Consultant Ophthalmologist - Special interest Glaucoma & MR
| Posting date: | 13 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £109,725 - £145,478 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 April 2026 |
| Location: | Huddersfield, HD3 3EA |
| Company: | Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7849010/372-SURG-MD203 |
Summary
A Vacancy at Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust.
Consultant Ophthalmologist - specialist in Glaucoma and Medical Retina
We are looking to appoint an innovative and high performing Consultant Ophthalmologist specialising in Glaucoma and Medical Retina, providing sub-specialty out-patient clinics and oversee a non-medical injection service.
CHFTs Glaucoma Service consists of specialist complex clinics, glaucoma standard including virtual review clinics, Optometry led new patient clinics and trained technician diagnostic clinics. Orthoptists, Nurse Practitioners and ACPs also hold glaucoma qualifications and lead IOP Check and Compliance clinics.
The Glaucoma Service runs on 2-stop diagnostics and virtual or face to face review model. Due to the digital maturity of the Trust, virtual reviews can be undertaken off-site to allow for flexible working (work-life balance) and most efficient use of clinical estate within the hospital footprint. Dedicated diagnostics suite for Glaucoma
For those patients requiring laser treatment, lasers for Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty, YAG laser and most recently Micropulse are available in out-patient settings.
For those patients requiring surgery, theatre staff are very familiar with techniques of cyclodiode laser and most recently I-Stent.
The medical retina service continues to transform and initiate new models and pathways of care to meet the needs of the local population by implementing best practice.
To provide specialist Consultant Led out-patient medical retina clinics:
- Macular
- RVO
- DMO
- Stable macular virtual clinics
-Support sub-speciality clinics where appropriate
-Support Emergency clinics where appropriate
It is expected that the post-holder will able to deliver on all degrees of disease management (including Glaucoma elective and acute surgery).
To provide teaching and education to trainees, Trust doctors, Optometrists, Orthoptists, Nurse practitioners to enhance future models of care and expansion within the specialty.
Opportunity to work with service leads to conduct service improvement, transformation and research.
Opportunity to provide emergency on-call and cataract surgery depending on experience.
CHFT has 2 main sites, Ophthalmology being based in Acre Mills Out-patients, Huddersfield and Calderdale Royal Hospital, Halifax.
The Trust is currently one of the most digitised NHS Trusts in the country having moved to Cerner Millennium Electronic Patient Records (EPR) in 2017. This makes us currently one of the most paper-light and digitised Ophthalmology Departments in the country including the use of Medisight by all clinical teams, and our planned/on-going work will make us a national leader in this area.
In your application please check the box relating to Surgical Procedures, as this is relevant to the post.
Please see attached job description for full roles and responsibilities. If you have any specific questions about this role please contact us.
This advert closes on Friday 27 Mar 2026
Consultant Ophthalmologist - specialist in Glaucoma and Medical Retina
We are looking to appoint an innovative and high performing Consultant Ophthalmologist specialising in Glaucoma and Medical Retina, providing sub-specialty out-patient clinics and oversee a non-medical injection service.
CHFTs Glaucoma Service consists of specialist complex clinics, glaucoma standard including virtual review clinics, Optometry led new patient clinics and trained technician diagnostic clinics. Orthoptists, Nurse Practitioners and ACPs also hold glaucoma qualifications and lead IOP Check and Compliance clinics.
The Glaucoma Service runs on 2-stop diagnostics and virtual or face to face review model. Due to the digital maturity of the Trust, virtual reviews can be undertaken off-site to allow for flexible working (work-life balance) and most efficient use of clinical estate within the hospital footprint. Dedicated diagnostics suite for Glaucoma
For those patients requiring laser treatment, lasers for Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty, YAG laser and most recently Micropulse are available in out-patient settings.
For those patients requiring surgery, theatre staff are very familiar with techniques of cyclodiode laser and most recently I-Stent.
The medical retina service continues to transform and initiate new models and pathways of care to meet the needs of the local population by implementing best practice.
To provide specialist Consultant Led out-patient medical retina clinics:
- Macular
- RVO
- DMO
- Stable macular virtual clinics
-Support sub-speciality clinics where appropriate
-Support Emergency clinics where appropriate
It is expected that the post-holder will able to deliver on all degrees of disease management (including Glaucoma elective and acute surgery).
To provide teaching and education to trainees, Trust doctors, Optometrists, Orthoptists, Nurse practitioners to enhance future models of care and expansion within the specialty.
Opportunity to work with service leads to conduct service improvement, transformation and research.
Opportunity to provide emergency on-call and cataract surgery depending on experience.
CHFT has 2 main sites, Ophthalmology being based in Acre Mills Out-patients, Huddersfield and Calderdale Royal Hospital, Halifax.
The Trust is currently one of the most digitised NHS Trusts in the country having moved to Cerner Millennium Electronic Patient Records (EPR) in 2017. This makes us currently one of the most paper-light and digitised Ophthalmology Departments in the country including the use of Medisight by all clinical teams, and our planned/on-going work will make us a national leader in this area.
In your application please check the box relating to Surgical Procedures, as this is relevant to the post.
Please see attached job description for full roles and responsibilities. If you have any specific questions about this role please contact us.
This advert closes on Friday 27 Mar 2026