Job summary
The successful candidate will assume a direct clinical role within the department, based at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) sharing all facilities equally with the existing trainees. This is a 12 months fellowship program. The successful candidate will work full time 40 hours per week, (Flexible working may be considered). It is expected that the successful applicant will play an active role in the 1:11 first on call rota covering Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH).

Main duties of the job
Oculoplastic surgery training covers a wide range of procedures dealing with the orbit, eyelids, lacrimal system, and the face. Surgical training in a fellowship typically includes:

• Eyelid surgery -- ptosis repair, entropion/ectropion correction, eyelid reconstruction following tumour excision, and malposition correction
• Lacrimal surgery -- external DCR (dacryocystorhinostomy) and endonasal (endoscopic) DCR.
• Orbital surgery -- orbital biopsies, orbital decompression, and management of anterior orbital tumours.
• MDTs -- Oculoplastics MDTs, skin cancer MDTs, and joint lists.

About us
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.

Details
Date posted: 04 November 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Doctor - other
Salary: £76,582 a year PA PR
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 356-26-8390100
Job locations: Hull Royal Infirmary, Hull, HU3 2JZ, United Kingdom

Person Specification
Professional registration
Essential

• Full GMC registration

Desirable

• Entry on the General Medical Council (GMC) Specialist Register via one of the following: o Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) (The proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of the interview) o Certificate of Eligibility for specialist Registration (CESR) Where not available then commitment to work towards CESR competencies will be required

Qualifications and Training
Essential

• FRCOphth or equivalent

Desirable

• Postgraduate degree: e.g. MD, PhD
• Postgraduate qualification in Education or significant experience in post graduate training

Clinical Experience
Essential

• Level 4 in Oculoplastic

Management and Administration Experience
Essential

• Ability to manage and lead medical/surgical teams
• Ability to lead on smooth and efficient running of the unit
• Ability to organise, prioritise and manage high intensity workload

Desirable

• Ability to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/ delivery

Teaching, Audit and Research
Essential

• Experience of supervising junior medical staff
• Commitment to formal and informal teaching of medical staff, AHPs and medical students
• Evidence of participation in audit
• Ability to extrapolate clinical research evidence to care for individual patients

Desirable

• Evidence of having conducted a practice changing audit
• Evidence of having conducted teaching/ training in clinical courses e.g. IMPACT Course, Faculty, ALS Instructor, ALERT Instructor
• Original peer-reviewed research publications

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
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: Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Address: Hull Royal Infirmary, Hull, HU3 2JZ, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.hey.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Clinical Lead, Mark Costen, Mark.costen@nhs.net, 01482328541

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