Job summary
Employer heading
Fixed Term Consultant Ophthalmologist - Special Interest, Paediatrics
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
We recognise that outstanding care can only be delivered through our people. We want to attract people who can help us deliver our vision. We want in return to help people achieve what they wish in their careers in the NHS at ULTH.
We are always keen to welcome highly skilled, committed and compassionate individuals to our hospitals – people who put patients at the heart of everything they do and are ready to help us achieve our vision.
Our values guide everything we do. They are:
- Patient-centred – Putting patients at the heart of everything we do, listening and responding to their needs and wishes.
- Safety – Following ULTH and professional guidelines. Speaking up to make sure patients and staff are safe from harm.
- Excellence – Striving to be the best that we can be. Innovating and learning from others.
- Compassion – Caring for patients and their loved ones in ways we would want for our friends and family.
- Respect – Behaving and using language that demonstrates respect and courtesy to others. Zero tolerance to bullying, inequality, prejudice and discrimination.
If you believe in them too, then you are ready to join the ULTH team.
We’ve taken great pride in building working environments where staff always feel valued, cared for and part of a team. Without doubt this is a challenging yet very rewarding job that is at the centre of health and care in Lincolnshire - making a positive difference to our patients.
Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £710 million (22/23) and we employ nearly 8,600 people.
Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement – “Outstanding Care Personally Delivered” – stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.
We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.
Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from ‘Requires Improvement’ to ‘Good’. Our rating for caring remained as ‘Good’.
This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.
So, what is in it for you?
- Flexible working: Depending on the needs of your role, we will consider requests for flexible and/or part-time working for whatever reason you should need it. We recognise flexible working will not look the same for everyone, because it depends on the nature of the role and the needs of the individual.
Types of flexibility could include:
- Part-time - less than 37.5 hours per week.
- Off-site/remote working - working from home or other sites for part or all the week.
- Compressed hours – usually full-time hours but over fewer days or shifts.
- Staggered hours – having different start and finish times.
- Set shift patterns – to allow for predictability
- NHS Pension: A generous and flexible pension scheme with contributions from us as your employer fully protected against inflation and guaranteed by the government
- Annual Leave: Starting at 27 days a year, rising to 33 days after 10 years plus eight bank holidays (for staff covered by Agenda for Change) For Medical Workforce positions (Consultant and Specialty Doctor), the full-time entitlement commences from 32 days per annum. For all other Medical Workforce positions, the full-time entitlement commences from 27 days per annum.
- Bank working: The chance to work extra hours at enhanced rates and we will pay you weekly too, ideal if your income needs a quick boost.
In addition, there is more.
- Family & Childcare: Including on-site nurseries at Lincoln County Hospital and Pilgrim Hospital Boston, maternity, paternity, adoption & shared parental leave following a set period of employment.
- Health & Wellbeing: including counselling, mental health first aid, physiotherapy, eye tests.
- Learning & Development including Lincolnshire Talent Academy, leadership training, medical education, clinical education, Lincolnshire clinical research
- Financial support and benefits including Cycle2Work, car lease scheme, home electronics. Free on-site parking and free tea and coffee and the ability to save and borrow through your salary.
- Rewards & Recognition including staff awards, long service awards, retirement awards, examples of excellence and staff lottery.
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Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the existing Ophthalmology team in Lincolnshire, who are a motivated, energetic and forward-thinking team of Consultant Ophthalmologists; committed to providing high quality services to a largely rural population.
Base: Lincoln County Hospital and Trust wide
The Department:
- The Department has recently undergone extensive upgrading and modernization
- There are Consulting Rooms, a dedicated Fields Room, Treatment Room, 2 Pre-Assessment Rooms, a Minor Operations Room and an Investigations/Photography Room
- There are Specialist Nurse led Glaucoma, Oculoplastic and post-op clinics and Orthoptic led shared care clinics along with General and Special Ophthalmic Clinics
- The Outpatient Department is fully equipped for digital fluorescein angiography, digital fundus photography, OCT, pachymeter, Argon and YAG laser photocoagulation, diagnostic B scan ultrasound and biometry
- There is a treatment room and a WET AMD injection room for routine minor ops and procedures in clinic
- There are extensive facilities for teaching and training with teaching slit lamps
- Within the Outpatients Department is a fully staffed Orthoptic Department who also provide services to the outlying hospitals and local authority clinics
- There is a dedicated and well equipped operating theatre with Lumera T microscope, video recording system and state of the art phaco-emulsification equipment with Micro incision capabilities
Main duties of the job
The Appointee will be expected, in conjunction with their colleagues, to provide a comprehensive Ophthalmic service and develop their subspecialist interest thereby supporting the provision of an effective countywide service and contribute towards achieving the 18 week wait across the whole eye department.
They will provide leadership to support the continued delivery of a first class Ophthalmic service.
They will be expected to carry out teaching duties as required and take an active part in the Postgraduate Medical Education programme and in the teaching of ophthalmic trainee staff. They will be involved in the delivery of undergraduate teaching to the students from Nottingham and Leicester Medical Schools. They will be involved in the education of nursing staff, and other clinical professions as appropriate. They will regularly attend Clinical Audit and Departmental Team meetings.
The appointee will have continuing responsibility for patients in his / her care and for the proper functioning of the department.
They will be required to play an active part in the robust clinical audit programme within the Department and to take part in regional and national audits. He/she will be required to report all critical incidents and attend and support the Departmental audit and Clinical Governance meetings.
Working for our organisation
What’s the hospital like?
Lincoln Hospital is located within a thriving university city and with the opening of the new medical school, It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service
Grantham and District Hospital serves the communities of Grantham and the local area. It provides ambulatory paediatric and accident and emergency services.
Pilgrim Hospital is situated beautiful countryside and serves the communities in the South Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.
If you want to make a difference and be part of something new and exciting then we would love to hear from you so, what are you waiting for?!
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
What’s in it for you??
So, apart from being part of a team that puts patients at the heart of everything we do, and seeing lives improved by the treatments we give, you’ll also get the following:
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- NHS Pension: A generous and flexible pension scheme with contributions from us as your employer.
- Annual Leave
- Flexible working & career breaks: Helping you match work and home life – ask about reduced hours, compressed hours, flexible working, term-time only working, job sharing and unpaid leave.
- Bank working: The chance to work extra hours at enhanced rates and we’ll pay you weekly – ideal if your income needs a quick boost
And there’s more!!:
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- Family & Childcare including on-site nurseries at Lincoln County Hospital and Pilgrim Hospital Boston, maternity, paternity, adoption & shared parental leave following a set period of employment.
- Health & Wellbeing including mindfulness, counselling, mental health first aid, health check MOTs, physiotherapy, eye tests.
- Learning & Development including Lincolnshire Talent Academy, leadership training, medical education, clinical education, Lincolnshire clinical research and GP speciality training programme.
- Discounts & Salary Sacrifice including Cycle2Work, car lease scheme, home electronics and wider wallet.
- Rewards & Recognition including staff awards, long service awards, retirement awards, examples of excellence and staff lottery.
What should you do next?
Have a look at the job description and if you like what you see then apply today. Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to work with a great team in a supportive environment within a great institution. your NHS needs you!!!
Person specification
Education and Teaching
Essential criteria
- Evidence of recently published research or case reports.
- Audit
- Demonstrate understanding of educational needs of trainees and commitment to effective teaching at all levels
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Demonstrate the ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Team leadership skills.
- Demonstrate understanding of educational needs of trainees and commitment to effective teaching at all levels
- Computer literacy.
- Understanding of the principles and implementation of Clinical Governance.
Desirable criteria
- Ability to innovate and develp new technology and methods.
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- GMC Qualification
- CCT
- FRCS/FRCOphth or equivalent
- Full GMC Registration
Desirable criteria
- Fellowship in special interest.
- Relevant higher degree or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
- Number of Cataracts
- Complication rate
- Experience in Paediatric Ophthalmology
- Proven clinical experience in ophthalmology with a broad experience of the specialty - minimum of six years.
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of recently published research or case reports.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Craig Leverett
- Job title
- Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01522 307131
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