Job summary
The Department of Ophthalmology at James Cook University Hospital is looking to appoint an NHS Locum consultant ophthalmologist with a view to making substantive to augment the services we provide at South Tees NHS Trust.
The department is a cohesive unit which has steadily expanded over the last ten years covering all major sub speciality areas within ophthalmology. The candidate should have appropriate surgical and clinical experience to undertake specialist care in the relevant subspecialty area. Within the hospital and department there are established research facilities and there will be opportunities to contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate education.
The department is specifically looking to appoint a candidate with subspecialty training in glaucoma and relevant experience in complex secondary glaucomas including uveitis and post-trauma cases and surgical management including the use of aqueous shunts.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will maintain the highest clinical standards in the practice of complex glaucoma
The post holder will join the on-call rota on a 1 in 16/18 rota (with prospective cover in DCC).
The candidate will possess the appropriate surgical and clinical experience to undertake specialist care in the relevant subspecialty area.
The post holder will contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate education
The post holder will work as part of a multidisciplinary team
A formal job plan will be agreed between the appointee and their Clinical Director on behalf of the Medical Director three months after the commencement date of the appointment.
The job plan should be reviewed annually. It will cover all aspects of a consultant's professional practice including clinical work, teaching, research, education and managerial responsibilities, including a clear schedule of commitments, both internal and external. It should include personal objectives, including details of their link to wider service objectives and details of the support required by the consultant to fulfil the job plan and the objectives.
About us
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust have formally agreed to form a group structure to enable closer working across the two organisations.
The group model means that the two organisations remain separate so they can represent their communities really effectively, but it has the flexibility to enable the trusts to work at scale to take strategic decisions which benefit the group as a whole and the patients we serve.
This is not a merger. Both trusts remain as separate organisations - keeping their own existing identities and names - but going forward, when they are working together, they can now collectively be known as University Hospitals Tees.
The two trusts are the area's largest employers, with a budget of around £1.2billion and more than 15,000 staff who deliver acute, tertiary and community health and care services across the Tees Valley, North Yorkshire, County Durham and beyond. University Hospitals Tees will deliver better outcomes for:
- Patients - by ensuring equal access to treatment and sharing best practice on how to deliver care.
- Staff - by enabling them to work on all of the group's sites more easily and develop career opportunities.
- The wider population - by collaborating to work on endemic health issues and having a coherent voice to represent the people of the Tees Valley and parts of County Durham and North Yorkshire.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for the main responsibilities of the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for the main responsibilities of the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- oFull GMC registration
- oFRCOphth or equivalent
- oRelevant CCT or equivalent ('equivalence' must be confirmed by PMETB/GMC by date of AAC)
- oEntry onto the GMC Specialist Register or eligibility for entry within 6 months of the date of the AAC
Desirable
- oTraining in appraisal techniques
Clinical experience and effectiveness
Essential
- oExtensive experience in General Ophthalmology
- oSubspecialist experience in Glaucoma, including management of complex cases (with experience of aqueous shunts)
- oRecognised subspeciality fellowship or good evidence of subspecialty practice in a recognised medical institution
- oUnderstanding of quality improvement activities such as audit
Desirable
- oUnderstanding of service development within the specialty of Glaucoma
Teaching and training experiences
Essential
- oExperience of supervising resident medical staff
- oEvidence of management and administration experience
Desirable
- oOther teaching skills/experience
- oManagement training
- oSuccess in obtaining funding for research
Personal attributes
Essential
- oGood leadership skills
- oAbility to communicate effectively
- oEnthusiasm and ability to work under pressure
- oGood organisational and management skills
- oAbility to work within a multidisciplinary team
- oResident within 10 miles or 30minutes of the hospital
- oCommitment to training and continuing medical education (CME)
- oCaring attitude to patients
- oClear recognition of boundaries in respect of sessional work outside the hospital
- oSupportive
- oCommitment to good teamwork and relationships
- oFlexibility to respond to changing service needs
Desirable
- oExperience in team working outside of work
- oIT skills
- oAbility to meet the travel requirements of the post
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- oFull GMC registration
- oFRCOphth or equivalent
- oRelevant CCT or equivalent ('equivalence' must be confirmed by PMETB/GMC by date of AAC)
- oEntry onto the GMC Specialist Register or eligibility for entry within 6 months of the date of the AAC
Desirable
- oTraining in appraisal techniques
Clinical experience and effectiveness
Essential
- oExtensive experience in General Ophthalmology
- oSubspecialist experience in Glaucoma, including management of complex cases (with experience of aqueous shunts)
- oRecognised subspeciality fellowship or good evidence of subspecialty practice in a recognised medical institution
- oUnderstanding of quality improvement activities such as audit
Desirable
- oUnderstanding of service development within the specialty of Glaucoma
Teaching and training experiences
Essential
- oExperience of supervising resident medical staff
- oEvidence of management and administration experience
Desirable
- oOther teaching skills/experience
- oManagement training
- oSuccess in obtaining funding for research
Personal attributes
Essential
- oGood leadership skills
- oAbility to communicate effectively
- oEnthusiasm and ability to work under pressure
- oGood organisational and management skills
- oAbility to work within a multidisciplinary team
- oResident within 10 miles or 30minutes of the hospital
- oCommitment to training and continuing medical education (CME)
- oCaring attitude to patients
- oClear recognition of boundaries in respect of sessional work outside the hospital
- oSupportive
- oCommitment to good teamwork and relationships
- oFlexibility to respond to changing service needs
Desirable
- oExperience in team working outside of work
- oIT skills
- oAbility to meet the travel requirements of the post
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.
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.
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).
