Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Specialty Doctor – Ophthalmology
The closing date is 16 April 2026
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and experienced doctor to join the Ophthalmology team at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals as a Specialty Doctor. The post holder will work within a multidisciplinary ophthalmology service providing high‑quality care to patients across a range of subspecialties.
The successful candidate will contribute to elective outpatient clinics, support the delivery of safe, effective, and patient‑centred ophthalmic care. The role includes opportunities to develop surgical skills, manage patients independently within agreed competencies, and work closely with consultant ophthalmologists and other healthcare professionals.
You will play an important role in maintaining clinical standards, participating in teaching, audit, and service development, while helping the department meet service demands and improve patient outcomes. The post also involves participation in the departmental rota and supporting the wider ophthalmology service within the Trust.
This role offers an excellent opportunity for doctors who wish to broaden their clinical and surgical experience in ophthalmology within a supportive NHS environment.
Main duties of the job
* Provide an appropriate clinical service to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and to General Practitioners.
* Attend multidisciplinary meetings and work within multidisciplinary teams to deliver high‑quality clinical care across three sites, with potential for expansion to GP surgeries and health centres.
* Support the A&E department and acute medicine to ensure timely and appropriate care and patient flow through the hospital.
* Offer consultation and advisory services to clinical colleagues in the Trust and in Primary Care.
* Attend cross‑county and cross‑site meetings.
* Collaborate with colleagues to deliver a high‑quality, timely service and move towards meeting the Trust's and departmental objectives.
* Participate in the middle‑grade on‑call rota, ensuring both emergency and urgent services are provided outside normal hours, shared equally with colleagues.
About us
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust providing a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital‑based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester.
Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised for providing good and outstanding patient‑centred care.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Being open and honest
Ensuring people feel cared for
Showing respect to everyone
We are committed to developing a culture of continuous improvement by embedding the principles of our Improvement System.
We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation – this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex‑positive employer.
DBS Checks and Costs
Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting Information for more details on DBS checks and costs.
Qualifications
* Eligible for full GMC Registration with a Licence to practise at the time of appointment.
* MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
Other Requirements
* An understanding of the current NHS environment, particularly in relation to reforms, initiatives and issues.
Experience
* At least four years full‑time or equivalent postgraduate training, at least two of which will be in the relevant specialty training programme, or as an FTSTA, or equivalent experience and competencies of specialist training.
* Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of problems both emergency and elective within the specialty.
Research Experience
* Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems.
* Awareness of current specialty‑specific developments and initiatives.
* Publications in relevant peer‑reviewed journals in the last five years.
* Evidence of having undertaken original research.
Management and Administrative Experience
* Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively.
* Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities.
* Experience of audit management and conducting clinical audit.
* Ability to use evidence‑based and clinical audit to support decision making.
Personal Attributes
* Ability to work effectively as a team member.
* Enquiring, critical approach to work.
* Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies.
* Commitment to Continuing Medical Education.
* Flexible approach to work duties.
* Ability to work without supervision.
* Reliable and supportive to other colleagues.
* Ability to work antisocial hours.
* Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels.
Teaching Experience
* Ability to teach clinical skills to medical, nursing staff and other disciplines.
* Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates.
* Ability to supervise postgraduate research.
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 submissions for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Please visit the Job Description attached for further information, or contact Mr Tom Jackson.
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