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This is a locally employed Ophthalmic Local Training (OLT) post at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, based primarily at the Western Eye Hospital.

The programme provides structured clinical and surgical training, supervised experience across ophthalmic subspecialties and a clear framework for progression towards the GMC Portfolio Pathway to specialist registration.

The OLT programme is designed to mirror the standards and learning outcomes of Ophthalmic Specialist Training (OST), aligned with the RCOphth Ophthalmic Specialist Training Curriculum 2024, while recognising the applicant’s previous experience and individual training needs. The successful candidate will be appointed to an appropriate equivalent level following assessment at recruitment, with a personalised training plan, rotations and regular feedback.

Main duties and responsibilities

Clinical care: Assess, investigate and manage patients in general and specialist ophthalmology clinics under appropriate supervision, escalating when needed. Contribute to inpatient, outpatient, day-case, perioperative and acute care, including on-call duties, prioritising sight-threatening presentations.

Rotations: Follow an individually agreed training timetable, gaining experience across ophthalmic subspecialties, with no more than two emergency sessions per week.

Surgical training: Attend training theatre lists, progressing from assisting to performing procedures under consultant supervision, including cataract surgery and lasers. Maintain an Eye Logbook and a continuous cataract complications audit.

Supervision and portfolio: Meet the Educational Supervisor at each attachment, agree a Personal Development Plan, complete workplace-based assessments and maintain a current portfolio for annual review of progression.

Education: Attend weekly regional and local teaching (minimum 75% attendance), prepare for RCOphth examinations and contribute to teaching.

Governance and leadership: Contribute to audit, quality improvement, research and patient safety, develop leadership skills and demonstrate the Trust values of Kind, Collaborative, Expert and Aspirational.

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

The statutory requirement to be fully Covid-19 vaccinated as a condition of employment from April 2022 is subject to legislative review. At Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19. The successful applicant may have contact with patients and service users and as part of our pre-employment checks and risk assessments, we will ask all candidates to confirm whether or not they have been fully vaccinated or have a medical exemption.

As part of our continued response to Covid19 we are still conducting the majority of our interviews virtually.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

About the role

This Trust-employed post offers structured clinical and surgical training aligned with the RCOphth OST Curriculum 2024, supporting progression towards the GMC Portfolio Pathway. It is not a national training number post.

Key responsibilities:
Assess and manage patients in general and subspecialty clinics under supervision, escalating appropriately.
Rotate across glaucoma, cornea, cataract, retina, uveitis, neuro-ophthalmology, oculoplastics, strabismus and paediatrics.
Contribute to acute eye care and on-call duties, normally no more than two emergency sessions a week.
Attend training theatre lists, progressing to supervised cataract surgery, lasers and minor procedures, keeping an Eye Logbook and cataract complications audit.
Agree a Personal Development Plan with a named Educational Supervisor, complete workplace-based assessments and maintain a portfolio for annual review.

Attend protected weekly regional teaching, prepare for RCOphth examinations and contribute to teaching.
Take part in audit, quality improvement, research and patient safety, demonstrating the Trust values of Kind, Collaborative, Expert and Aspirational

Essential: MBBS or equivalent, full GMC registration with a licence to practise and ophthalmic experience appropriate to entry level