Job summary
- Main area
- Ophthalmology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Local Appointment nodal point 4 (MT04)
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed term)
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week (Including on-call requirement)
- Job ref
- 208-0258A4-25
- Employer
- Northern Lincolnshire & Goole NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- CDC Freshney Place
- Town
- Grimsby
- Salary
- £65,048 PA PR
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/02/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Trust Doctor ST3-5 level in Ophthalmology
NHS Medical & Dental: Local Appointment nodal point 4 (MT04)
Job overview
Ophthalmology Department
The Ophthalmology Department (part of the Head and Neck Care Group) at NHS HHP are primarily
located at all the main hospital sites in the group (Hull Royal Infirmary, Castle Hill Hospital, Diana Princess
of Wales Hospital at Grimsby, Scunthorpe General Hospital, and Goole & District Hospital) where the
consultants are also based. The Ophthalmology Departments serve a population of nearly 600,000. Daily activity consists of out-patient clinics, surgery and 24 hours on call cover.
There will be an increase in imaging capacity when the Ophthalmic Imaging Hubs open at East Riding
Community Hospital, and Scunthorpe later this year.
Currently there are 32 consultant ophthalmologists (FT & LTFT) at NHS HHP. Plans are in motion for
additional recruitment to expand the team in the next 1-2 years.
Resources
Appropriate secretarial support will be provided along with appropriate office accommodation and IT facilities.
Main duties of the job
The Role
Provision of Ophthalmic Services within the Trust with responsibility for the prevention, assessment, diagnosis and treatment of illness within the Ophthalmology department.
Close working with medical, nursing and allied health professionals to assist in providing high quality patient care.
The post holder will be accountable to clinical supervisors and Mr Satish Kotta as clinical lead for the department.
Administration Duties: These include responsibility for inpatient discharge summaries, outpatient letters etc and the management of other junior staff on the team. Duties other than those clinical duties specified will be in accordance with the Job Plan agreed between the Appointee, the present Consultants and the Chief Executive.
The Job Plan allows time for Administration, Teaching and Medical Audit. Participation in audit/appraisal and CME is mandatory under clinical governance/GMC guidance. Diana Princess of Wales Hospital, Grimsby will be the base hospital for this post, however all clinicians may be required to work on any of the Humberwide partnership Trust’s sites and across the seven day period where necessary. Secretarial support and appropriate office accommodation and IT facilities will be provided.
Working for our organisation
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Provision of Ophthalmic Services within the Trust with responsibility for the prevention, assessment, diagnosis and treatment of illness within the Ophthalmology department.
Please see attached job description and person specification
Person specification
Professional Registration
Essential criteria
- Full Registration with the GMC
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- MBBS or equivalent qualification
Desirable criteria
- Diploma of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists, DRCOphth or FRCS Ophthalmology (Glasgow)
Clinical Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of ST1 competencies or equivalent in Ophthalmology. Ability to manage general, emergency, ophthalmic and paediatric problems. Ability to record detailed legible medical notes Demonstrate evidence based practice OCT analysis skills
Desirable criteria
- Experience in Ophthalmic Surgery
Management and Administration Experience
Essential criteria
- Ability to manage and lead medical/surgical teams Ability to lead on smooth and efficient running of the unit Ability to organise, prioritise and manage high intensity workload
Desirable criteria
- Ability to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/ delivery
Teaching, Audit and Research
Essential criteria
- Experience of supervising junior medical staff Commitment to formal and informal teaching of medical staff, AHPs and medical students Evidence of participation in audit Ability to extrapolate clinical research evidence to care for individual patients
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of having conducted a practice-changing audit Original peer-reviewed research publications Evidence of participation in audit
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Mr Satish Kotta
- Job title
- Consultant Ophthalmologist/Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07971972493
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