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Job summary

Main area
Ophthalmology
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialist Grade
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref
RSH/OPH/SP/T2/002
Employer
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
Town
Shrewsbury
Salary
£100,870 - £111,441 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
22/04/2026 23:59

Employer heading

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust logo

Specialist Doctor for Ophthalmology with an interest in Glaucoma

NHS Medical & Dental: Specialist Grade

Job overview

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals NHS Trust is advertising an exciting opportunity within the Ophthalmology service for a permanent Specialist Doctor in Ophthalmology with special interest in Glaucoma. The successful applicant will also provide a general ophthalmology service and will be based at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) but will also be required to work cross-site at Princess Royal Hospital (PRH). The timetable will include a variety of outpatient clinic sessions, dependent on competence theatre sessions and on-call. The department currently have 10 substantive consultants.  This role requires the training and supervision of glaucoma practitioners at various levels of experience and therefore good teaching experience is required.

Contribution to an out of hours on call rota is core to this role.

Main duties of the job

Main clinical duties include:

  • Provide Ophthalmic services, with sub-specialist interest in glaucoma ophthalmology.
  • Complete clinical sessions in theatre, specialist glaucoma clinics and general clinics.
  • Support the eye department 24-hour cover for emergencies non-resident on call (first or Consultant rota dependent on experience).
  • Complete supporting professional activities, such as RSTA time including research and audit.
  • To develop enhanced clinical skills, especially in the assessment and management of acutely ill patients.
  • To have excellent team-working skills with the abilities and professional attitude to work well in a multi-professional team.
  • To deliver clinical and quality targets agreed both nationally and locally with clinical teams and commissioners.
  • To follow patients throughout their clinical pathways.

Working for our organisation

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is the main provider of acute hospital services for around half a million people in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales.

Encompassing some of the most picturesque parts of England and Wales, the Trust’s catchment stretches from the Cambrian Mountains in the west, to Newport and the fringes of the Black Country in the east. The main towns include: Bridgnorth, Ludlow, Market Drayton, Oswestry, Shrewsbury and Whitchurch (in Shropshire); Newport, Telford and Wellington (in Telford & Wrekin); and Newtown and Welshpool (in Powys) – all beautiful and unique.

Our main service locations are the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) in Shrewsbury which are located 20 minutes’ drive apart. Together they provide 99% of our activity. Both hospitals provide a wide range of acute hospital services including accident & emergency, outpatients, diagnostics, inpatient medical care and critical care.

We also provide services such as consultant-led outreach clinics at the Wrekin Community Clinic, Telford, the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, Gobowen and the Bridgnorth, Ludlow and Whitchurch Community Hospitals.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

A formal job plan will be agreed between the successful candidate and their Clinical Director and consultant colleagues, on behalf of the Medical Director within 3 months of starting in post. A full-time job plan is based on a 10 PA working week. The job plan will be reviewed annually and is a prospective agreement that sets out the specialist's duties, responsibilities, and objectives for the coming year. It covers all aspects of a specialist’s professional practice including clinical work, teaching, research, education and managerial responsibilities. It will provide a clear schedule of commitments, both internal and external and will include personal objectives, detailing links to wider service improvements and trust strategic priorities.

For a full-time contract, the job plan will be divided on average per week (pro-rata for a part time post) as:

·       9 Programmed Activities (PAs) of Direct Clinical Care - includes clinical activity, clinically related activity and predictable and unpredictable emergency work.

·       1 Supporting Professional Activities (SPAs) - includes CPD, audit, teaching and research.

·       Additional Programmed Activities (APAs) – additional sessions can be included with formal agreement between the successful applicant and their clinical director.

The allocation of PAs is reviewed and may be subject to adjustment when a further diary exercise is undertaken or if the service demands a review of the team job plan.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • MBChB, MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
Desirable criteria
  • FRCOphth or equivalent
  • Postgraduate qualification

Entry Criteria

Essential criteria
  • Full Registration and a licence to practise with the General Medical Council (GMC).
  • Shall have completed a minimum of 12 years’ medical work (either continuous period or in aggregate) since obtaining a primary medical qualification of which a minimum of six years should have been in Ophthalmology in the Specialty Doctor and/or closed SAS grades. Equivalent years’ experience in a relevant specialty from other medical grades including from overseas will also be accepted.
  • A minimum of 3 years NHS experience in Glaucoma Ophthalmology.
  • Demonstrate thorough understanding of health service delivery in the UK.
  • Demonstrates the criteria outlined in the generic capabilities framework below.

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
Dr Muyiwa Owoniyi
Job title
Consultant Opthalmologist
Email address
[email protected]
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