# Consultant Ophthalmologist with specialist interest in Vitreoretinal Surgery > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-ophthalmologist-with-specialist-interest-in-vitreoretinal-surgery/ad5a0c90-d7f2-4267-b6e8-bab2bf829ab2 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-ophthalmologist-with-specialist-interest-in-vitreoretinal-surgery/ad5a0c90-d7f2-4267-b6e8-bab2bf829ab2.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Cambridge - **Region:** East of England - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Ophthalmology - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Closing date:** 2026-08-10T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-20T10:42:33.617Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cambridgeshire/Cambridge/Cambridge_University_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Ophthalmology/Ophthalmology-v8140381 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8140381?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.cuh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Applications are invited for the post of Consultant Ophthalmologist with specialist interest in Vitreoretinal Surgery. The appointed consultant will join a team of 22 Consultant Ophthalmologists at an exciting time of new development and investment in the Department of Ophthalmology at Addenbrooke’s Hospital. ### Main duties of the job The successful candidate will participate in the vitreoretinal consultant on-call rota (currently 1 in 4 rota with prospective cover). The vitreoretinal on-call rota is separate to the general on-call ophthalmology rota, which the successful candidate would not be expected to take part in. 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. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to the teaching activities of the department. There is a well-established regional teaching programme for specialty trainees in ophthalmology in the East of England. The Department of Ophthalmology benefits from a hospital-wide electronic patient record (Epic). This digital system helps to improve patient care and provides opportunities for audit evaluations and research projects. Addenbrooke’s 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. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The successful candidate will help manage and develop the vitreoretinal service in collaboration with 3 fellow consultants:  Mr Doug Newman, Mr Thomas Nixon and Mr Philip Alexander. There will be close collaboration with the medical retina team, and the medical ophthalmology service. The vitreoretinal service is supported by a 3 dedicated vitreoretinal specialist nurses and provides care for our local patients as well as a regional service for more specialist management in the East of England. The vitreoretinal service deals with the full range of vitreoretinal conditions, including provision of the National Stickler Syndrome Service led by Professor Martin Snead. Please refer to the Job description and Person specification attached for further details on the main responsibilities and duties for this post. ## Person Specification ### Shortilistable **Essential** - 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 ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 677.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10466927) ## 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.