Consultant Ophthalmologist | The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	06 August 2025
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£105,504 - £139,882 per annum
Hours:	Part time
Closing date:	05 September 2025
Location:	Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4LP
Company:	The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	7401379/317-CON-25-203

Summary

We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our well integrated team.



This post has arisen due to a need to expand our paediatric ophthalmology service and to support our adult motility service due to a retirement. The paediatric service is run by two consultants, a Specialist doctor, fellow, resident doctors and supported by a well intergrated orthoptic department. The department and theatres are well equiped and on the same site as the Great North Children’s Hospital with which there are close links.

In addition to the challenges of the role, there are opportunities for teaching, education, research and audit.

Candidates for the post must be registered medical practitioners and on, or eligible to join, the Specialist Register within six months of the date of the Appointments Committee.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the provision of an effective and comprehensive paediartic ophthalmology service and adult motility service as part of the paediatic ophthalmology team. They will be expected to take part in the teaching of resident doctors and orthoptists as well as administrative roles within specialty. The successful candidate will work according to the terms and conditions of the national Consultant contract.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:

• Freeman Hospital
• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service
• Cramlington Manor Walks

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

· To be able to provide management of paediatric eye conditions in a busy service as part of the paediatric ophthalmology team.



· To manage adult motility cases.



· To provide cataract surgery if required



· To work in other areas such as eye emergency if required.


This advert closes on Saturday 9 Aug 2025

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