# Ophthalmic Local Training (OLT) Doctor

**Company**: Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
**Location**: London
**Job type**: temporary
**Salary**: Negotiable
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

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 of the job**

- 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.

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

- 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.

- 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.

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

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

**Benefits**

- Career development, flexible working and wellbeing

- Staff recognition scheme

- Optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities

**Requirements**

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

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## Skills

### Required
- GMC registration
- licence to practise
- ophthalmic experience
- MBBS or equivalent

### Nice to have
- Part 1 FRCOphth
- Refraction Certificate
- progress towards later FRCOphth examinations
- previous curriculum-mapped training or higher ophthalmic qualification

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