About this role
Job summary
The successful candidate for this appointment will join an expanding department of Ophthalmology, as a substantive post. The appointee will be joining 25 Consultant Ophthalmologists, 6 Specialty Doctors and 5 Trainees. The successful candidate will work 11 PA's a week, which will include 8.5 DCC and 1.5SPA split, and 1PA for the role of Eye Casualty Lead. Phase 1 of the Hull and East Yorkshire Eye Hospital opened in November 2002, providing 3 operating theatres, a pre assessment suite, day case unit, a 12 bed in patient ward, administrative space and a departmental library.
Phase 2 was completed in April 2011 and provides paediatric and adult outpatient clinics along with supporting facilities such as Orthoptics in a purpose built expansion of the existing eye hospital site. Phase 3 was completed January 2017, providing a much needed expansion of the service to include the entire next floor of the building we are currently housed in. This has provided a dedicated glaucoma suite, 2 extra treatment rooms and much needed additional administration accommodation.
With the growth of ambulatory day case surgery, the eye ward now provides admission and recovery areas for our high volume theatre lists, and any inpatients are accommodated in nearby wards within the hospital.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will assume a direct clinical role within the department, based at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) sharing all facilities equally with the existing consultants. This is a substantive post and the appointee will be joining 25 Consultant Ophthalmologist posts already established. The successful candidate will work 11 PAs per week, which will include a 9.5 DCC and 1.5 SPA split (Flexible working may be considered). It is expected that the successful applicant will play an active role in the 1:16 consultant on call rota covering Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH).
About us
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details with regards to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Professional Registration
Essential
- Full GMC registration
Desirable
- Entry on the General Medical Council (GMC) Specialist Register via one of the following: Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) (The proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of the interview) Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR)
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- FRCOphth or equivalent
Desirable
- Postgraduate degree: e.g. MD, PhD Postgraduate qualification in Education or significant experience in post graduate training
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Competent Oculoplastic consultant with experience in working autonomously Fellowship in Oculoplastics
Desirable
- Experience in senior supervision and planning of Emergency Eyecare Services
Management and Administration Experience
Essential
- Management and Administration Experience Ability to lead a high workflow area as the Eye Casualty department. Ability to manage and lead medical/surgical teams Ability to lead on smooth and efficient running of the unit Ability to organise, prioritise and manage high intensity workload
Desirable
- Ability to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/ delivery Postgraduate degree in leadership and management.
Teaching, Audit and Research
Essential
- Experience of supervising junior medical staff Commitment to formal and informal teaching of medical staff, AHPs and medical students Evidence of participation in audit Ability to extrapolate clinical research evidence to care for individual patients
Desirable
- Evidence of having conducted a practice changing audit Experience of teaching/ training in clinical courses e.g. IMPACT Course, Faculty, ALS Instructor, ALERT Instructor Original peer-reviewed research publications
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Ability to work flexibly in a changing health service Excellent manner with patients, being sensitive to their needs and fears Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, Nurses and other health professionals and flex style as appropriate Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional and national levels
Desirable
- Ability to communicate effectively with external agencies and other disciplines
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
HRI/CHH
Hull
HU3 2JZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.hey.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)