Employer University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Bournemouth Hospital Town Bournemouth Salary £109,725 - £145,478 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 17/10/2025 08:00
Consultant Ophthalmologist Vitreo-retinal & medical retina
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
We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed colleague to join our dynamic team, to help deliver a first class ophthalmic service for Bournemouth and Dorset.
We are a friendly hospital with an interactive and innovative approach from our management team. Patient care is at the centre of all we do and we would welcome a candidate who is prepared to follow the principle of “would I be happy for a member of my own family to receive this care/treatment?” and strive for excellence.
To join a team of 13 consultants, 2 associate specialists, 4 Trust grade doctors and 6 trainees. The out-patients department and adjacent emergency area are well equipped with multiple clinic rooms, a separate one-stop cataract assessment area and a minor ops theatre. There is a 5 room macula suite with 3 multi-function injection rooms. We house a comprehensive range of diagnostic equipment, the majority of which is networked via Zeiss Forum software. Included are five Humphrey perimeters plus one Octopus, 3 OCT’s (Zeiss), digital fundus and anterior segment photography, ultra-sound, Pentacam and IOLMaster biometry. Within the outpatient department are Yag, argon and SLT lasers. The orthoptic department is staffed by three full time and one part time orthoptists and there are special clinics including medical retina, vitreoretinal, glaucoma, oculoplastic, Paediatric, corneal and neuro-ophthalmology. Imaging facilities consist of CT and MR at both Bournemouth and Poole.
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
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 team mates and colleagues.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Person specification
Experience
* Evidence of the ability to manage and lead a team
* Evidence to demonstrate delivery of high quality care
* The ability to supervise junior staff and carry out ‘on the job’ training
* Audits completed
* Other management experience including outpatient priorities and waiting lists
* Evidence of postgraduate teaching (courses run, lectures given etc)
Qualifications
* Full GMC registration
* 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
* FRCOphth or equivalent
* Evidence of complete, structured and adequate general ophthalmic training
* 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
* Evidence of recent vitreoretinal subspecialty training, preferably at an internationally recognised centre
* Higher Degrees in Retinal Studies
* Evidence of recent medical retina subspecialty training
* Management courses successfully completed
Please note:
Staff recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across all our Trust locations to meet service demands.
This advert may be closed early if sufficient applications are received.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst this vaccination is not a condition of employment we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.
Internal Candidates: staff employed prior to merger who voluntarily change jobs will be appointed to UHD terms and conditions.
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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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