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A regional health trust in Torquay seeks a Consultant Ophthalmologist to deliver expert clinical care and lead surgical teams. This position involves providing comprehensive ophthalmic services, prioritizing patient needs, and supervising junior medical staff. A strong candidate will possess FRCOphth, full GMC registration, and a commitment to teaching and clinical governance. The role offers competitive remuneration and the opportunity to work in a supportive environment.
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The closing date is 02 November 2025
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust is an expanding and innovative Trust set in the heart of South Devon.
We are seeking to recruit an innovative, dynamic consultant to join our team. This would be an excellent opportunity for Higher Trainees who have completed their training or an established consultant seeking a career change.
You will be joining a friendly and welcoming team working full time or part time hours, and your role may include general as well as specialist clinics, and cataract surgery.
Please note there would be a 1 in 8 general on-call commitment, and there is a separate sub regional vitreoretinal on-call. Shared office space and secretarial support will be provided.
We are a forward thinking, very well equipped and well supported department. We provide a very wide range of ophthalmic services.
Our surgical service is run from the purpose-built Eye Surgery Unit (ESU) just upstairs from the Eye Clinic. From here we offer a one stop cataract assessment service, surgical booking service and admissions area. Our very few inpatients are admitted here and go to a ward postoperatively. Operating lists are conducted at Torbay Hospital, as well as the potential for use of the Centre of Excellence for Eyes at Nightingale Hospital in Exeter. Our second ophthalmic theatre on the Torbay Hospital site was opened in February 2024 and has dedicated HVLC lists.
Currently the majority of minor lid operations (entropion, ectropion, lesion excision etc) takes place in our minor operations suite in the outpatients' department.
We have integrated image viewing software and use Medisoft EPR for our medical retinal, macula, eye casualty, VR and cataract surgery services. The hospital plans to start using EPIC in 2025.
We hold clinics at Newton Abbot community hospital and there is potential that we will be expanding our service into further community sites.
The Trust has a good working relationship with our commissioners and the Department has regular meetings with the commissioning bodies.
A provisional job plan is shown below, although please note this job plan is representative only. The final timetable will depend on current service redesign within the unit and the interests of the appointed candidate.
Morning
PA
Afternoon
PA
Monday
SPA
0.5
CLINIC
1
Tuesday
ADMIN
1
THEATRE/LASER
1
SPA
1
CLINIC
1
Thursday
Theatre
1.25
CLINIC
1
Friday
CLINIC
1
SPA
1
On call 0.25 PA
Initial split of 7.5 DCC, 2.5 SPA. Following 6 to 12 months in post (depending on previous experience), there is a baseline 1.5 SPA with a further 1 PA to be used either as SPA performing additional roles (e.g College Tutor, clinical governance, medical student supervision, etc) or DCC, according to Consultant preference.
To provide high quality consultant delivered care to patients including clinical leadership and supervision of junior medical staff, ensuring the highest standards of clinical care are provided to all patients attending the hospital.
Other responsibilities include:
Eligible candidates will need to have Full GMC Registration (with licence to practice) and be on the Specialist Register by date of interview or within 6 months of CCT (Certificate of Completion of Training).We provide a very wide range of ophthalmic services including intravitreal treatments for macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy, vitreo-retinal surgery, services for medical retina including uveitis, lacrimal surgery please see job description for more services.
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 known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust