Job summary
- Main area
- Ophthalmology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 381-SS-7042143
- Employer
- Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- SWB NHS Trust
- Town
- Birmingham/Sandwell
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/03/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant In Opth W/Sub-Spec Interest In Medical Retina & Uveitis
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust is a friendly, integrated healthcare provider focused on improving the life chances and health outcomes of our diverse population.
We have three strategic objectives:
People: To cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff.
Patients: To be good or outstanding at everything we do.
Population: To work seamlessly with partners to improve lives.
We run services from Midland Metropolitan University Hospital, Sandwell Health Campus, City Health Campus, Rowley Regis Community Hospital, Birmingham & Midland Eye Centre, The Lyng and Leasowes Intermediate Care Centre. Our GP practices and community teams provide care in schools, healthcare centres and at home.
Developing and caring for our People is fundamental. We were one of the first Trusts to provide the Real Living Wage, as well as a Live and Work scheme to support people at risk of homelessness into paid work and training. We offer a range of staff benefits, health & wellbeing support and will help you to bring your ambition to life through our bespoke training and development programmes. As “People” is one of our three strategic objectives, we make a continued commitment to prioritise support for all our colleagues.
Healthcare services have a significant impact on the environment. We are committed to embedding sustainable practices. We expect all colleagues to support the delivery of our Green Strategic Plan and to drive positive changes in their department.
Job overview
We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, innovative and progressive Consultant to join our Medical Retina and Uveitis Consultant team. The appointee will cover Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre and Sandwell General Hospital during the on call. Applications are welcomed from candidates with FRCOphth (or equivalent) who are on the General Medical Council’s Specialist Register or who will be within six months of obtaining their CCT at the time of interview.
Applicants should demonstrate their capability to be an independent cataract surgeon. A fellowship experience in Medical Retina and Uveitis will be desirable. The candidate should be able to manage complex ocular inflammatory conditions and have experience in systemic immunosuppression.
This post is for 1 x substantive post.
Closing date: 26th March 2025
Interview date: 23rd April 2025
Main duties of the job
The post will enable the successful applicant to develop new ways of working in medical retina, uveitis, virtual services and further development of extended teams with AHPs. The appointee will take equal responsibility with existing Consultants for the proper functioning of the clinical service, working with clinical and managerial colleagues towards achieving and maintaining national maximum waiting times and developing clinical pathways in line with the maximum 18-week patient pathway guarantee. There is a commitment to General Ophthalmology on-call as part of this post.
Working for our organisation
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated care organisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.
We have three newly emerging strategic objectives:
- Our People – to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff
- Our Patients – to be good or outstanding in everything we do
Our Population – to work seamlessly with our partners to improve lives
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more information on the job role and responsibilities, please refer to the Job Description attached.
Informal enquiries are welcome. Applicants may contact;
Mr Vijay Modi ([email protected]) to arrange an informal visit.
Interested candidates can contact the Subspecialty Leads and the Clinical Director to discuss the post further :
Mrs Bushra Mushtaq – Medical Retina Lead ([email protected])
Mr Sreekanth Sreekantham – Uveitis Lead ([email protected])
Mr Maged Nessim – Clinical Director ([email protected])
Person specification
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
- Fulfils all other essential criteria as per Personal Specification
- GMC registration with License to Practice
- Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining CCT in Ophthalmology
Desirable criteria
- Formal training in teaching
- Knowledge and experience of the application of information technology to Ophthalmology
- Publications in relevant peer-reviewed journals in the last 5 years
- Evidence of having undertaken original research
- Special interest that complements the existing consultants or has special interest in Uveitis/Medical Retina service
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Entry on the Specialist Register in Ophthalmology (or CCT expected within 6 months from the date of interview)
- MBBS or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Higher Degree
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Mr Nessim
- Job title
- Clinical Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0121 507 4440
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