NHS
Consultant Ophthalmologist (Glaucoma)
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Job Description
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- Questions
- Standards
- Professionalism
- Clinical Skills
- Specialty Specific skills related to the post
- Commitment to Clinical Governance/Improving Quality of patient care Governance/Improving quality of patient care
- Communication Skills
- Personal Skills
- Understanding of the NHS
- Commitment to ongoing Professional Development
- Questions
- Standards
- Professionalism
- Clinical Skills
- Specialty Specific skills related to the post
- Commitment to Clinical Governance/Improving Quality of patient care Governance/Improving quality of patient care
- Communication Skills
- Personal Skills
- Understanding of the NHS
- Commitment to ongoing Professional Development
Job summary
Applications are invited for a Consultant Ophthalmologist with specialist interest in Glaucoma.
The successful candidate will join a team of 21 Consultant Ophthalmologists at an exciting time of new development and investment in the Department of Ophthalmology at Addenbrooke's Hospital.
The successful candidate will help manage and develop the glaucoma service in collaboration with fellow consultants Miss Humma Shahid, Mr Stylianos Georgoulas and Miss Tasneem Khatib. The glaucoma service manages patients in the eye clinic at Addenbrooke's Hospital as well as an offsite eye clinic in the Vision and Eye Research Institute (VERI) at Anglia Ruskin University. The glaucoma service also provides oversight governance for a community glaucoma scheme.
Main duties of the job
The glaucoma service provides care for our local patients as well as a regional service for more specialist management in the East of England. There is close collaboration with other sub-specialties for co-management of more complex cases such as inflammatory eye disease and paediatric ophthalmology. The glaucoma service is supported by a team of hospital optometrists and glaucoma clinical nurse specialists.
The successful candidate will participate in the consultant on call rota for ophthalmic emergencies (currently 1 in 11 rota). Emergency eye care is provided in one of our Eye Clinics with support from specialist doctors, clinical fellows and residents including full support from a specialist ophthalmic nursing team.
You will be fully registered with the GMC and ideally have a CCT in Ophthalmology or be within six months of award of CCT at the time of interview. Applications are welcomed from those unable to work full time for personal reasons or those wishing to job-share.
As part of our commitment to supporting the medical workforce in the part they play in delivering an excellent caring service to patients, all newly appointed Consultants attend our five-day Consultant Development programme within a year of joining the Trust. Leadership is a key requirement of doctors' professional work and this innovative programme is designed to support Consultants to hone the leadership and management skills they need to succeed at CUH.
About us
The applicant must have demonstrable skills in listening, reading, writing and speaking in English that enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues, as set out in the GMC's Good Medical Practice (2013). Non-UK applicants must possess the IELTS/OET exam before obtaining a GMC licence to practice.
Applications from job seekers who require skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information please visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
It is a requirement for skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, 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) will also be subject to this requirement.
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
Date posted
15 April 2025
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Consultant
Salary
£105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
180-CON-5036
Job locations
Addenbrooke's Hospital
Hills Road
Cambridge
CB2 0QQ
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
The Department of Ophthalmology benefits from a hospital-wide electronic patient record (Epic) which makes Addenbrookes Hospital a digitally advanced Trust. This digital system helps to improve patient care and provides opportunities for audit evaluations and research projects. Addenbrookes Hospital also provides outstanding facilities for research with opportunities for close collaboration between medical specialties.
The Cambridge Eye Research Centre (CERC) provides the research infrastructure for ophthalmology studies within the Department of Ophthalmology. The glaucoma service has a well-established clinical research programme supported by the Cambridge Eye Research Centre (CERC). Miss Tasneem Khatib is a co-Director of CERC as well an academic consultant with a research team based in the Department of Clinical Neurosciences at the University of Cambridge.
The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to the teaching activities of the department. There is a well-established regional teaching programme for specialist trainees in ophthalmology in the East of England.
Please refer to the Job description and Person specification attached for further details on the main responsibilities and duties for this post.
Job responsibilities
The Department of Ophthalmology benefits from a hospital-wide electronic patient record (Epic) which makes Addenbrookes Hospital a digitally advanced Trust. This digital system helps to improve patient care and provides opportunities for audit evaluations and research projects. Addenbrookes Hospital also provides outstanding facilities for research with opportunities for close collaboration between medical specialties.
The Cambridge Eye Research Centre (CERC) provides the research infrastructure for ophthalmology studies within the Department of Ophthalmology. The glaucoma service has a well-established clinical research programme supported by the Cambridge Eye Research Centre (CERC). Miss Tasneem Khatib is a co-Director of CERC as well an academic consultant with a research team based in the Department of Clinical Neurosciences at the University of Cambridge.
The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to the teaching activities of the department. There is a well-established regional teaching programme for specialist trainees in ophthalmology in the East of England.
Please refer to the Job description and Person specification attached for further details on the main responsibilities and duties for this post.
Person SpecificationPerson Specification
Shortilistable
Essential
Shortilistable
Essential
Additional informationDisclosure 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).
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
Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Addenbrooke's Hospital
Hills Road
Cambridge
CB2 0QQ
Employer's website
Employer details
Employer name
Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Addenbrooke's Hospital
Hills Road
Cambridge
CB2 0QQ
Employer's website
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.