Consultant in Ophthalmic Anaesthetics

Pulse Healthcare; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare recruitment agency is seeking an Ophthalmic Anaesthesia Consultant in Birmingham. This full-time role involves ensuring safe anaesthetic care for patients, leading preoperative assessments, and managing perioperative risks. The ideal candidate will hold a GMC Specialist Register, FRCA, and have over 6 months of NHS experience. The position offers competitive pay, comprehensive support, and opportunities for professional development. Join the team to deliver exceptional patient care in a rewarding environment.

Benefits

Competitive hourly rates

Daily and weekly payroll services

Access to CPD events & training courses

Exclusive locum opportunities

Loyalty schemes and recommendations

Qualifications

• Must be registered with GMC in Ophthalmic Anaesthesia.
• FRCA qualification is essential.
• CCT or CESR required.
• Minimum of 6 months experience in NHS as Consultant in Ophthalmic Anaesthesia.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safe, effective anaesthetic care for patients undergoing eye surgery.
• Lead preoperative assessments and tailor anaesthetic plans.
• Manage risks and complications during procedures.
• Support surgeries ranging from cataracts to complex orbital operations.
• Collaborate with surgeons and theatre teams to ensure service delivery.
• Shape departmental standards and mentor junior staff.

Skills

GMC Specialist Register - Ophthalmic Anaesthesia

FRCA

CCT or CESR

6+ months NHS Consultant Ophthalmic Anaesthesia experience

Job description

Consultant in Ophthalmic Anaesthetics - Birmingham

Birmingham, West Midlands

Job Title: Ophthalmic Anaesthesia
Grade: Consultant
Location: Birmingham, West Midlands
Working Hours:Full-Time
Rate: Lucrative rates

We are excited to offer you an opportunity as an Ophthalmic Anaesthesia Consultant. If you are passionate and experienced, looking to make a meaningful impact in Anesthesiology, this position is for you. Join us in delivering exceptional medical care.

You will handle a diverse workload across various surgical specialties, with opportunities for subspecialising.

What will your responsibilities be?

As an ophthalmic anaesthesia consultant, you play a vital role in ensuring safe, effective anaesthetic care for patients undergoing eye surgery—from neonates to the elderly. You lead preoperative assessments, tailor anaesthetic plans using local anaesthesia, sedation, or general anaesthesia, and manage risks and complications during procedures. Your expertise supports surgeries ranging from cataracts to complex orbital operations, often performed as day cases. You collaborate closely with ophthalmic surgeons and theatre teams, ensuring smooth, efficient service delivery. Beyond the operating room, you help shape departmental standards, mentor junior staff, and contribute to clinical governance, making you essential to both patient outcomes and service excellence.

With competitive hourly rates, daily and weekly payroll services, and revalidation and appraisal services, you will be well-supported in your role. You will also benefit from having a dedicated and responsive consultant to assist you. Additionally, you will have access to CPD events & training courses, exclusive locum opportunities with more preferred supplier contracts than anyone else and rewarding recommendation and loyalty schemes. This comprehensive support system ensures you can focus on delivering the best patient care while advancing your career.

Qualifications and Experiences:

• GMC Specialist Register - Ophthalmic Anaesthesia
• FRCA
• CCT or CESR
• 6+ months NHS Consultant Ophthalmic Anaesthesia experience

How to apply?

Apply now to join our team. To find out more, please contact us. Know someone interested? Refer them! If you are registered with Pulse and recommend a friend to us, you can earn £500 per recommendation, once they have worked over 200 hours.

Why work with Pulse?

From the moment you register with us, our focus is entirely on you. During our first conversation, you’ll quickly see that we understand your specialty inside and out.

Our expert recruitment consultants are dedicated to finding you the best opportunities and supporting you every step of the way to secure the perfect placement. With our preferred or sole supplier status with many clients, you’ll have access to exclusive opportunities that you won’t find anywhere else.

We always prioritise your best interests, engaging in meaningful conversations and truly listening to you. You are an individual, a professional—not just a resource.

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity by contacting our team. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.

We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organization (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.