Consultant Ophthalmologist

Job summary

Consultant Ophthalmologist - Oculoplastic, Neuroophthalmology, Squint and Corneal.

Application for thesesubstantive post will only be accepted if you are in the process of obtaining your CCT/CSER within six months of interview.

This is an exciting opportunity to be working as part of a dedicated team across Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust delivering high quality ophthalmic care to the population of the Morecambe Bay Area.

Main duties of the job

The Ophthalmology department provides the following services:

General Ophthalmology (including cataract) clinics on all 3 sitesAMD and Medical retina clinics based at WGH including diabetic retinopathy clinics supported by non-medical HCP intravitreal injection clinics)Corneal service supported by two consultantsGlaucoma service (with AHP and ANP support, recently established virtual glaucoma clinics running successfully)Oculoplastic service (including Botox and minor-ops clinics)Paediatric service (with Optometric support across 3 sites)

Full details of main responsibilities can be found in the attached job description and person specification for this role.

About us

The University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust (UHMBT) consists of three main hospital sites, Westmorland General in Kendal, Furness General in Barrow-in-Furness and the Royal Lancaster Infirmary.

You will be based at Royal Lancaster Infirmary with the scope to work cross bay occasionally to meet the needs of the service. But routine work will be mostly based at RLI with Theatre being based in Westmorland General Hospital Kendal .The Lake District is quite probably the most beautiful region in England and not surprisingly the National Park is the most visited in the country.