be based on the recommendations of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists. The successful candidate will participate in a 1:4 first on-call at Wrexham Maelor Hospital. Time off in lieu will be given for any bank holiday on-call commitments.
Working for our organisation
The BETSI CADWALADR UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD is responsible for the provision of both primary and secondary health care across North Wales. The Wrexham Maelor Hospital covers the areas of Wrexham, Flintshire & Denbighshire. However referrals are also received from Shropshire and Cheshire.
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board is the largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health and acute hospital services for a population of around 676,000 people across the six counties of North Wales (Anglesey, Gwynedd, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire and Wrexham) as well as some parts of mid Wales, Cheshire and Shropshire.
The Health Board employs around 18,000 staff and has an annual budget of approximately £1.1 billion. It is responsible for the operation of three district general hospitals (Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor, Ysbyty Glan Clwyd near Rhyl, and Wrexham Maelor Hospital) as well as 22 other acute and community hospitals, and a network of over 90 health centres, clinics, community health team bases and mental health units. It also co-ordinates the work of 121 GP practices and NHS services provided by North Wales dentists, opticians and pharmacies.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
DAY MORNING AFTERNOON
Monday
Casualty Clinic
Revalidation
Tuesday
Admin
Virtual clinic
Wednesday
Casualty Clinic
AMD Clinic Week 2/4 IVT clinic Week 1/3/5
Thursday
AMD Clinic Week 2/4 Laser clinic Week 1/3/5
AMD Clinic
Friday
AMD ( Nurse Led)
Revalidation
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full GMC Registration
- DRCOphth, MRCOphth, FRCOphth or equivalent
Essential criteria
- Experience working in busy outpatients
- Working with casualty patients
- Ability to work/operate unsupervised
- Theatre Experience
- AMD/IVT
Essential criteria
- A minimum of three years in Ophthalmology
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