Consultant Ophthalmologist - Medical Retina | Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 03 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £105,504 - £139,882 PA PR |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 August 2025 |
| Location: | Hull, HU3 2JZ |
| Company: | Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7186416/356-25-7186416 |
Summary
The successful candidate will assume a direct clinical role within the department, sharing all facilities equally with the existing consultants. This is a substantive post (10 PAs) and the appointee will be joining 32 Consultant Ophthalmologist posts already established. The successful candidate will work 11 PAs per week, which will include an 8.5 DCC and 1.5 SPA split (Flexible working may be considered) in addition to 1 PA for on-call work. It is expected that the successful applicant will play an active role in the consultant on call rota.
The Consultant will, in conjunction with colleagues:
i. Provide Medical retina face-to-face and virtual clinics
ii. Provide an Ophthalmic service in accordance with the agreed timetable and subsequent job plan
iii. Provide 1 in 10 on call cover forNorthern Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals
iv. Supervise and help train colleagues including trainees and Allied Health Professionals
v. Help with advice and management of emergency medical retina patients along with the on-call team when needed
vi. Work flexibly to provide adequate cover for colleagues when needed to ensure smooth running of the service
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.
For further information regarding this vacancy, Please see attached Job Description & Personal Specification
This advert closes on Thursday 31 Jul 2025