University Hospital Southampton NHS FT
Consultant Ophthalmologist in Oculoplastics
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Job Overview
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Job Title: Consultant Ophthalmologist in Oculoplastics
Start Date: ASAP
Contract Type: Permanent
Detailed Job Description
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and experienced Oculoplastic Consultant to join the Ophthalmology team at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, helping to deliver specialist eye care across the region.
This is an exciting opportunity for a consultant with expertise in oculoplastics, orbital disease, and thyroid eye disease, who is passionate about patient care, teaching, and service development, to join a team of two established Oculoplastic Consultants, a Fellow, and a dedicated Nurse Specialist.
Main Responsibilities
- Provide specialist assessment, treatment, and ongoing management of patients across oculoplastic, orbital, and thyroid eye disease services.
- Participate in dedicated subspecialty clinics, multidisciplinary team (MDT) pathways, and tertiary referral services.
- Contribute to both elective and emergency care.
- Regular theatre sessions covering oculoplastic surgery, orbital surgery, and endonasal dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) procedures.
- Support the training and development of trainees.
- Contribute to research, education, and service improvement.
Working for our Organisation
As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to. UHS is rated ‘Good’ by the CQC and in the latest national NHS Staff Survey, we were in the top 10 acute trusts for staff engagement and for staff recommending the hospital as a place to work or receive care.
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Benefits:
- Flexible working arrangements.
- NHS discounts.
- A minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata).
- Generous pension scheme.
- Living in Southampton: lower living costs than London, close to the New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast.
Your Responsibilities
Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
- Lead multiple outpatient clinics and operating sessions each week, delivering specialist care across the full range of oculoplastic, orbital, and thyroid eye disease services.
- Active participation in multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings.
- Provide specialist advice to other clinical teams.
- Teaching, supervision, and mentorship of fellows, specialty trainees, and junior doctors.
What We’re Looking For
Qualifications:
- Full GMC registration.
- FRCOphth or equivalent.
- Ideally, CCT or be within 3 months of completion of CCT.
- Fellowship training in Oculoplastics and Orbit.
- Strong orbital and oculoplastic training experience in a well-recognised orbital fellowship programme.
Person Specification
Qualifications, Training & Experience
Essential criteria:
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
- GMC registration with a licence to practise.
- Appropriate knowledge base, and ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problems.
- FRCOphth or equivalent.
- Orbital training experience.
- Fellowship training in Oculoplastics.
- Ability to do general ophthalmology on call at consultant level.
- Adnexal emergency, trauma, and tumour MDT experience.
- Should have received training in Clinical Supervision.
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Desirable criteria:
- CCT or within 3 months of completion of CCT.
- MD or PhD.
Aptitudes & Skills
Essential criteria:
- Evidence and ability to work effectively in multi-professional teams.
- Understanding of equality and diversity and how this affects patients, visitors, and staff.
- Evidence and ability to communicate and liaise effectively with patients and colleagues (verbal and written communication skills in English).
- Demonstrate good organisational skills including ability to prioritise effectively and meet deadlines.
- Demonstrate the ability to be calm, compassionate, and able to respond efficiently to various circumstances, which may change rapidly.
- Evidence of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
- Ability to complete Audit.
- High degree of surgical & clinical skills in managing management of adnexal diseases in adults and children management skills & experience. Capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge relevant to the role.
- Evidence of strong teamwork, adaptability, and commitment to training, audit, and safe clinical practice.
Desirable criteria:
- Publication in high impact journals.
- Ability and willingness to work within the Trust and NHS performance framework and targets.
- Should have received training in Educational Supervision.
- Clinical trials experience.
Trust Values
Essential criteria:
- Patients First.
- Working Together.
- Always Improving.
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