Job overview

POST OF: CONSULTANT IN OPHTHALMOLOGY (Cornea)

 A part time 6 PA post as a substantive Consultant in Cornea Ophthalmology is available at the Oxford Eye Hospital.  The ideal candidate must have completed CCT or equivalent (CESR) and must be on the specialist register.  CCT fellowship in Cornea ophthalmology is essential. The 6 PAs are apportioned 5PA's for direct clinical care (DCC) and 1PA for supporting professional activity (SPA) with on-call commitment. This post is a medical post with an aspect of surgical activity built into the job plan.

Candidates are highly recommended to visit the department and hospital and are invited to contact:

Clinical Lead for Ophthalmology Jonathan Norris [email protected]  

Clinical Director for Ophthalmology Rebecca Turner [email protected]

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an enthusiastic Consultant Ophthalmologist specialising in Cornea to join our established team of Consultants and work in the Oxford Eye Hospital.

The Oxford Eye Hospital provides a Corneal service to the Oxfordshire Population as well as tertiary referral work from surrounding regions. The post-holder would be expected to provide medical and surgical corneal sub-specialist expertise for patients presenting with acute and chronic corneal disease and trauma. This is based in the emergency and outpatient clinics and  provides surgical intervention. The post involves the management of new referral and existing patients already under the care of Ophthalmology and following cataract, glaucoma and retinal surgery and for those will ocular surface pathologies.

 The Corneal service has a strong multidisciplinary interaction with all other sub-specialties within Ophthalmology, including Optometry.

 A clinical trials unit is active and research opportunities are available and encouraged. Participation on the consultant on-call rota is mandatory.

Applicants must be on the GMC specialist register or be within 6 months of doing so at the time of the interview. Applications from those wishing to job share are welcomed.

Working for our organisation

Oxford Eye Hospital and the University Medical Sciences Division

1. The Oxford Eye Hospital was founded by Robert Doyne in 1886 and remains an internationally recognised centre of excellence for clinical research, particularly in retina and genetics. The Oxford Ophthalmological Congress held annually since 1909, is one of the largest scientific congresses in ophthalmology in Europe and attracts leading speakers across all ophthalmic disciplines.

2. The Medical Sciences Division is an internationally recognized centre of excellence for biomedical research and teaching and is the largest of the four academic divisions within the University. Over 5500 academics, researchers, NHS clinicians and GPs, administrative staff, with 1400 graduate and 1600 undergraduate students, together contribute to extensive research, teaching and clinical portfolios. The Medical Sciences Division is amongst the top five biomedical institutions in the world, and has been ranked number one for the last six years in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings for clinical, pre-clinical and health sciences. The university comprises 44 colleges and halls with over 100 libraries. Students number around 22,000 in total, just over half of whom are undergraduates while over 40 per cent are international, representing 140 countries. Oxford has the youngest population of any city in England and Wales: nearly a quarter of its residents are university students.