Consultant Ophthalmologist - Cornea and anterior segment

Job overview

We are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for a Consultant Ophthalmologist with a subspecialist interest in cornea and anterior segment to join our supportive and forward-thinking team at Salisbury District Hospital. This is a substantive consultant post (6 PAs per week) designed to support and strengthen the delivery of our expanding Ophthalmology service.

Applicants will be encouraged to develop their subspecialty expertise in Cornea and Anterior Segment Ophthalmology, contribute to the adult cataract service, and play a key role in shaping and supporting the development of a leading ophthalmic consultant team.

This post offers a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated consultant to join a department that is innovative, patient-focused, and committed to staff development and flexible working.

Interview will take place on the 29th January 2026.

Main duties of the job

• Provide high-quality care through outpatient clinics, procedures, and, where appropriate, surgical intervention.
• Support the adult cataract service, contributing to the management of both routine and complex surgical cases.
• Collaborate with a skilled multidisciplinary team, including specialist optometrists and ophthalmic technicians.
• Join a team that has implemented innovative pathways since the COVID-19 pandemic, including imaging clinics and telephone consultations to prioritise high-risk patients while reducing delays.
• Help refine and further develop these pathways, with scope to shape the service and implement positive change.
• Benefit from a range of surgical and laser treatment options, now available thanks to successful business cases.
• Participate in general ophthalmology clinics and the consultant on-call rota (pro-rata)

Please see our interactive candidate information pack for more information on this opportunity and working at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Applicants will be encouraged to develop their subspecialty expertise in Corneal and Anterior segment, and contribute to the adult cataract service supporting the development of a leading ophthalmic consultant team. The sub-specialty service is supported by specialist optometrists and ophthalmic technicians. The new post-holder will join a maturing service which has been innovative in developing pathways since the COVID pandemic to ensure those most at risk are seen Face to Face in a timely way with alternative pathways including imaging clinics and phone clinics to reduce waiting times and get patients the care they need most efficiently. With scope from the appointee to further refine and improve these pathways, shape the service to easily implement positive change. Additionally, in the last year, Salisbury is now able to offer a range of surgical and laser treatment options to patients to offer more individualised and targeted patient care.

The department actively supports staff training and development, as exampled by our involvement in pioneering Ophthalmic Practitioner Training (OPT) and with putting our ophthalmic technicians and optometrists through undergraduate and post-graduated diplomas and degrees. We have committed to developing of CESR training, and to ensuring a sustainable work life balance exists. We have been successful at getting many junior doctors onto Ophthamic Specialist Training at both ST1 and ST3 level. The Trust is committed to flexible working and supporting less than full time contracts to allow our clinicians to develop their interests outside of work. We have a growing research portfolio  with excellent links to the University of Southampton, it is possible to have dedicated time for research in the successful candidate’s job plan. As a trust, we have excelled in medical education with many of our consultant body holding regional medical education roles, including some of the eye team.