Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
St. Paul's Eye Unit is a Division, 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.
This fellowship role is a training post for a total of 12 months. The Vitreoretinal fellows work within St Paul's eye unit, covering VR emergencies, theatres and outpatients. The subspecialty is led by Rumana Hussain and the Divisional Medical Director for the Ophthalmology is Mark Batterbury.
The Trust is altering its remuneration package for the vitreoretinal fellow post, to recognise the out-of-hours work performed over and above the basic working week. The detail of that package has not yet been agreed, but will lift the basic salary by approximately 30%. It is expected that the package will be in place by the time the successful candidate starts.
Main duties of the job
The vitreoretinal fellowship includes clinical sessions of 7 surgical and 3 outpatient based roles. In addition, the assessment and organisation of retinal emergencies, organisation of theatre lists and post-operative reviews. This is under the supervision of a team of 7 vitreoretinal consultants led by R Hussain.
Job responsibilities
The fellow timetable includes Monday (am theatre, pm OPD), Tuesday (all day OPD), Weds-Fri (all day theatre and admin). Out of hours work during the week is uncommon but includes taking calls regarding and reviewing emergency patients. Weekend work includes emergency patient reviews, post-operative reviews and some surgical activity when required. The on call is split between the 2 fellows.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
* Full GMC registration
Experience and Knowledge
* Surgical competence in keeping with full CCT
* Further subspecialty experience
Teaching and Training
* Active interest in current advances in the field
* Evidence of local teaching
Research, Audit and Clinical Governance
* Evidence of research output
Management and Administrative
* Keen organisation skills
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.
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Salary
£61,825 to £70,425 per annum (salary will be dependent on experience)
Reference number
287-OPHT-82-24
Job locations
St Pauls Eye Unit, Royal Liverpool University Hospital
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