Consultant General/Corneal and Eye Casualty Ophthalmologist

Consultant General/Corneal and Eye Casualty Ophthalmologist

The closing date is 27 July 2026

Job summary
We are seeking a Consultant Ophthalmologist with specialist interest in Cornea, General Ophthalmology and Eye casualty

We are delighted to offer this post to join a team of current 10 Ophthalmology Consultants working both at King's Mill Hospital and Newark Hospital.

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Trust (SFH NHS FT) is a forward thinking organisation which has made tremendous improvement in patient care over the last few years. We have an excellent supporting infrastructure with support staff and we are proud of our high reputation for medical training and research.

Both King's Mill and Newark Hospital also have excellent day-case facilities and out-patient services for all sub-specialties.

Main duties of the job
The post holder may be required to undertake sessions at Newark Hospital.

The appointee will join an existing team of consultants providing a comprehensive ophthalmic service to be the western part of North Nottinghamshire and in particular, the residents of Mansfield, Ashfield and Newark districts.

The post holder will demonstrate a wide range of skills and will be asked work flexibly within the department.

About us
We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.

We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.

We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as 'outstanding' for care and our King's Mill Hospital as the only 'outstanding' NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.

Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for full details and main responsibilities.

Person Specification
Experience
Essential

• Experience requisite to meeting all aspects of the job plan
• Extensive practical ophthalmic experience
• Recent extensive experience/fellowship in paediatric ophthalmology and strabismus or other relevant specialty
• Ability to maintain clinical credibility and authority with a multi-professional team including senior trainees

Desirable

• At least five years supervised training in an appropriate SpR equivalent training programme
• Attended relevant courses to demonstrate competence and commitment to sub speciality interests

Management & administrative experience
Desirable

• The potential to develop management and leadership skills

Teaching
Desirable

• Demonstrable ability as a teacher with evidence of training for the role
• Postgraduate teaching qualification

Research
Essential

• Ability to convert research evidence into clinical practice

Desirable

• Publications in peer-reviewed journals

Qualifications
Essential

• Full and Specialist registration (and with a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC) or be eligible for specialist registration within six months of interview. Portfolio Pathway (formerly CESR) applicants must hold specialist registration at the time of application.
• Success in Intercollegiate Specialty Examination or equivalent (FRCOphth)
• Completed Paediatric Ophthalmology fellowship within a recognised program

Desirable

• Postgraduate qualification (MD/PhD)

Other
Essential

• Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and the requirements of Clinical Governance and Audit
• Communication skills - to have language competency and communication skills necessary to do the job safely & competently
• Ability to communicate effectively with team members, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies

Desirable

• Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional, or national levels

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.