Job overview
York and Scarborough Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to invite candidates to apply to work with us as a Consultant Ophthalmologist particularly within Glaucoma and Corneal, working at Scarborough Hospital.
Job plans, special interests and hours can be developed to complement departmental and individual requirements. A proposed job plan can be viewed within the application documents, to be discussed and agreed with the successful candidate.
The successful candidates will work within our Ophthalmic team having the opportunity to develop pathways whilst complementing an existing, well established and expanding eye care for York and the East Coast. The service is consultant led with direct consultant supervision.
Main duties of the job
The principle duty of this post is to provide a comprehensive clinical service to patients in the local area
1. To, at all times, comply with the GMC requirements of Duties of a Doctor
2. To ensure that patient confidentiality is maintained at all times.
3. To undertake duties as defined within the job description in so far as practicable and in agreement with your clinical director.
4. To be responsible and managerially accountable for the reasonable and effective use of any Trust resources that you use and influence, and professionally accountable to the Medical Director.
5. On commencement to ensure personal attendance at the Trust’s Corporate Induction.
6. To participate in the Trust’s statutory and mandatory training programme
7. To be responsible for the clinical management of in and out patients under your care.
8. To comply with Trust policies and procedures where appropriate.
You will join a Trust which is proud to support an ambitious programme of service modernisation and has a reputation for providing high quality services. There is strong academic interest within the department encouraging both research and education.
Applicants must possess FRCOphth or equivalent and be fully registered with the GMC and hold a licence to practise. Applicants must have entry on the GMC Specialist Register for Ophthalmology via CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of the interview date), CESR or European Community Rights.
Working for our organisation
We provide acute and community services for approximately 530,000 people living in and around York and Scarborough, providing a range of specialist services over a wider catchment area across North Yorkshire, East Yorkshire and Ryedale.
In April 2011 the Trust took over the management of some community based services in Selby, York, Scarborough, Whitby and Ryedale. This includes some community nursing and specialist services as well as Archways in York, St Monica’s in Easingwold, The New Selby War Memorial Hospital, Whitby Hospital and Malton Hospital.
Scarborough Hospital is the Trust's second largest hospital. It has an Accident and Emergency department and provides acute medical and surgical services, including trauma, intensive care and cardiothoracic services to the population and visitors to the North East Yorkshire Coast.
All posts require a broad experience in Ophthalmology. It is expected that consultants should be willing to work across different sites as the combined service requires and according to their special interests. This advertised post is based in Scarborough and the East Coast.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more information please see the job description attached
Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against COVID19, this remains our best defence to protect our patients, ourselves and everyone else.
Armed Forces Friendly Employer
We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that York Teaching Hospital has provided its statement of intent to support all Defence personnel and we welcome their application to work for us.
Disability Confident and Mindful Employer
The Trust is committed to meeting the needs of employees and applicants with a disability or mental health condition. Our support for these schemes includes encouraging applications from people who are disabled or have a mental health condition, offering adjustments to make our application process accessible.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
9. Hold a medical qualification registered with the GMC
10. Hold a license to practise with the General Medical Council
11. Entry on the GMC Specialist Register in Ophthalmology
12. An appropriate higher qualification
13. Entry on the GMC Specialist Register in Ophthalmology via CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 12 months of interview) CESR or European Community Rights
Desirable criteria
14. MD or equivalent Higher Degree or evidence of relevant research
15. Ability to supervise postgraduate research
16. Substantive NHS experience
Clinical practice/ competence
Essential criteria
17. Evidence of subspecialist clinical experience and skills in emergency eye care
18. Knowledge of good medical practice and the General Medical Council requirements
Desirable criteria
19. Post CCT Fellowship in emergency eye care
Mentoring and Teaching
Essential criteria
20. Experience of teaching undergraduate and post graduate trainees
21. Experience of undertaking audits and presenting their findings
22. Experience of supervision of postgraduate trainees
Desirable criteria
23. Experience of supervising SpRs/specialist trainees
24. Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduates