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Overview
Job Summary. Come and join our forward thinking and supportive Ophthalmology team. We are looking to appoint an innovative and high performing Specialty Doctor with independent out-patient clinics across all Ophthalmology, specifically focusing on Medical Retina and Emergency sub-specialties. The ability to undertake macular injections is desirable. Other sub specialty interests would be considered which would be discussed upon interview / appointment based upon experience and service need. The department is a teaching environment supporting the educational and clinical development of junior trainees and non-medical teams (including Nurse Practitioners, ACPs, Orthoptists and Optometrists) to support their development within extended roles.
Responsibilities
* Supporting outpatient capacity across all Ophthalmology, including Medical Retina and Emergency. Sub specialty clinics will be based on experience and interest.
* The post holder will be part of the emergency eye clinic team undertaking outpatient clinics along with triage from primary care and internal ED departments across site.
* There is also the expectation to join the tier 1 non-resident on-call rota and support ward rounds.
* The department also supports requests to undertake research studies and internal audit as required.
* The department benefits from an ECLO and a team of Failsafe Co-ordinators and secretarial support, along with a supportive senior management team within the Head and Neck Directorate.
About Us
CHFT has 2 main sites, Ophthalmology being based in Acre Mills Out-patients, Huddersfield and Calderdale Royal Hospital, Halifax. The Trust is currently one of the most digitised in the country, using Medisight and an electronic referral portal (EyeV), making it one of the most paper-light and digitised Ophthalmology Departments in the country. The department is undertaking transformational projects internally and working with WYAAT on sub-specialty projects to standardise pathways of care. We continue our collaborative working with local Optometrists and the ICB to deliver new and patient centred community schemes to meet the demands of our local population.
Details
* Date posted: 27 August 2025
* Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
* Grade: Specialty Doctor
* Salary: £61,542 to £99,216 a year per annum pro rata
* Contract: Fixed term
* Duration: 12 months
* Working pattern: Full-time
* Reference number: 372-SURG-MD185
* Job locations: Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, Acre Street, Lindley, Huddersfield, HD3 3EA
Job Description
Job responsibilities
This is a 12 month, fixed term post. It is an excellent opportunity to join a dynamic and motivated team comprising 21 Consultants, 9 Specialty Drs and 1 Trust Grade Doctor, 4 Specialty trainees, 2 qualified ACPs, 2 Nurse Practitioners, 10 Orthoptists, 5 Optometrists and a substantial team of Ophthalmic Nurses, technicians and healthcare assistants. Please see the attached job description included within the advert. The department also supports requests to undertake research studies and internal audit as required. The department also benefits from an ECLO and a team of Failsafe Co-ordinators and secretarial support, along with a supportive senior management team within the Head and Neck Directorate.
Qualifications
* Essential: Minimum of 3 years Ophthalmic Post-Graduate experience with completion of Foundation Training
* Applicants must continue to hold a Licence to Practise
* MRCS or equivalent
* Desirable: Relevant higher degree
Experience and Achievements
* Essential: Must be able to demonstrate a varied level of sub-specialty clinical experience and competence in aspects of Ophthalmology
* Evidence of experience and training in assessing and treating patients in General Ophthalmology / emergency eye care clinics and on-call settings
* Evidence of experience in planning and / or managing Ophthalmic patients within other sub-specialties
* Desirable: Evidence of experience and training in assessing and treating Medical retina cases and / or sub - specialty specific cases
* Experience of undertaking IVI macular injections
* Understanding current issues within Ophthalmology and the future direction of the specialty
* Understanding current issues within the wider NHS
* Attendance at a recognised management course
* Shows ability to work with and lead others across professions
Teaching and training
* Essential: Experience of and enthusiasm for clinical teaching of postgraduate doctors and non-medical staff.
* Desirable: Academic achievements/evidence of familiarity with research methods which have resulted in publications; Training in clinical and educational supervision; Attendance at a teaching course; Formal qualification in teaching/education
Audit and Research
* Desirable: Critical Appraisal Skills; Knowledge of Audit principles and evidence of participation in and completion of audit projects; Evidence of knowledge of research methodology
Disposition-Adjustment/Attitude/Commitment
* Essential: Good communication and empathy skills with patients; Willingness to participate in a multi-disciplinary team environment to provide an integrated service; Ability to work as a member of a team, both through communication and sharing workload; Ability to manage high pressure situations e.g. clinical crisis; Ability to prioritise and organise workload and co-ordinate staff; Ability to integrate the care of a patient by many and various other clinical staff; Willingness to work flexibly to deliver clinically effective and cost effective healthcare
Practical/Intellectual Skills/Personal Qualities
* Desirable: Evidence of continual learning and development; Understands self (strengths and weaknesses) and impact of behaviour on others; Evidence of innovation; Ability to use a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation software and internet browser; Ability to touch type
General
* Essential: Eligibility to work in the UK; Ability to work in various locations throughout the network of services provided by Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust; For areas requiring EPP Clearance (Exposure Prone Procedures), this will also be a requirement of the health screening; An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required with the Disclosure and Barring Service
Additional
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 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 have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they resided in for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants are also subject to this requirement.
UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
Employer details: Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust, Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, Acre Street, Lindley, Huddersfield, HD3 3EA. Website: https://www.cht.nhs.uk
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