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Job summary

Main area
Ophthalmology
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref
225-DIV1-7076453
Employer
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
New Cross Hospital
Town
Wolverhampton
Salary
£105,504 - £139,882 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
25/04/2025 23:59

Employer heading

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust logo

Consultant Ophthalmologist with specialist interest in Medical Retina

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

 

 

Job overview

The Ophthalmology Directorate is looking to appoint a full-time Consultant Ophthalmologist with a specialist interest in Medical Retina.

The successful candidate will join a team of 18 consultants providing specialist services in Glaucoma, Diabetes, Cornea, Medical & Surgical Retina, Ocular Motility, Oculoplastics.

 

Main duties of the job

Whilst the post will be primarily based at New Cross Hospital, the successful candidate may be required to carry out clinics and theatre sessions at Cannock Chase Hospital or Walsall Manor Hospital.

The department welcomes applications from candidates who are in possession of FRCOphth or equivalent or those who are on the GMC specialist register (or are eligible for registration within 6 months of the interview date with a certificate of completion of specialist training).

Working for our organisation

The department has two state of the art theatres based at New Cross Hospital and a bespoke, recently refurbished Cataract Theatre at the Cannock Chase Hospital site and is supported by Orthoptists, Hospital-based Optometrists, a fully equipped imaging department and fields machines.

A walk-in Emergency Service, led by Ophthalmic Nurse Specialists, is available within the Ophthalmology Emergency Department at the New Cross Hospital site and is supported by an Eye Referral Unit with booked appointments ‘hot-clinics’ for urgent cases.

 

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Detailed duties and responsibilities are contained within the Job Description attached to this advertisement.

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Full Registration and a licence to practise with the GMC
  • Must have been on the GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT from the date of interview
Desirable criteria
  • Higher Medical Degree
  • FRCOph

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Specialist interest in Uveitis
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of audit and the implementation of change following audit

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Professor Yit Yang
Job title
Clinical Director
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01902 695823
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