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Job summary

Main area
Ophthalmology
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week (2nd on call)
Job ref
320-MDR-7002196-KJ
Employer
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Derby & Queen's Hospital
Town
Derby & Burton
Salary
£105,504 - £139,882 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
08/04/2025 23:59

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University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust logo

Consultant in Ophthalmology with a S/I in Oculoplasty

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

With over 13,000 members of staff you can expect huge variety and new opportunities every day! Our staff go above and beyond and take pride in caring for our patients.

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is fully committed to promoting inclusion, equality, diversity and human rights in employment and delivery of its services.  The Trust is committed to providing an environment where all employees, patients, carers and visitors experience equality of opportunity by means of understanding and appreciating the value of diversity.

As a Trust we promote an inclusive environment and welcome applications from a diverse pool of talent and backgrounds.  All individuals are valued and given every opportunity to succeed based on merit.

The Trust actively encourages applications from members of our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. These groups are under-represented in our organisation, and it’s important to us that our workforce reflects the diversity of our communities as much as possible.

Armed Forces and Disability Confident guaranteed interview scheme

To further support the pledges in the Armed Forces Covenant and to make a positive contribution to support ex-armed forces personnel (veterans) make the transition to civilian life, the Trust has introduced a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for veterans who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification, to help them overcome barriers to find civilian employment. The scheme will operate for all external recruitment.

The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer and committed to both employing and retaining people with disabilities.  This commitment is to guarantee an interview for any candidate that has disclosed a disability under the Equality Act 2010 and who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification.  Reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010 will be considered upon request.

If you require support/adjustments with your application please contact the recruitment team on  01332 788466

Join us and help make a real difference to our Trust.

Here’s more about the role and what we’re looking for; 

Job overview

Applications are invited for a Substantive Consultant post in Ophthalmology with a focus on Oculoplastics as well as supporting the delivery of our substantial general Ophthalmology workload.  This post will be based  at the Royal Derby Hospital  but with peripheral community hospitals, we expect flexibility to be able to work across sites.

All applicants should have full registration with the United Kingdom General medical Council and be included on the GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT at the time of interview.

Please note that this post will close prior to the closing date if enough applications are received.

Main duties of the job

In your role you will help the Trust deliver services to patients requiring oculoplasty.   You will also utilise your skill set in managing our cohort of general Ophthalmology patients for which you will be required to provide some services from our community hospital sites. You will help us deliver our elective workload in the form of regular cataract operating at one of our acute sites. We support the delivery of an adult and paediatric Ophthalmology service to patients in Derbyshire and East Staffordshire and so a suitable level of expertise will be required in managing these patients - particularly when you are on-call.  

The adult Ophthalmology team operates from a purpose built eye outpatient department within the King’s Treatment Centre. There is a satellite unit at the Florence Nightingale Community Hospital. 

Paediatric ophthalmology services are offered in the Derbyshire Children’s Hospital which is a purpose built facility including a well-equipped outpatient department, 2 dedicated theatres and 4 inpatient wards, one of which is a day case surgical ward. 

The facility has dedicated orthopic support for both adult and paediatric cases.

Working for our organisation

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

  • Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
  • On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
  • Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

  • We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
  • We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
  • An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
  • Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
  • Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
  • We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
  • We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
  • UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Medically qualified & possess FRCOphth or equivalent
  • Entry on GMC Specialist Register or within six months of receipt of CCT
  • GMC registration and a license to practice at time of application
Desirable criteria
  • Training qualification
  • Fellowship in special interest
  • Relevant Higher Degree or equivalent

Clinical Experience

Essential criteria
  • Proven clinical experience in Ophthalmology, with a broad experience of the specialty, minimum of 6 yrs, 3 yrs of which should be at specialty registrar level
  • Experience of and undertaken clinical audit, with recently presented findings.
Desirable criteria
  • Sub-speciality experience desirable
  • Able to deliver high volume cataract surgery

Management & Administrative Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of audit management

Teaching Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of & commitment to teaching undergraduates & postgraduates.
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of the delivery of high quality teaching

Research Experience

Desirable criteria
  • Peer reviewed publications

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • • Medically qualified & possess FRCOphth or equivalent
  • • GMC registration and a license to practice at time of application
  • • Entry on GMC Specialist Register or within six months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview and entry on GMC Specialist Register by date of commencement or evidence that the GMC is processing the Specialist Registration application (MUST be provided prior to interview)
  • • Fellowship in special interest
Desirable criteria
  • • Training qualification
  • • Relevant Higher Degree or equivalent

Clinical Experience

Essential criteria
  • • Proven clinical experience in Ophthalmology, with a broad experience of the speciality, minimum of 6 years, 3 years of which should be at speciality registrar level
  • • Experience of and undertaken Clinical Audit, with recently presented findings
  • • Wide experience of managing oculoplastic patients
Desirable criteria
  • • Oculoplastics fellowship

Management & Administrative Experience

Essential criteria
  • • Experience of audit management

Teaching Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of & commitment to teaching undergraduates & postgraduates
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of the delivery of high quality teaching.

Research Experience

Desirable criteria
  • Peer reviewed publications

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
James Tildsley
Job title
Consultant Deputy Clinical Director Ophthalmology
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01332 787512
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