Consultant Ophthalmologist with interest in Medical Retina (SGH)

NHS; Scunthorpe; On-site; GBP 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS is seeking a full-time Consultant Ophthalmologist at Scunthorpe General Hospital to provide specialized care in medical retinal diseases and uveitis. The successful candidate will be actively involved in clinical duties, teaching, and supervising junior staff. A competitive salary and the opportunity for flexible working arrangements are available.

Qualifications

• Full GMC Registration essential.
• CCT must be within 6 months of interview.
• Experience in Ophthalmology training.

Responsibilities

• Provide theatre cover and ophthalmic services.
• Supervise trainee staff within the Trust.
• Participate in the consultant on-call rota.

Skills

Responsibility

Leadership

Teaching

Education

FRCOphth or equivalent

MBBS or equivalent medical qualification

Job description

Job summary

The successful candidate will assume a direct clinical role within the department, sharing all facilities equally with the existing consultants. This is a full-time permanent post (11 PAs) General Ophthalmologist with special interest in Medical retinal diseases/Uveitis. The appointee will be joining 32 Consultant Ophthalmologist posts already established. The successful candidate will work 11 PA's a week, which will include an 8 DCC and 2 SPA split (Flexible working may be considered) with additional activities to be discussed. It is expected that the successful applicant will play an active role in the consultant on call rota.

Main duties of the job

The Consultant will, in conjunction with colleagues:

i. Provide theatre cover as below.

ii. Provide an Ophthalmic service in accordance with the agreed timetable and subsequent job plan.

iii. Provide trustwide 1 in 10 on call cover

iv. Supervise trainee staff within the Trust.

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

30 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

356-25-7186727

Job locations

Scunthorpe General Hospital

Cliff Gardens

Scunthorpe

DN15 7BH

Job description Job responsibilities

For further details regarding this role, please see attached full job description and person specification.

Job description Job responsibilities

For further details regarding this role, please see attached full job description and person specification.

Person Specification Professional Registration Essential

• Full GMC Registration
• Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) (The proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of the interview) Certificate of Eligibility for specialist Registration (CESR)

Qualifications and Training Essential

• FRCOphth or equivalent
• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification

Desirable

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

Clinical Experience Essential

• Able to take responsibility for delivering the service without direct supervision.
• Evidence of specific Ophthalmology training in a fellowship programme.

Desirable

• Dual fellowship / ASTO in a recognised teaching centre.

Management and Administration Experience Essential

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

Desirable

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

Teaching, Audit and Research Essential

• Experience of supervising junior medical staff
• Commitment to formal and informal teaching of medical staff, AHPs and medical students
• Evidence of participation in audit
• Ability to extrapolate clinical research evidence to care for individual patients

Desirable

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

Person Specification Professional Registration Essential

• Full GMC Registration
• Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) (The proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of the interview) Certificate of Eligibility for specialist Registration (CESR)

Qualifications and Training Essential

• FRCOphth or equivalent
• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification

Desirable

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

Clinical Experience Essential

• Able to take responsibility for delivering the service without direct supervision.
• Evidence of specific Ophthalmology training in a fellowship programme.

Desirable

• Dual fellowship / ASTO in a recognised teaching centre.

Management and Administration Experience Essential

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

Desirable

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

Teaching, Audit and Research Essential

• Experience of supervising junior medical staff
• Commitment to formal and informal teaching of medical staff, AHPs and medical students
• Evidence of participation in audit
• Ability to extrapolate clinical research evidence to care for individual patients

Desirable

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

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

Scunthorpe General Hospital

Cliff Gardens

Scunthorpe

DN15 7BH

Employer's website

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

Employer details Employer name

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Scunthorpe General Hospital

Cliff Gardens

Scunthorpe

DN15 7BH

Employer's website

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