Job summary
Introduction
Applications are invited for a consultant ophthalmologist post specialising in glaucoma.
The successful candidate will join an established prestigious tertiary service and will also provide general and emergency ophthalmic services.
We are looking for an enthusiastic individual with appropriate training and qualifications. This is a 10.0 PA (8.0 PA of direct clinical care and 2.0 PA of supporting professional activities) appointment, though individuals meeting the person specification criteria who wish to work less than full time are welcome and encouraged to apply. The post is based chiefly at the Aintree site and partly at the Royal site of St. Paul's Eye Unit, which is part of the Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (LUHFT).
St. Paul's Eye Unit is a vibrant and innovative department. The successful applicant will join a group of over thirty consultants including five clinical academics at consultant level.
The proposed start date for this appointment is 1st December 2024.
Main duties of the job
St. Paul's Eye Unit
St. Paul's Eye Unit is a Division, now part of the Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, a merger between the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen Trust and the Aintree Trust. St. Paul's is located on three sites: the Royal, Aintree and the South Liverpool Treatment Centre at Garston. Senior medical staff currently comprises almost thirty substantive consultants including five clinical academics at consultant level, locum consultants, two associate specialists and six specialty doctors. In addition, two consultants from Alder Hey Children's Hospital participate in the strabismus services. Doctors in training comprise two clinical lecturers, specialist trainees and sub-specialty fellows.
About us
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.
The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.
To hear more about our achievements click herehttps://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/media/13089/1606-annual-report-booklet_final.pdf
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Attainments and practical skills
Fellowship training or equivalent postgraduate training / experience in the management of patients with glaucoma.
Surgical or non-surgical skills not currently offered by the department. Evidence of leadership skills.
Application / CV and interview
Qualifications
Medical degree.
FRCOphth (or equivalent).
CST in ophthalmology.
Specialist registration with the GMC.
Post-graduate research degree (MD, PhD, MSc).
Application / CV
Research
Publications and/or presentations of original clinical and/or laboratory research in ophthalmology.
Publications and/or presentations of original clinical and/or laboratory research in glaucoma. Research grant awards.
Application / CV
Disposition
Able to work with team members of all grades within the NHS.
Organisational skills.
Willingness to work flexibly towards the strategic aims of the organisation. Managerial experience including a central role in competence based role development for non-medical staff and a central role in patient care pathway development.
Application / CV, interview,
references
Teaching and Training
Experience in formal and informal teaching and training.
Qualification in teaching and or training.
Application / CV, interview
Audit
Clinical audit experience.
Evidence of completion of a clinical audit cycle.
Application / CV, interview
Person Specification
Attainments and practical skills
Essential
- Fellowship training or equivalent postgraduate training / experience in the management of patients with glaucoma.
Desirable
- Surgical or non-surgical skills not currently offered by the department. Evidence of leadership skills.
Qualifications
Essential
- Medical degree. FRCOphth (or equivalent). CST in ophthalmology. Specialist registration with the GMC.
Desirable
- Post-graduate research degree (MD, PhD, MSc).
Research
Essential
- Publications and/or presentations of original clinical and/or laboratory research in ophthalmology.
Desirable
- Publications and/or presentations of original clinical and/or laboratory research in glaucoma. Research grant awards.
Disposition
Essential
- Able to work with team members of all grades within the NHS. Organisational skills.
Desirable
- Willingness to work flexibly towards the strategic aims of the organisation. Managerial experience including a central role in competence - based role development for non-medical staff and a central role in patient care pathway development.
Teaching and Training
Essential
- Experience in formal and informal teaching and training.
Desirable
- Qualification in teaching and or training.
Audit
Essential
- Clinical audit experience.
Desirable
- Evidence of completion of a clinical audit cycle.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Aintree
Lower Lane
Liverpool
L7 9AL