# Consultant in Ophthalmology > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-ophthalmology/cea46019-4dab-47e9-b2d6-38766e6af3a3 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-ophthalmology/cea46019-4dab-47e9-b2d6-38766e6af3a3.md ## Summary - **Status:** Archived / closed - **Employer:** Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Guildford - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Ophthalmology - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £105,504 - £139,882 per annum, DoE - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 10 sessions per week - **Closing date:** 2025-06-10T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2025-05-23T09:00:50.604Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Surrey/Guildford/Royal_Surrey_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Ophthalmology/Ophthalmology-v7225789 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7225789?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.royalsurrey.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Applications are encouraged for the post of Consultant Ophthalmologist at Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust.  The post holder will be required to provide a general Ophthalmology service within our Ophthalmology department, although small in size, our service provides several regional subspecialist services and are also active in research with research fellow posts and strong links to the University of Surrey. The RSCH Eye Department is committed to research with several ongoing studies and trials in Medical Retina, Uveitis and Glaucoma with frequent publications.  We have a strong audit culture and a Consultant who is the KSS Training Programme Director for Ophthalmology for specialist training. We cover a large geographic area with the main hub at the Royal Surrey County Hospital but we have satellite clinics at Haslemere, Cranleigh and Badgerswood. We also have a well-established joint on-call service with our local Trust Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The Royal Surrey has been rated as Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission for being caring, effective and safe and well lead and outstanding for being responsive to people’s needs.  We have a very minimally active therapy training unit for keyhole surgery - only one of the three such training units in the UK. ### Main duties of the job The post holder would be required to take an active part in leading and delivering a cutting-edge clinical service in the management of general and anterior segment patients. The post holder will also be expected to participate in the general teaching, management, and on-call duties of the department, as well as in seeing ward referrals and performing patient support activities within the hospital. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities This post is a substantive consultant post, which is required to increase the existing clinical service at RSFT. The successful post holder will take responsibility for the organisation & delivery of general ophthalmology and cataract surgery in our Ophthalmology department. Please see attached the full JD for more details of the role, and the proposed Job Plan. ## Job Details Applications are encouraged for the post of Consultant Ophthalmologist at Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust.  The post holder will be required to provide a general Ophthalmology service within our Ophthalmology department, although small in size, our service provides several regional subspecialist services and are also active in research with research fellow posts and strong links to the University of Surrey. The RSCH Eye Department is committed to research with several ongoing studies and trials in Medical Retina, Uveitis and Glaucoma with frequent publications.  We have a strong audit culture and a Consultant who is the KSS Training Programme Director for Ophthalmology for specialist training. We cover a large geographic area with the main hub at the Royal Surrey County Hospital but we have satellite clinics at Haslemere, Cranleigh and Badgerswood. We also have a well-established joint on-call service with our local Trust Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The Royal Surrey has been rated as Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission for being caring, effective and safe and well lead and outstanding for being responsive to people’s needs.  We have a very minimally active therapy training unit for keyhole surgery - only one of the three such training units in the UK. ## Job Description The post holder would be required to take an active part in leading and delivering a cutting-edge clinical service in the management of general and anterior segment patients. The post holder will also be expected to participate in the general teaching, management, and on-call duties of the department, as well as in seeing ward referrals and performing patient support activities within the hospital. ## Responsibilities This post is a substantive consultant post, which is required to increase the existing clinical service at RSFT. The successful post holder will take responsibility for the organisation & delivery of general ophthalmology and cataract surgery in our Ophthalmology department. Please see attached the full JD for more details of the role, and the proposed Job Plan. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Demonstrated ability to lead independent ophthalmology theatre lists - Clinical fellowship experience - Demonstrated teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate level - Evidence of experience in clinical leadership ### Qualifications **Essential** - Full registration and a license to practice with the GMC - Entry on the GMC Specialist Register for Ophthalmology via CCT, or Portfolio Pathway - MBBS or equivalent - FRCOphth or qualification at an equivalent qualification **Desirable** - Additional post graduate qualification ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 253.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=9458199) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.