Job summary
Whatever you're looking for in your next career move, you will find it here as a Consultant Ophthalmologist with a special interest in Emergency Ophthalmology at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.
Join us as a Consultant Ophthalmologist at The Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, co-located on a bustling campus alongside Royal Manchester's Children's Hospital, St Mary's Women's Hospital and the Manchester Royal Infirmary. MREH is one of the largest specialist eye units within Europe and is an internationally recognised Centre of Excellence.
Our departments are award winning; the outcome of the latest CQC inspection of the Manchester Royal Eye Hospital resulted in an "outstanding" rating overall and in four of the five CQC domains : https://www.cqc.org.uk/location/R0A04 .
Main duties of the job
As our service expands, we are presented with a great opportunity for a Substantive Consultant to join the team within Acute Ophthalmology, one the leading Ophthalmic emergency services in the UK. We're searching for an enthusiastic individual to continue in this tradition and expand the service further with innovative leadership, ideas, audit and research projects. A successful candidate, particularly in the current environment of the pandemic, may have sessions on more than one site, so we are looking for a good degree of flexibility across our main Oxford Road Campus, two high street clinics and Altrincham and Trafford Hospitals. The post-holder will demonstrate high expertise in the diagnosis and management of patients with evidence of audit and research. What's more, you'll be encouraged to participate in regular MDTs to aid in the assessment and management of both general patients and cataract services.
About us
MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we've launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- MBChB or equivalent
- Postgraduate qualification or equivalent FRCOphth
- Full GMC registration and currently on Specialist Register or within six months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview
Desirable
- Fellowship training in acute ophthalmology
Knowledge/Previous Experience
Essential
- Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of problems, both emergency and elective within the areas of medical and surgical specialist cases and general ophthalmology
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
Teaching and Audit
Essential
- Experience and commitment to teaching and training undergraduates and postgraduates and non-medical staff
- Commitment to continuing medical education and the requirements of clinical governance and audit
- Experience and commitment to training postgraduate ophthalmic trainees in ophthalmic care including surgical techniques.
- Experience of Clinical Audit in Ophthalmology
Desirable
- Teaching qualification
- Evidence of delivery of high quality teaching
Academic Achievements and Research
Essential
- Ability to apply research to clinical problems
- Publications in recognised ophthalmic journals
Desirable
- Higher Qualification MD or PhD
Interpersonal Skills
Essential
- Excellent Organisations skills
- Excellent Communication skills and team working
- Excellent Leadership skills
- Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- MBChB or equivalent
- Postgraduate qualification or equivalent FRCOphth
- Full GMC registration and currently on Specialist Register or within six months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview
Desirable
- Fellowship training in acute ophthalmology
Knowledge/Previous Experience
Essential
- Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of problems, both emergency and elective within the areas of medical and surgical specialist cases and general ophthalmology
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
Teaching and Audit
Essential
- Experience and commitment to teaching and training undergraduates and postgraduates and non-medical staff
- Commitment to continuing medical education and the requirements of clinical governance and audit
- Experience and commitment to training postgraduate ophthalmic trainees in ophthalmic care including surgical techniques.
- Experience of Clinical Audit in Ophthalmology
Desirable
- Teaching qualification
- Evidence of delivery of high quality teaching
Academic Achievements and Research
Essential
- Ability to apply research to clinical problems
- Publications in recognised ophthalmic journals
Desirable
- Higher Qualification MD or PhD
Interpersonal Skills
Essential
- Excellent Organisations skills
- Excellent Communication skills and team working
- Excellent Leadership skills
- Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
