Glaucoma & General Ophthalmology Consultant — Flexible Hours

Mid Yorkshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension

27 days holiday + bank holidays

Wellbeing services

Onsite nurseries

Cycle to work

Car lease salary sacrifice

Flexible working

Job summary

Mid Yorkshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust seeks a glaucoma-focused ophthalmologist to join the Eye Centre at Pinderfields Hospital, Wakefield, with duties across Dewsbury and Pontefract sites. The post is 10 PA full-time, with some flexibility for less than FT.

Travel between sites is expected and reflected in the job plan. You will deliver outpatient clinics and day-case surgery, support glaucoma care, and participate in urgent and on-call duties.

Qualifications

• Full GMC Registration with licence to practise.
• Inclusion on the GMC Specialist register.
• Medical degree from recognised medical school.
• FRCOphth / FRCS or equivalent.
• Eligibility to work in the UK.
• Desirable to contribute to Ophthalmology services.

Responsibilities

• Support General Ophthalmology with a subspecialty interest in Glaucoma.
• Deliver outpatient clinics and day case surgery.
• Manage workload: ~12 Face-to-Face patients and ~24 in Virtual clinic.
• Cataract theatres: cases with a trainee; case-mix for glaucoma surgery.
• On-call duties and urgent/emergency care; on-call rota 1:8.5.
• SPA sessions; 1.5 Core SPA with objectives agreed.
• Any activity above contracted hours paid as extra sessions or TOIL.

Skills

GMC Registration

Inclusion on GMC Specialist register

Medical degree

DSB clearance

Education

Medical Degree

FRCOphth/FRCS or equivalent

Job description

Mid Yorkshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust seeks a glaucoma-focused ophthalmologist to join the Eye Centre at Pinderfields Hospital, Wakefield, with duties across Dewsbury and Pontefract sites. The post is 10 PA full-time, with some flexibility for less than FT.

Travel between sites is expected and reflected in the job plan. You will deliver outpatient clinics and day-case surgery, support glaucoma care, and participate in urgent and on-call duties.