Consultant Ophthalmologist - Glaucoma

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 114,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust seeks an experienced Consultant Ophthalmologist with a glaucoma subspecialty. The role will be based at Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle, with planned sessions at other ophthalmic sites across the region.

The post carries on-call responsibilities and a substantial clinical workload within a growing, supportive eye care network. Candidates will join a team delivering modern eye care across North Cumbria, serving ~360,000 people and contributing to

Qualifications

• FRCOphth or equivalent required.
• Full GMC registration required.
• CCT or within six months of award by date of interview.
• Inclusion on Specialist Registrar in Ophthalmology (or within six months of inclusion on GMC specialist register).
• Post CCT fellowship in applicable sub-specialty preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop innovative ophthalmic practice and bridge acute, community and primary care.
• Join a team of consultants providing general ophthalmic services across North Cumbria for ~360,000 population.
• Participate in on-call duties and subspecialty development.
• Deliver teaching to undergraduate and postgraduate medical staff and other health professionals.
• Contribute to audit and governance activities within the service.

Skills

Ophthalmology

Glaucoma

Clinical governance

Auditing

Teaching

Communication

Education

FRCOphth or equivalent

Full GMC registration

CCT or within six months of award

Specialist Registrar in Ophthalmology (or equivalent)

Post-CCT fellowship

Job description

Would you like to join a centre of excellence in rural and remote healthcare?

Main area Consultant Ophthalmologist - Glaucoma Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week (On Call) Job ref 262-A-26-8030855-A

Site Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle Town Carlisle Salary £113,565 - £150,569 Per Annum Salary period Yearly Closing 30/09/2026 23:59

Job overview

We are looking for a dynamic and forward-thinking Consultant Ophthalmologist with a subspecialty in Glaucoma to complete a supportive team of specialists covering North Cumbria.

Voted one of the best places to live in the UK, North Cumbria houses the Lake District, one of the country’s most outstanding places of natural beauty and the region is an attractive, largely rural area with access to good road, rail and air communications. Housing is relatively inexpensive and there are excellent state and private education establishments.

The post would be based at the Cumberland Infirmary Hospital, Carlisle however the role would be for job planned working sessions at West Cumberland Hospital, Whitehaven as well as potentially other peripheral Ophthalmic clinical sites.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for candidates who are interested in developing innovative ophthalmic practice; helping to bridge the gap between acute hospital care, community and primary care. Our post offers an exciting opportunity for an ophthalmologist to help us develop a ‘whole system’ approach to delivering safe and effective modern eye care.

The successful candidate will join a team of Consultant Ophthalmologists, with specialist interests, who provide general ophthalmic services across North Cumbria to serve a population of approx. 360,000 with some referrals also coming from part of South West Scotland and West Northumbria.

Working for our organisation

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding hospital and health services to half a million people. Established on 1st October 2019, the Trust is creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout north Cumbria and beyond. We’re responsible for delivering over 70 services across 15 main locations and we employ more than 6,500 members of staff.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of ‘safe, high quality care every time’.

• Being a clinically led organisation
• Quality and safety at the heart
• A positive patient experience every time
• A great place to work
• Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

JOB DESCRIPTION :

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

CERTIFICATE OF SPONSORSHIP

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment.Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed. For further information visit theUK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligiblevacancies.

Disclosure and Barring Service:

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.

The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £6.50 = £28. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £6.50 = £56. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits:

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

NHS Discounts*

Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*

Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

*Subject to eligibility

Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

• FRCOphth or equivalent
• Full GMC registration
• Holder of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or within six months of award of CCT or equivalent by date of interview
• Inclusion on the Specialist Registrar in Ophthalmology (or within six months of inclusion on GMC specialist register)
• Post CCT fellowship in applicable sub-specialty

Experience and Knowledge

• High standard of clinical skill and expertise in clinical Ophthalmology
• Clinical Governance
• Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of clinical Ophthalmology problems both emergency and elective and in primary care.
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for liaising with clinical staff for the clinical care of patients.
• Experience in High Volume Cataract surgery

Management and Administrative

• Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of their chosen subspecialty service.
• Ability to cover on call
• Experience of audit management

Teaching

• Experience of and commitment to teaching undergraduate and postgraduate medical staff
• Ability to teach clinical and personal skills required for Ophthalmic care
• Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduates
• Teaching of non-medical health professionals
• Educational Qualification

Research, Audit and Clinical Governance

• Experience of, and commitment to, medical audit
• Ability to supervise postgraduate research
• Publications in referred journals

Communication skills and abilities

• Empathetic and sensitive approach to patient needs
• Approachable and effective multi-disciplinary team member with excellent interpersonal skills
• Team loyalty
• Positive approach to lessons learnt
• Confident approach without being arrogant
• IT Skills / Presentation Skills

Continued Professional / Personal Development

• Demonstrable evidence of lifelong learning
• Reflective approach to personal development with an ability to acknowledge and effectively manage poor performance
• Participation in appropriate peer review processes

Personal Attributes

• Participation in on call and emergency cover.
• Full UK driving licence

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.

Name Lucy Jackson Job title Deputy Service Manager Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 07929823270 Additional information Our CEO, Trudie Davies, and Executive Medical Director, Adrian Clements, would love to hear from you to discuss your future career in North Cumbria. To arrange an informal chat, please contact Sally Rushton on [e-mail] for Trudie and Julia McClune on [e-mail] for Adrian.

It is strongly encouraged that all prospective applicants should arrange an informal visit to the department prior to interview.