Consultant Ophthalmologist - Occuloplastics

The successful candidate for this appointment will join an expanding department of Ophthalmology, as a substantive post. The appointee will be joining 25 Consultant Ophthalmologists, 6 Specialty Doctors and 5 Trainees. The successful candidate will work 11 PA's a week, which will include 8.5 DCC and 1.5SPA split, and 1PA for the role of Eye Casualty Lead. Phase 1 of the Hull and East Yorkshire Eye Hospital opened in November 2002, providing 3 operating theatres, a pre assessment suite, day case unit, a 12 bed in patient ward, administrative space and a departmental library. Phase 2 was completed in April 2011 and provides paediatric and adult outpatient clinics along with supporting facilities such as Orthoptics in a purpose built expansion of the existing eye hospital site. Phase 3 was completed January 2017, providing a much needed expansion of the service to include the entire next floor of the building we are currently housed in. This has provided a dedicated glaucoma
suite, 2 extra treatment rooms and much needed additional administration accommodation.

With the growth of ambulatory day case surgery, the eye ward now provides admission and recovery areas for our high volume theatre lists, and any inpatients are accommodated in nearby wards within the hospital., The successful candidate will assume a direct clinical role within the department, based at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) sharing all facilities equally with the existing consultants. This is a substantive post and the appointee will be joining 25 Consultant Ophthalmologist posts already established. The successful candidate will work 11 PAs per week, which will include a 9.5 DCC and 1.5 SPA split (Flexible working may be considered). It is expected that the successful applicant will play an active role in the 1:16 consultant on call rota covering Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH).

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.