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Main area
Ophthalmology
Grade
Specialty Doctor
Contract
18 months (Fixed Term)
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref
357-MPR-115-25-QIA114
Employer
United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Pilgrim Hospital
Town
Boston
Salary
£59,175 - £95,400 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
30/05/2025 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Specialty Doctor - Ophthalmology

Specialty Doctor

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.

Enjoy a better quality of life in one of the UK’s most welcoming counties. Whether you’re taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire welcomes everyone. Discover a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that’s friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life. Visit beinlincolnshire.com to find out more.

Job overview

This is a Speciality Doctor appointment for the United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust based at Pilgrim Hospital in Boston.

This is a replacement post for which the person appointed will be required to devote substantially the whole of their time to the duties of the post.

The United Lincoln Hospitals Trust provides ophthalmic services to a population in excess of 750,000. The service is based in two main sites in Boston and Lincoln. Peripheral sites in Grantham, Louth, Gainsborough attached to the Lincoln site and Skegness and Spalding attached to the Boston site provide additional outpatient services.

This post is based at the Pilgrim Hospital Boston with some duties in the peripheral sites attached.

Main duties of the job

The Appointee will be expected, in conjunction with his / her colleagues, to provide a comprehensive Ophthalmic service supporting the provision of an effective countywide service and contribute towards achieving the 18 week wait across the whole eye department.

He/she will provide leadership to support the continued delivery of a first class Ophthalmic service.

The appointee will take part in the Middle Grade on-call rota for emergency duties and provide, on a reciprocal basis, emergency cover for colleagues during periods of absence.

He/she 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 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.

He/she will be required to play an active part in the robust clinical audit programme in operation 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.

The appointee will be expected to offer a general ophthalmology service. In particular the delivery of high volume cataract surgery is expected ensuring the Trust meets its contractual obligations with respect to the 18 week wait.

 

 

 

Working for our organisation

The appointee will be encouraged to participate in management duties within the Department and the organisation.

The department has a good reputation in helping Speciality doctors with CESR and will be happy to help the successful individual with CESR application.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

THE POST

This is a Speciality Doctor appointment for the United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust based at Pilgrim Hospital in Boston, but it is a condition of the appointment that the post holder will be willing to work in any of the Trust’s locations or outreach district general hospital clinics.

SPECIALITY DOCTOR IN OPHTHALMOLOGY

 This is a replacement post for which the person appointed will be required to devote substantially the whole of their time to the duties of the post.

Applicants may elect to work whole time or part time. If the successful applicant chooses to work part time, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis with the Trust.

The United Lincoln Hospitals Trust provides ophthalmic services to a population in excess of 750,000. The service is based in two main sites in Boston and Lincoln. Peripheral sites in Grantham, Louth, Gainsborough attached to the Lincoln site and Skegness and Spalding attached to the Boston site provide additional outpatient services.

This post is based at the Pilgrim Hospital Boston with some duties in the peripheral sites attached.

The post has been developed to assist in the delivery and expansion of the current service and to cope with the increasing demands in the wider field of Medical Retina and Glaucoma. The post holder will also help the department meet the challenges of the 18 week wait.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Appointee will be expected, in conjunction with his / her colleagues, to provide a comprehensive Ophthalmic service supporting the provision of an effective countywide service and contribute towards achieving the 18 week wait across the whole eye department.

He/she will provide leadership to support the continued delivery of a first class Ophthalmic service.

The appointee will take part in the Middle Grade on-call rota for emergency duties and provide, on a reciprocal basis, emergency cover for colleagues during periods of absence.

He/she 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.

He/she will be required to play an active part in the robust clinical audit programme in operation 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.

The appointee will be expected to offer a general ophthalmology service. In particular the delivery of high volume cataract surgery is expected ensuring the Trust meets its contractual obligations with respect to the 18 week wait.

The appointee will be encouraged to participate in management duties within the Department and the organisation.

The department has a good reputation in helping Speciality doctors with CESR and will be happy to help the successful individual with CESR application.

 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • FRCS, FRCOphth or equivalent (2)
  • Current GMC certificate (2)
Desirable criteria
  • UK Experience
  • Relevant higher degree or equivalent

Training/Experience/Research

Essential criteria
  • Proven clinical experience in ophthalmology with a broad experience of the specialty - minimum of six years.
  • Experience of and undertaken Clinical Audit, with recently presented findings (2) Desirable criteria
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of recently published research or case reports.

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Good communication skills, both written and verbal
  • Demonstrate the ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team
  • 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

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Craig Leverett
Job title
Service Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01522 707401
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