Locum Consultant Ophthalmologist - Glaucoma

Humber Health Partnership; Goole; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health partnership in the UK is seeking a Consultant Ophthalmologist to provide Glaucoma services and supervise clinical staff. The role includes 11 PAs per week and participation in an on-call rota. Candidates should have a medical degree and relevant experience in Ophthalmology. The organization is dedicated to delivering high-quality patient care and offers a supportive working environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in managing Glaucoma patients.
• Ability to supervise and train medical staff and trainees.
• Flexibility in service coverage.

Responsibilities

• Provide Glaucoma face-to-face and virtual clinics.
• Supervise and train colleagues and trainees.
• Participate in on-call rotas for emergency cases.

Skills

Glaucoma management

Clinical supervision

Flexible working

Education

Medical degree

Fellowship in Ophthalmology

Job description

Job overview The successful candidate will assume a direct clinical role within the department, sharing all facilities equally with the existing consultants. This is a substantive post and the appointee will be joining 32 Consultant Ophthalmologist posts already established. The successful candidate will work 11 PAs per week, which will include an 8.5 DCC and 1.5 SPA split (Flexible working may be considered) in addition to 1 PA for on-call work. It is expected that the successful applicant will play an active role in the consultant on call rota.

Main duties of the job The Consultant will, in conjunction with colleagues:

i.Provide Glaucoma face-to-face and virtual clinics

ii.Provide an Ophthalmic service in accordance with the agreed timetable and subsequent job plan

iii.Provide 1 in 10 on call cover forNorthern Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals

iv.Supervise and help train colleagues including trainees and Allied Health Professionals

v.Help with advice and management of emergency Glaucoma patients along with the on-call team when needed

vi.Work flexibly to provide adequate cover for colleagues when needed to ensure smooth running of the service

Undertake the following example of a working week when not on call (Provisional time table)

Working for your organisation 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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities For further details with regard to this vacancy, please see attached Job Description and Person Specification.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name Mr Colin Vize Job title Chief of Service Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01482 875875