Ophthalmology Consultant

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

Job summary

Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a substantive glaucoma and medical retina consultant to expand the ophthalmology team. This role involves a broad range of clinical responsibilities, teaching, and research, offering a robust professional development environment in a supportive NHS setting.

Benefits

Excellent pension scheme

Annual leave entitlement

On-site nurseries

On-site staff cafes

On-site parking

Support in career development

Salary Sacrifice schemes

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years clinical experience in ophthalmology.
• Sub-specialty fellowship training in Glaucoma or Medical Retina.

Responsibilities

• Deliver clinical and educational services of the highest professional standard.
• Support and participate in the professional training of department staff.
• Engage in clinical audit and research activities.

Skills

Direct Clinical Care

Clinical Decision-Making

Multi-Disciplinary Collaboration

Education

FRCOphth or equivalent

Full GMC Registration

Job description

Job summary

Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals Ophthalmology Department is looking for one substantive glaucoma consultant and one substantive medical retina consultant to expand and complete our current team.

Ophthalmology clinics take place every day at Ashford Hospital & St Peter's Hospital, with additional diagnostic clinics at Woking Community Hospital. Day case surgery takes place in dedicated ophthalmic theatres at Ashford Hospital with paediatric and other selected surgeries at St Peter's Hospital.

You will be expected to develop and maintain a high standard of practice and take an active role in all activities of the Department, including teaching and audit. The timetable will include both F2F and virtual clinics with a regular theatre list.

Main duties of the job

• Work with existing consultants and the multi-disciplinary team to provide a high quality well-led service for patients of Ashford & St Peter's, including the diagnosis, investigations, treatment and management of patients, in accordance with Trust policies and practices.
• Deliver Direct Clinical Care to patients, through all parts of the Department assisting clinical decision-making and sharing equally in the workload.
• Engage fully with the care of patients outside the department and provide a prompt opinion on request from consultant colleagues in other specialty.
• Engage with medical, nursing, management and all relevant co-workers in the delivery of department objectives: to provide clinical leadership, improve the patient experience; ensure the highest quality clinical care.
• Actively participate in and support other staff with education, research, audit and clinical governance activities involving a multi-disciplinary workforce across the department
• Participate in the professional training of the staff in the department, both medical and non-medical, and contribute as required to teaching sessions for other hospital staff as well as undergraduate and postgraduate staff, including supervision of junior medical staff. Teaching and training will require verification of teaching certification

About us

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

We are expanding our theatres at Ashford Hospital and moving towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures.

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• On-site Nurseries
• On-site staff cafes
• On-site parking
• Support in career development
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including wage stream, lease cars, Cycle to Work schemes and home electronics

Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

For more information about a career at ASPH please visit:www.asph-careers.org

Details Date posted

05 June 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

323-MD3002-LM

Job locations

Ashford Hospital

London Road

Ashford

TW15 3AA

Job description Job responsibilities

• Deliver Clinical, Educational, Managerial Services of the highest professional standard at Consultant Level to the Department
• Work with existing consultants and the multi-disciplinary team to provide a high quality well-led service for patients of Ashford & St Peters, including the diagnosis, investigations, treatment and management of patients, in accordance with Trust policies and practices.
• Deliver Direct Clinical Care to patients, through all parts of the Department assisting clinical decision-making and sharing equally in the workload.
• The Consultant team will provide comprehensive senior clinical cover to the Department.
• Any changes will be by negotiation and will be reflected in the job plans of the team.
• Have a continuing responsibility for the care of patients in his/her charge, ensuring safe handover as appropriate.
• Engage fully with the care of patients outside the department and provide a prompt opinion on request from consultant colleagues in other specialties.
• Engage with medical, nursing, management and all relevant co-workers in the delivery of department objectives: to provide clinical leadership, improve the patient experience; ensure the highest quality clinical care.
• Actively participate in and support other staff with education, research, audit and clinical governance activities involving a multi-disciplinary workforce across the department
• Participate in the professional training of the staff in the department, both medical and non-medical, and contribute as required to teaching sessions for other hospital staff as well as undergraduate and postgraduate staff, including supervision of junior medical staff. Teaching and training will require verification of teaching certification
• Support recruitment, appraisal, development and mentoring activities to a multi-disciplinary, multi-professional team
• Undertake any other duties appropriate for a consultant.

LEARNING, DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH

• The Trust encourages and supports consultants with a special interest to develop their interest, where it meets department objectives, and can be audited and reviewed, and provide learning opportunities for other staff.
• Participate in clinical audit activities of the department and hospitals, ensuring record-keeping is effective.
• Undertake research and develop special interests within the limits of clinical and service workload.
• Undertake continuing medical education internally and externally with study leave entitlement as appropriate.

SUPPORTING PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES (SPA)

• ASPH is committed to ensuring that all Consultants have dedicated SPAs within their job plan which will be scheduled based on individual preference and to meet the needs of the service.
• Specific responsibilities will be developed on appointment and according to areas of interest but Supporting Professional Activities (SPAs) are intended to include

Audit, research, and local clinical governance activity

Formal teaching and preparation (e.g. giving lectures, seminars)

Post-graduate teaching, and training (e.g. of junior doctors, medical students)

External teaching and education delivery (e.g. ATLS, APLS)

Clinical management, attendance at departmental and trust meetings

Appraisal, Job planning and rota organisation

Service development, quality improvement work, Major incident planning.

THE JOB PLAN

The ophthalmology consultant job plan has 8 PAs of Direct Clinical Care (DCC) and 2 PAs of Supporting Professional Activities (SPA).

F2F DCC is worked over three long days (8am 6pm) with SPA and DCC administration undertaken flexibly. The post-holder will also participate in the consultant on-call rota shared with the Royal Surrey County Hospital (1:18 weeks) and the local ophthalmology consultant of the week rota based at Ashford Hospital.

For further information about this post, please contact:

Anne Arthur (General Manager) [e-mail] Heidi Chittenden (Specialty Lead) [e-mail]

Job description Job responsibilities

• Deliver Clinical, Educational, Managerial Services of the highest professional standard at Consultant Level to the Department
• Work with existing consultants and the multi-disciplinary team to provide a high quality well-led service for patients of Ashford & St Peters, including the diagnosis, investigations, treatment and management of patients, in accordance with Trust policies and practices.
• Deliver Direct Clinical Care to patients, through all parts of the Department assisting clinical decision-making and sharing equally in the workload.
• The Consultant team will provide comprehensive senior clinical cover to the Department.
• Any changes will be by negotiation and will be reflected in the job plans of the team.
• Have a continuing responsibility for the care of patients in his/her charge, ensuring safe handover as appropriate.
• Engage fully with the care of patients outside the department and provide a prompt opinion on request from consultant colleagues in other specialties.
• Engage with medical, nursing, management and all relevant co-workers in the delivery of department objectives: to provide clinical leadership, improve the patient experience; ensure the highest quality clinical care.
• Actively participate in and support other staff with education, research, audit and clinical governance activities involving a multi-disciplinary workforce across the department
• Participate in the professional training of the staff in the department, both medical and non-medical, and contribute as required to teaching sessions for other hospital staff as well as undergraduate and postgraduate staff, including supervision of junior medical staff. Teaching and training will require verification of teaching certification
• Support recruitment, appraisal, development and mentoring activities to a multi-disciplinary, multi-professional team
• Undertake any other duties appropriate for a consultant.

LEARNING, DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH

• The Trust encourages and supports consultants with a special interest to develop their interest, where it meets department objectives, and can be audited and reviewed, and provide learning opportunities for other staff.
• Participate in clinical audit activities of the department and hospitals, ensuring record-keeping is effective.
• Undertake research and develop special interests within the limits of clinical and service workload.
• Undertake continuing medical education internally and externally with study leave entitlement as appropriate.

SUPPORTING PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES (SPA)

• ASPH is committed to ensuring that all Consultants have dedicated SPAs within their job plan which will be scheduled based on individual preference and to meet the needs of the service.
• Specific responsibilities will be developed on appointment and according to areas of interest but Supporting Professional Activities (SPAs) are intended to include

Audit, research, and local clinical governance activity

Formal teaching and preparation (e.g. giving lectures, seminars)

Post-graduate teaching, and training (e.g. of junior doctors, medical students)

External teaching and education delivery (e.g. ATLS, APLS)

Clinical management, attendance at departmental and trust meetings

Appraisal, Job planning and rota organisation

Service development, quality improvement work, Major incident planning.

THE JOB PLAN

The ophthalmology consultant job plan has 8 PAs of Direct Clinical Care (DCC) and 2 PAs of Supporting Professional Activities (SPA).

F2F DCC is worked over three long days (8am 6pm) with SPA and DCC administration undertaken flexibly. The post-holder will also participate in the consultant on-call rota shared with the Royal Surrey County Hospital (1:18 weeks) and the local ophthalmology consultant of the week rota based at Ashford Hospital.

For further information about this post, please contact:

Anne Arthur (General Manager) [e-mail] Heidi Chittenden (Specialty Lead) [e-mail]

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• oFRCOphth or equivalent
• oFull GMC Registration

Desirable

• oCC(S)T in Ophthalmology
• oInclusion on Specialist Register for Ophthalmology

Experience Essential

• oA minimum of 8 years clinical experience in ophthalmology
• oSub-specialty fellowship training in Glaucoma or Medical Retina

Desirable

• oLeading a change or innovation in the workplace with a multi-disciplinary team

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• oFRCOphth or equivalent
• oFull GMC Registration

Desirable

• oCC(S)T in Ophthalmology
• oInclusion on Specialist Register for Ophthalmology

Experience Essential

• oA minimum of 8 years clinical experience in ophthalmology
• oSub-specialty fellowship training in Glaucoma or Medical Retina

Desirable

• oLeading a change or innovation in the workplace with a multi-disciplinary team

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

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ashford Hospital

London Road

Ashford

TW15 3AA

Employer's website

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

Employer details Employer name

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ashford Hospital

London Road

Ashford

TW15 3AA

Employer's website

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