Consultant Ophthalmologist - Paediatric

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Tees Valley is looking for a qualified Consultant Ophthalmologist specializing in paediatrics. This position involves maintaining high clinical standards and participating in medical education. The ideal candidate should have significant experience in General Ophthalmology and a strong commitment to teamwork and patient care.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in General Ophthalmology.
• Subspecialist experience in Paediatrics.
• Ability to undertake ROP screening.

Responsibilities

• Maintain highest clinical standards in paediatric ophthalmology.
• Join on-call rota on a 1 in 16/18 basis.
• Contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate education.

Skills

Leadership skills

Effective communication

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Caring attitude

Commitment to CME

Education

Full GMC registration

FRCOphth or equivalent

Relevant CCT or equivalent

Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register

Job description

Go back South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant Ophthalmologist - Paediatric

The closing date is 31 October 2025

The Department of Ophthalmology at James Cook University Hospital is looking to appoint an NHS Locum consultant ophthalmologist with a view to making substantive to augment the services we provide at South Tees NHS Trust.

The department is a cohesive unit which has steadily expanded over the last ten years covering all major sub speciality areas within ophthalmology. The candidate should have appropriate surgical and clinical experience to undertake specialist care in the relevant subspecialty area. Within the hospital and department there are established research facilities and there will be opportunities to contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate education. The department is specifically looking to appoint a candidate with subspecialty training in paediatric ophthalmology.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will maintain the highest clinical standards in the practice of paediatric ophthalmology.

The post holder will join the on-call rota on a 1 in 16/18 rota (with prospective cover in DCC).

The candidate will possess the appropriate surgical and clinical experience to undertake specialist care in the relevant subspecialty area.

The post holder will contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate education.

The post holder will work as part of a multidisciplinary team.

A formal job plan will be agreed between the appointee and their Clinical Director on behalf of the Medical Director three months after the commencement date of the appointment.

The job plan should be reviewed annually.

The Department provides approximately 90,000 outpatients appointments and performs 6,000 surgical procedures each year, across the two Trust sites (The Friarage Hospital, Northallerton and The James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough).

The Department also offers outreach services at North Tees University Hospital, Stockton and at the Low Grange Medical Centre.

About us

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust have formally agreed to form a group structure to enable closer working across the two organisations. This exciting development has come about following years of joint working but is now well underway.

The group model means that the two organisations remain separate so they can represent their communities really effectively, but it has the flexibility to enable the trusts to work at scale to take strategic decisions which benefit the group as a whole and the patients we serve.

This is not a merger. Both trusts remain as separate organisations - keeping their own existing identities and names - but going forward, when they are working together, they can now collectively be known as University Hospitals Tees.

The two trusts are the area's largest employers, with a budget of around £1.2billion and more than 15,000 staff who deliver acute, tertiary and community health and care services across the Tees Valley, North Yorkshire, County Durham and beyond.

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for the main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

• Full GMC registration
• FRCOphth or equivalent
• Relevant CCT or equivalent ('equivalence' must be confirmed by PMETB/GMC by date of AAC)
• Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register or eligibility for entry within 6 months of the date of the AAC

Clinical experience and effectiveness

• Extensive experience in General Ophthalmology
• Subspecialist experience in Paediatrics
• Ability to undertake ROP screening
• Understanding of quality improvement activities such as audit
• Recognised subspeciality fellowship or good evidence of subspecialty practice in a recognized medical institution

Personal Attributes

• Good leadership skills
• Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GP's, nurses and other agencies
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team
• Caring attitude to patients
• Commitment to good teamwork and relationships
• Commitment to training and continuing medical education (CME)
• Commitment to training and continuing medical education (CME)
• Clear recognition of boundaries in respect of sessional work outside the hospital
• Flexibility to respond to changing service needs

Knowledge and Skills

• Experience of supervising resident medical staff
• Evidence of management and administration experience
• Other teaching skills/experience
• Management training
• Success in obtaining funding for research

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.

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust