Consultant Ophthalmologist - Corneal

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust; Huddersfield; On-site; GBP 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity is available at Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust for a Consultant Ophthalmologist specializing in Corneal Surgery and External Eye Disease. The successful candidate will join a dynamic and supportive team, involved in specialist clinics, teaching, and service improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Must demonstrate high clinical experience and competence in Ophthalmology.
• Surgical experience in procedures like posterior endothelial keratoplasty preferred.
• Teaching experience of postgraduate doctors is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist-led corneal outpatient clinics.
• Teach and educate trainees and Trust doctors.
• Participate in service improvement and transformation projects.

Skills

Clinical experience in Ophthalmology

Surgical competence in corneal procedures

Teaching and training skills

Good communication and empathy skills

Education

MRCOphth or equivalent

Specialist registration for Ophthalmology

Job description

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Job Summary

CHFT have an exciting opportunity to appoint a Substantive Consultant Ophthalmologist - Specialising in Corneal Surgery and External Eye Disease

Come and join a forward thinking and supportive team.

Job Summary

CHFT have an exciting opportunity to appoint a Substantive Consultant Ophthalmologist - Specialising in Corneal Surgery and External Eye Disease

Come and join a forward thinking and supportive team.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a dynamic and forward thinking eye care service team comprising 20 Consultants, 9 Specialty and Trust Grade Doctors, 4 Specialty trainees, 2 Nurse Practitioners, 10 Orthoptists, 4 Optometrists, 2ACPs and a substantial team of Ophthalmic Nurses, technicians and healthcare assistants.

The department also benefits from our Eye Clinic Liaison Officer and 5 Ophthalmology Failsafe Co-ordinators and 5 Ophthalmology Schedulers/Pathway Co-Ordinators and admin support along with a supportive senior management team within the Head and Neck Directorate.

Main duties of the job

To provide specialist Consultant Led Corneal outpatient clinics: - new and follow-up emergency, routine, post-ops, as well surgical capacity for corneal and emergency patients.

To provide teaching and education to trainees, Trust doctors, ACPs Optometrists, Orthoptists, Nurse practitioners to enhance future models of care and expansion within the specialty.

Opportunity to work with service leads to conduct service improvement, transformation and research.

Join the Consultant non-resident on-call - this will be a 1:10 provision.

Opportunity to perform cataract surgery depending on experience and sub-speciality interest in this area.

About Us

CHFT has 2 main sites, Ophthalmology being based in Acre Mills Out-patients, and Huddersfield and Calderdale Royal Hospital, Halifax.

The Trust is currently one of the most digitised NHS Trusts in the country having moved to Cerner Millennium Electronic Patient Records (EPR) in 2017. This makes us currently one of the most paper-light and digitised Ophthalmology Departments in the country including the use of Medisight by all clinical teams.

Details

Date posted

10 June 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum (dependent on experience)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

372-SURG-MD170-A

Job locations

Huddersfield Royal Infirmary

Acre Street

Huddersfield

HD3 3EA

Job Description

Job responsibilities

We are looking to appoint an innovative and high performing Consultant Ophthalmologists specialising in Corneal surgery and External Eye Disease.

Please refer to the attached job description for full details.

Job Description

Job responsibilities

We are looking to appoint an innovative and high performing Consultant Ophthalmologists specialising in Corneal surgery and External Eye Disease.

Please refer to the attached job description for full details.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• MRCOphth or equivalent
• All applicants must have Specialist registration for Ophthalmology (or within 6 months of being admitted to the register for trainees, if currently in a training programme in the UK) but consideration will be given to applicants with relevant consultant level experience or trainees in a UK training scheme who are within 6 months of attaining specialist registration.
• Applicants must be Registered with the General Medical Council and hold a Licence to Practise
  
  

Desirable

• Relevant higher degree
  
  

Experience and Achievements

Essential

• Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in all aspects of Ophthalmology
• Evidence of extensive experience and training in assessing and treating patients in cornea / on call settings
• Surgical experience across a range of corneal procedures including posterior endothelial keratoplasty, preferably DMEK
  
  

Desirable

• Understanding current issues within Ophthalmology and the future direction of the specialty
• Understanding current issues within the wider NHS
• Attendance at a recognised management course
• Shows ability to work with and lead others across professions
• Post CCT Fellowship in Vitreo Retinal management
• Evidence of experience in planning and / or managing a General Ophthalmic / Cornea service.
  
  

Teaching and Training

Essential

• Experience of and enthusiasm for clinical teaching of postgraduate doctors and non-medical staff
  
  

Desirable

• Academic achievements/evidence of familiarity with research methods which have resulted in publications
• Training in clinical and educational supervision
• Attendance at a teaching course
• Formal qualification in teaching/education
  
  

Disposition-Adjustment/Attitude/Commitment

Essential

• Good communication and empathy skills with patients
• Evidence of willingness to participate in a multi-disciplinary team environment to provide an integrated service
• Ability to work as a member of a team, both through communication and sharing workload
• Ability to manage high pressure situations e.g. clinical crisis
• Ability to prioritise and organise workload and co-ordinate staff
• Ability to integrate the care of a patient by many and various other clinical staff
• Willingness to work flexibly to deliver clinically effective and cost effective healthcare
  
  

Practical/Intellectual Skills/Personal Qualities

Desirable

• Evidence of continual learning and development
• Understands self (strengths and weaknesses) and impact of behaviour on others
• Evidence of innovation
• Ability to use a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation software, email and internet browser
  
  

General

Essential

• Eligibility to work in the UK
• Ability to work in various locations throughout the network of services provided by Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
• For areas requiring EPP Clearance (Exposure Prone Procedures), this will also be a requirement of the health screening
• An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required with the Disclosure and Barring Service
  
  

Audit and Research

Desirable

• Critical Appraisal Skills
• Knowledge of Audit principles and evidence of participation in and completion of audit projects
• Evidence of knowledge of research methodology
  
  

Person Specification

Essential

• Eligibility to work in the UK
• Ability to work in various locations throughout the network of services provided by Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
• For areas requiring EPP Clearance (Exposure Prone Procedures), this will also be a requirement of the health screening
• An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required with the Disclosure and Barring Service
  
  

Audit and Research

Desirable

• Critical Appraisal Skills
• Knowledge of Audit principles and evidence of participation in and completion of audit projects
• Evidence of knowledge of research methodology
  
  

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 a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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 a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Huddersfield Royal Infirmary

Acre Street

Huddersfield

HD3 3EA

Employer's website

https://www.cht.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Huddersfield Royal Infirmary

Acre Street

Huddersfield

HD3 3EA

Employer's website

https://www.cht.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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