Job summary
- Main area
- Ophthalmology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 153-M3692
- Employer
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Bournemouth Hospital
- Town
- Bournemouth
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant Ophthalmologist – Corneal and Emergency Ophthalmology
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.
We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.
We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.
We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.
At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.
As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.
We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support the preparation of their application. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of your own experience and suitability. Personal integrity is an important part of the recruitment process.
Job overview
Applications are invited for the post of Consultant Ophthalmologist within Corneal and Emergency Eye Disease Service.
This is a replacement substantive, permanent, full time, corneal consultant post to work in conjunction with a part-time corneal consultant.
The Corneal service has been developed previously to a full medical and surgical service including an acute medical corneal clinic and has a good diagnostic suite of modern anterior segment imaging equipment. We have a Pentacam and are in the process of purchasing an anterior segment OCT machine.
The service has historically undertaken both full thickness and partial thickness corneal graft procedures as well as other anterior segment surgery including pterygium, complex cataract surgery and iris reconstruction.
In December 2021 we launched a pioneering Health Village based in a department store for technician-led virtual clinics in our new diagnostic hub and clinician-led cataract facility. This has now moved up to the old maternity hospital in Poole which has been refurbished for this purpose.
This will complement our main sites at Royal Bournemouth Hospital, and Poole Hospital and peripheral clinics at Christchurch, Swanage, and Blandford Community Hospitals.
Main duties of the job
Applicants should be able to fit into a friendly, cohesive and enthusiastic unit. They should be competent in corneal and cataract surgery. They will have a principal interest in cornea but, will be expected to contribute to the general ophthalmology service and emergency eye care service. They will be required to take a lead in the emergency eye service.
Further speciality interests could be developed depending on the successful candidate’s training/aspirations. They should have a desire to teach and will be expected to participate in clinical audit and governance. Enthusiasm to pursue clinical research is desirable. They will be required to undertake management duties and work in a multidisciplinary team.
Applicants must already be on the GMC specialist register or within 6 months of the interview date have a certificate of completion of specialist training.
Participation in the 1 in 8 second on-call rota is essential.
Please note, the job description contains an illustrative job plan, and the final timetable will be discussed and agreed upon appointment.
Working for our organisation
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions at interview.
Please note if a role or service relocates as part of a planned move, excess mileage will not be reimbursed. Travel from home to the new work base will be classed as a normal commute. Any other changes will be managed under relevant Trust or national terms and conditions.
We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more detailed information and indicative job plan.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full GMC registration with license to practice
- Are on the GMC Specialist Register for Ophthalmology and have their CCT/CCST or will receive it within six months of the date of interview
Desirable criteria
- Management courses successfully completed
- Evidence of postgraduate teaching (courses run, lectures given etc)
Experience
Essential criteria
- The ability to provide an up to date, expert clinical opinion in all aspects of Ophthalmology, and to take full responsibility for patients’ clinical care
- Ability to perform within a multidisciplinary team
- Evidence to demonstrate delivery of high quality care
Desirable criteria
- First name publications in refereed journals
- Other management experience including out patient priorities and waiting lists
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- James Kersey
- Job title
- Clinical Lead, Ophthalmology
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 019 6055
- Additional information
The Head & Neck Directorate Senior Leadership Team
0300 019 6055
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