Main area Ophthalmology Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Contract Locum: 12 months (with a view to potentially make substantive following fixed term duration) Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week Job ref 225-DIV1-7458106
Employer The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site New Cross Hospital Town Wolverhampton Salary £109,725 - £145,478 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 13/11/2025 23:59
Locum Consultant Ophthalmologist with a specialist interest in Uveitis
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Job overview
The Ophthalmology Directorate is looking to appoint a full-time locum Consultant Ophthalmologist with a specialist interest in Uveitis
The successful candidate will join a team of 17 consultants providing specialist services in Glaucoma, Diabetes, Cornea, Medical & Surgical Retina, Ocular Motility, Oculoplastics.
Main duties of the job
Whilst the post will be primarily based at New Cross Hospital, the successful candidate may be required to carry out clinics and theatre sessions at Cannock Chase Hospital or Walsall Manor Hospital.
The department welcomes applications from candidates who are in possession of FRCOphth or equivalent or those who are on the GMC specialist register (or are eligible for registration within 6 months of the interview date with a certificate of completion of specialist training).
Working for our organisation
The department has two state of the art theatres based at New Cross Hospital and a bespoke, recently refurbished Cataract Theatre at the Cannock Chase Hospital site and is supported by Orthoptists, Hospital-based Optometrists, a fully equipped imaging department and fields machines.
A walk-in Emergency Service, led by Ophthalmic Nurse Specialists, is available within the Ophthalmology Emergency Department at the New Cross Hospital site and is supported by an Eye Referral Unit with booked appointments ‘hot-clinics’ for urgent cases.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Detailed duties and responsibilities are contained within the Job Description attached to this advertisement.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
* Full Registration and a licence to practise with the GMC
* Must have been on the GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT from the date of interview
* Higher Medical Degree
* FRCOph
Experience
* Evidence of audit and the implementation of change following audit
Flexible Working - As a major employer in the Black Country and West Birmingham region we are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. We want the Black Country and West Birmingham region to be the best place to work and as such will consider all requests to work flexibly taking into account personal and individual circumstances alongside the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the on-boarding process.
Qualifications - Please be advised that if the post that you are applying for requires any level of qualification (e.g. A-Levels, Degree etc) or Professional Registration (e.g. Nursing and Midwifery Council, General Medical Council etc) you will be required to provide proof as part of the pre-employment process. By submitting your application you are giving the Trust permission to check the qualification certificates provided back to the source provider. Please note that a sample of all applicant’s qualifications will be checked with the educational institution or provider. Furthermore, a sample of all applicants’ qualifications will be checked back to the educational institution or provider to interview letters to further deter fraud.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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