Consultant Ophthalmologist

An organisation with a real sense of community we actively support and develop our staff to ensure our patients receive the best quality care.

The ideal candidate will be a General Ophthalmologist with a subspecialty interest in Ocular Plastics which supports or is complimentary to existing team.

Ophthalmology is part of the Planned Care Directorate at East Cheshire NHS Trust (ECT) which is one of three Directorates within the Trust.

The post holder is expected to have general ophthalmology experience and the post holder is expected to be fully competent in phacoemulsification - cataract surgery.

Applicants must be on the General Medical Council Specialist Register or within six months of being admitted (at the date of interview) to the Register for trainees if in a training programme within the UK.

Being available during the working week so that medical and nursing staff can communicate and consult freely.
NHS Medical and Dental salaries are set at a national level.

For new starters not already working to UK Medical and Dental terms and conditions of service will be appointed to the minimum paypoint.

If you have lived or worked abroad for 6 months or more in the last 5 years you will need to obtain an overseas police clearance.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings.

Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. We will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters as part of ongoing monitoring.

As part of making your application we encourage you to review the Trusts Careers webpage for more information about working for East Cheshire NHS Trust.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion.

The Trust is a Disability Confident Leader and as such, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post (outlined in the Person Specification).

Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT (Certificate of Completion of training).
Broad range of recent experience in Ophthalmology.
Fully competent in high volume phacoemulsification – cataract surgery.
Fully competent in Oculoplastic management including surgery.
Fellowship training in Oculoplastic.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion.

The Trust is a Disability Confident Leader and as such, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post (outlined in the Person Specification).

In order to facilitate applications from all members of the community the Trust is able to offer services including Braille Applications and Interpreting Services.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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