Consultant Ophthalmologist - Paediatric Ophthalmology

NHS; Kingston upon Hull; On-site; GBP 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

The NHS is seeking a Consultant Ophthalmologist for its Ophthalmology Department, part of a well-established team across multiple hospital sites. This role demands a direct clinical contribution, experience in paediatric surgery, and leadership capabilities, offering competitive NHS remuneration and opportunities for development in a diverse health partnership.

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration required.
• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register mandatory.
• Experience in Paediatric Ophthalmology essential.

Responsibilities

• Direct clinical role within the department, sharing facilities with existing consultants.
• Participate in consultant on-call rota.
• Manage and lead medical teams.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Clinical Supervision

Education

FRCOphth or equivalent

Postgraduate degree (MD, PhD)

Job description

Job summary

The Ophthalmology Department (part of the Head and Neck Care Group) at NHS HHP are primarily

located at all the main hospital sites in the group (Hull Royal Infirmary, Castle Hill Hospital, Diana Princess

of Wales Hospital at Grimsby, Scunthorpe General Hospital, and Goole & District Hospital) where the

consultants are also based.

There will be an increase in imaging capacity when the Ophthalmic Imaging Hubs open at East Riding

Community Hospital, and Scunthorpe later this year.

Currently there are 32 consultant ophthalmologists (FT & LTFT) at NHS HHP. Plans are in motion for

additional recruitment to expand the team in the next 1-2 years.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will assume a direct clinical role within the department, sharing all facilities equally with the existing consultants. This is a substantive post (10 PAs) and the appointee will be joining

32 Consultant Ophthalmologist posts already established. The successful candidate will work 10 PA's a week, which will include an 8 DCC and 2 SPA split (Flexible working may be considered). It is expected that the successful applicant will play an active role in the consultant on call rota.

About us

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

Details Date posted

06 June 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£105,504 to £139,882 a year PA PR

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

356-25-7184610

Job locations

Hull Royal Infirmary

Anlaby Road

Hull

HU3 2JZ

Job description Job responsibilities

For further details regarding this vacancy, please see attached full job description and personspecification.

Job description Job responsibilities

For further details regarding this vacancy, please see attached full job description and personspecification.

Person Specification Professional Registration Essential

• oFull GMC registration
• oEntry on the General Medical Council (GMC) Specialist Register via one of the following: oCertificate of Completion of Training (CCT) (The proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of the interview) oCertificate of Eligibility for specialist Registration (CESR)

Qualifications and Training Essential

• oFRCOphth or equivalent

Desirable

• oPostgraduate degree: e.g. MD, PhD
• oPostgraduate qualification in Education or significant experience in post graduate training

Clinical Experience Essential

• oCompetent Paediatric Ophthalmic surgeon and cataract surgeon
• oFellowship in Paediatric Ophthalmology

Management and Administration Experience Essential

• oAbility to manage and lead medical/surgical teams
• oAbility to lead on smooth and efficient running of the unit
• oAbility to organise, prioritise and manage high intensity workload

Desirable

• oAbility to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/ delivery

Teaching, Audit and Research Essential

• oExperience of supervising junior medical staff
• oCommitment to formal and informal teaching of medical staff, AHPs and medical students
• oEvidence of participation in audit
• oAbility to extrapolate clinical research evidence to care for individual patients

Desirable

• oEvidence of having conducted a practice changing audit
• oExperience of teaching/ training in clinical courses e.g. IMPACT Course, Faculty, ALS Instructor, ALERT Instructor
• oOriginal peer-reviewed research publications

Personal Attributes Essential

• oAbility to work flexibly in a changing health service
• oExcellent manner with patients, being sensitive to their needs and fears
• oAbility to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, Nurses and other health professionals and flex style as appropriate
• oWillingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional and national levels

Desirable

• oAbility to communicate effectively with external agencies and other disciplines

Person Specification Professional Registration Essential

• oFull GMC registration
• oEntry on the General Medical Council (GMC) Specialist Register via one of the following: oCertificate of Completion of Training (CCT) (The proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of the interview) oCertificate of Eligibility for specialist Registration (CESR)

Qualifications and Training Essential

• oFRCOphth or equivalent

Desirable

• oPostgraduate degree: e.g. MD, PhD
• oPostgraduate qualification in Education or significant experience in post graduate training

Clinical Experience Essential

• oCompetent Paediatric Ophthalmic surgeon and cataract surgeon
• oFellowship in Paediatric Ophthalmology

Management and Administration Experience Essential

• oAbility to manage and lead medical/surgical teams
• oAbility to lead on smooth and efficient running of the unit
• oAbility to organise, prioritise and manage high intensity workload

Desirable

• oAbility to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/ delivery

Teaching, Audit and Research Essential

• oExperience of supervising junior medical staff
• oCommitment to formal and informal teaching of medical staff, AHPs and medical students
• oEvidence of participation in audit
• oAbility to extrapolate clinical research evidence to care for individual patients

Desirable

• oEvidence of having conducted a practice changing audit
• oExperience of teaching/ training in clinical courses e.g. IMPACT Course, Faculty, ALS Instructor, ALERT Instructor
• oOriginal peer-reviewed research publications

Personal Attributes Essential

• oAbility to work flexibly in a changing health service
• oExcellent manner with patients, being sensitive to their needs and fears
• oAbility to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, Nurses and other health professionals and flex style as appropriate
• oWillingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional and national levels

Desirable

• oAbility to communicate effectively with external agencies and other disciplines

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

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Hull Royal Infirmary

Anlaby Road

Hull

HU3 2JZ

Employer's website

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

Employer details Employer name

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Hull Royal Infirmary

Anlaby Road

Hull

HU3 2JZ

Employer's website

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