Job Summary
Provision of Ophthalmic Services within the Trust with responsibility for the prevention, assessment, diagnosis and treatment of illness within the Ophthalmology department. Close working with medical, nursing and allied health professionals to assist in providing high quality patient care. The post holder will be accountable to clinical supervisors and Mr Satish Kotta as clinical lead for the department. Administration Duties: These include responsibility for inpatient discharge summaries, outpatient letters etc and the management of other junior staff on the team. Duties other than those clinical duties specified will be in accordance with the Job Plan agreed between the Appointee, the present Consultants and the Chief Executive. The Job Plan allows time for Administration, Teaching and Medical Audit. Participation in audit/appraisal and CME is mandatory under clinical governance/GMC guidance. Diana Princess of Wales Hospital, Grimsby will be the base hospital for this post, however all clinicians may be required to work on any of the Humberwide partnership Trust's sites and across the seven day period where necessary. Secretarial support and appropriate office accommodation and IT facilities will be provided.
Main duties of the job
A standard full time Job Plan will contain 10 programmed activities (PAs) comprising 8 PAs for direct clinical care (DCC) and 2 for supporting activities (SPAs). 1.5 SPAs are classed as 'core' and cover time for training, teaching, CPD, audit, appraisal, clinical governance and attendance at service meetings. There are opportunities to participate in undergraduate teaching within the HYMS medical school curriculum. Additional SPA time can be allocated for research, clinical management and educational supervisor (ES) activity. All new appointees will be encouraged to develop their management skills by taking on a management role which could include assisting more senior colleagues with the organisation of educational activities, audit, junior doctor management, recruitment etc. Personal preferences can be taken into account and training will be given for the chosen role. Additional PA time is negotiable for more senior management, research or educational roles within the department.
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.
Details
Date posted
18 June 2025
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Specialty Doctor
Salary
£59,175 to £95,400 a year PA PR
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
356-25-7266536
Job locations
Diana Princess of Wales
Scartho Road
Grimsby
DN33 2BA
Job Description
Job responsibilities
For further details with regard to this vacancy, please see attached Job Description and Person Specification
Job Description
Job responsibilities
For further details with regard to this vacancy, please see attached Job Description and Person Specification
Person Specification
Professional Registration
Essential
oFull Registration with the GMC
Essential
Qualifications and Training
MBBS or equivalent qualification
Desirable
oDiploma of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists, DRCOphth or FRCS Ophthalmology (Glasgow)
Clinical Experience
Essential
oEvidence of ST1 competencies or equivalent in Ophthalmology.
oAbility to manage general, emergency, ophthalmic and paediatric problems.
oAbility to record detailed legible medical notes
oDemonstrate evidence based practice
oOCT analysis skills
Desirable
oExperience in Ophthalmic Surgery
Management and Administration Experience
Essential
oAbility to manage and lead medical/surgical teams
oAbility to lead on smooth and efficient running of the unit
oAbility to organise, prioritise and manage high intensity workload
Desirable
oAbility to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/ delivery
Teaching, Audit and Research
Essential
oExperience of supervising junior medical staff
oCommitment to formal and informal teaching of medical staff, AHPs and medical students
oEvidence of participation in audit
oAbility to extrapolate clinical research evidence to care for individual patients
Desirable
oEvidence of having conducted a practice-changing audit
oOriginal peer-reviewed research publications
oEvidence of participation in audit
Personal Attributes
Essential
oAbility to work flexibly in a changing health service
oExcellent manner with patients, being sensitive to their needs and fears
oAbility to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, Nurses and other health professionals and flex style as appropriate
oWillingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional and national levels
Ability to work as a team
oAbility to organise and prioritise own workload.
Desirable
oAbility to communicate effectively with external agencies and other disciplines
Person Specification
Professional Registration
Essential
oAbility to work flexibly in a changing health service
oExcellent manner with patients, being sensitive to their needs and fears
oAbility to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, Nurses and other health professionals and flex style as appropriate
oWillingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional and national levels
Ability to work as a team
oAbility to organise and prioritise own workload.
Desirable
oAbility 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).
Additional information
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
Diana Princess of Wales
Scartho Road
Grimsby
DN33 2BA
Employer's website
https://www.hey.nhs.uk/(Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Diana Princess of Wales
Scartho Road
Grimsby
DN33 2BA
Employer's website
https://www.hey.nhs.uk/(Opens in a new tab)
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