Locum Paediatric Ophthalmology Consultant

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust; Leicester; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust is seeking a fixed-term Locum Consultant Ophthalmologist with a specialist interest in Paediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Neuro. The post is part of the MSS/MSK CMG and the Ophthalmology services operate across Leicester Royal Infirmary, Eat Midlands planned care centre, community hospitals and GP sites within the trust.

The department supports 31 ophthalmologists delivering general and sub-speciality care to adults and children.

Responsibilities

• Cover for colleagues' annual leave and other authorised absences.
• Participation in the on-call rota is mandatory.
• One Eye Casualty session per week, one Saturday operating list per week, one evening session.

Skills

Ophthalmology

Paediatric Ophthalmology

Adult Neuro-ophthalmology

Job description

The post is for a fixed term Locum Consultant Ophthalmologist with specialist interest in Paediatric Ophthalmology with Adult Neuro. This is a Locum post in the Musculoskeletal and Specialist Surgery CMG (MSS/MSK), and the Ophthalmology services are based at the Leicester Royal Infirmary, Eat Midlands planned care centre, community hospitals and GP sites within the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust. The post holder will be 1 of 31 Ophthalmologists offering General and Sub-Speciality Ophthalmology. The Department of Ophthalmology provides a Consultant led team approach to adult and paediatric inpatient treatment across the broad spectrum of ophthalmic disorders. As a department Ophthalmology at UHL sees roughly 166,671 patients per year across outpatients, inpatients/theatre and outpatient procedures (this is also including approx. 24,000 eye casualty patients). The post holder will be expected to see approx.: This post does include 1x session of Eye Casualty session per week, 1 x Saturday operating theatre list per week, 1 x evening session. Please note, participation in the on-call rota is mandatory. Job Title; Key Tasks The overriding purpose is to support the provision of highest quality patient care through personal actions and continuous improvement.

• Cover for colleagues' annual leave and other authorised absences.
• Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).

We have four primary goals:

• high-quality care for all,
• being a great place to work,
• partnerships for impact, and
• research and education excellence

And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:

• we are compassionate,
• we are proud,
• we are inclusive, and
• we are one team

This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.

About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:

https://www.uhleicester.nhs.uk

Professional supervision and management of junior medical staff including the observance of local employment and human resource policies and procedures