About this role
Job summary
The Clinical Fellow will work as part of the wider ophthalmology team supported by 5 full time consultants, 3 visiting consultants and 1 consultant who works annualised hours.
The department is fully supported with orthoptist, optometric and paediatric ophthalmic nursing staff as well as a clinical electrophysiologist for one and a half days per week. Theatres are staffed by experienced ophthalmic theatre nurses
Emergency care is provided initially by the A&E department with primary care clinics running through the week for ongoing management of emergency problems.
The emphasis is on quality of care, a team approach to problem solving ans service development and there is an active audit programme.
Main duties of the job
Main duties of the job are to provide clinical care through outpatient clinics and surgical intervention. To be aware of the principles of clinical governance and to contribute to the aims of the Trust in achieving continuing improvement in all aspects of delivery of the service.
About us
As one of Europe's biggest and busiest children's hospitals, at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, we treat everything from common illnesses to highly complex and specialist conditions.In addition to our main hospital site, we offer paediatric services at a number of community sites and hold local clinics across Merseyside, Cumbria, Shropshire, Wales and the Isle of Man. We also provide specialist inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs in our recently relocated and newly opened state of the art facility.
Alder Hey has a thriving research portfolio and leads research into children's medicines, infection, inflammation and oncology. We are becoming recognised as one of the world's leaders in children's healthcare and research. We contribute to public health, lead cutting-edge research and teach the next generation of children's specialists. Alongside this is ourInnovation Hub, a dedicated space where clinicians and industries can come together to create new products and technologies.
We know that a children's hospital is different and that our job is more than just treating an illness. To us, every child is an individual. As well as giving them the very best care, we set out to make them feel happy, safe and confident as they play, learn and grow. At Alder Hey we are here to look after a child and their family and that includes mums, dads, brothers and sisters.
Job description Job responsibilities
The job is for 40 hours (8 clinical sessions and 2 sessions for administration and research) Adjustments to work plans can be made according to individual requirements in agreement with the consultant body and clinical director. Clinical Fellows are expected to be aware of the principles of clinical governance and to contribute to the aims of the Trust in achieving continuing improvement in all aspects of delivery of the service.
Person Specification
Essential Essential
GMC Registration or willingness to register
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UK Registration
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Employer details Employer name Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Address Alder Hey Children's Hospital
Eaton Road
Liverpool
L12 2AP
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://alderhey.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)