Specialist Doctor in Ophthalmology

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals offers an appointment for a full time Ophthalmology Specialist. This is a substantive post; the Candidate will be a senior non-consultant member of the Ophthalmology Service. The post holder will be expected to manage Ophthalmology and emergency patients and will be expected to deliver appropriate subspecialty care potentially to include, corneal, glaucoma or medical retina.,

• Urgent Care Clinics
• Subspecialty clinics: The Candidate will support the Corneal, glaucoma and medical retina team and other subspecialties dependent on service demand and skillset
• Independent Laser clinics where appropriate
• Potential for surgery is optional dependent on skill set and theatre availability
The post holder will be expected to supervise trainees and other junior staff and be part of teaching and training of medical and non- medical staff. The appointee must be experienced in leading clinical audits. The post holder will be expected to primarily work at Scarborough Hospital but also other east coast hospital sites including Malton and Bridlington where needed.

York & Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides a comprehensive range of acute hospital, community and specialist healthcare services for approximately 800,000 people living in and around York, North Yorkshire, North East Yorkshire and Ryedale - an area covering 3,400 square miles, and which includes Scarborough and Bridlington. Our mission is to be a valued and trusted partner within our care system, delivering safe effective care to the population we serve. We're situated in a fantastic part of the country: home to two national parks, a beautiful coastline, and the city of York, which is consistently voted one of the best to live in the UK. It's our privilege to be the largest provider of healthcare in the region and we are incredibly proud of our 8,500 staff, working across 9 hospital sites, supporting safe, high quality patient-centred care on a day-to-day basis.

In joining the Trust, you will have access to a wide range of staff benefits including health and wellbeing support, finance schemes and discounts. There is also a competitive relocation package of up to £18,000. To support your learning and development you will be entitled to a study leave budget of £3,000 across three years, along with support from our learning and development team. The Trust has also increased both annual leave and SPA entitlement for SAS grades to match that of consultants. More information can be found on the Trust's website in the 'Working for Us' section.