Job summary
- Main area
- Ophthalmology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (12 months)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week (10 PA contract (excluding on-call commitments))
- Job ref
- 225-DIV1-8059837
- Employer
- The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- New Cross Hospital
- Town
- Wolverhampton
- Salary
- £63,696 - £102,689 dependent on previous equivalent experience
- Closing
- 14/08/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Locum Specialty Doctor in Ophthalmology with an Interest in Glaucoma
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
Job overview
The Directorate of Ophthalmology provides an ophthalmic service to a population of around 900,000 residents of Wolverhampton, Walsall and South Staffordshire as well as the adjacent counties of Shropshire, Worcestershire and the West Midlands at New Cross Hospital, Cannock Chase Hospital and Ashmore Park Eye Centre
The team of 17 consultants specialise in a wide range of conditions including:
- Corneal and external eye diseases
- Diabetes
- Glaucoma
- Medical Retina
- Ocular Mobility
- Oculoplastics
- Paediatrics
- Vitreo Retinal
- Uveitis
The service offers state of the art imaging equipment and is supported by an excellent imaging department. The department offers Fluroscein, Indo-cyanine Green, widefield Optos together with angiography. A walk-in service is available in addition to booked clinic sessions.
Specialist Nurses run an Ophthalmic emergency service within the Emergency Department of the Trust with the facility to refer directly into the Eye Referral Unit which also takes urgent referrals from GP’s and Local Opticians participating in the MECS scheme.
The Ophthalmology Directorate at RWT is the Regional Centre for virtual cataract and VR surgical training. There are active and comprehensive training and teaching activities throughout the year.
Main duties of the job
We are seeking a dedicated Locum Specialty Doctor in Glaucoma to join our forward-thinking Ophthalmology team.
In this role, you will:
- Deliver expert clinical care to patients with glaucoma and related conditions.
- Provide clinic care to patients with urgent Ophthalmic conditions in our dedicated emergency portal
- Work alongside a multidisciplinary team.
- Contribute to innovative treatment pathways and service development.
What we offer:
- A supportive, collaborative working environment.
- Opportunities for professional growth and subspecialty development together with dedicated/protected time for training/Development.
- Access to state-of-the-art diagnostic and surgical facilities.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.
We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.
The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
General
The post holder will be managerially accountable to the Clinical Director.
This Trust recognises and values, training needs and ambitions of all its doctors. The post holder will have the rights and responsibilities of a CME process. This will be under the management of the Director of Education. It includes a named educational supervisor, an annual appraisal and assessment process and an agreed professional development plan.
All requests for annual leave and study leave must be approved by the Service Lead and then Clinical Director and Directorate Manager. It is each doctor’s responsibility to inform the Service Lead and Clinical Director and Directorate Manager of:
(a) Proposed date they wish to be away
(b) Who will be covering their routine and emergency work and scheduled rota work.
Leave will not be granted unless this information is provided, Failure to do so will put you in breach of contract. It is your responsibility to swap duties with your colleagues to provide cover for your absence.
The Specialty doctor is expected to cover absence of colleagues on study leave and annual leave during daytime.
General
- To provide cover for colleagues in respect of periods of leave.
- In conjunction with colleagues, to take part in medical audit and research as appropriate.
- In conjunction with colleagues, to ensure that the requirements of clinical governance are met.
- To ensure that there are adequate arrangements for hospital staff involved in the care of your patients to be able to contact you when necessary.
Junior Medical Staff
- In conjunction with Consultant and Senior colleagues, to play a full part in the supervision junior medical staff.
Management & Service Development
- In conjunction with colleagues, to take responsibility for the best use of departmental staffing and other resources to ensure the maximum efficiency of the department.
- To observe the Trust’s agreed policies and procedures, in relation to managing staff, and to follow the Trust’s Standing Orders and Standing Financial Instructions. These policies and procedures have been drawn up in consultation with the profession on clinical matters.
Clinical Governance
- In conjunction with colleagues, to ensure that the requirements of clinical governance are met.
Health & Safety
- To take responsibility for your own Health & Safety complying with any safe working arrangements, policies and procedures which are in place.
- To accept a duty to other staff and patients to ensure that any hazards are reported and managed appropriately
Person specification
Professional Qualification
Essential criteria
- Ophthalmic experience
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Deepak Chand
- Job title
- Ophthalmology Directorate Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01902 481935
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