Specialty Doctor in Ophthalmology (3 posts)

Job summary

The Department of Ophthalmology provides a busy service for our local population in addition to receiving referrals from across the region for sub-specialty services. The department places a strong emphasis on sub-specialisation, providing every sub-specialty except ocular oncology.

There is one replacement and two new specialty doctor posts which represent a significant expansion for our department. The indicative sub-specialty interests of these specialty doctor posts are as follows:

Post 1 - Medical Retina

Post 2 - Cornea / Cataract

Post 3 - Paediatric Ophthalmology

Main duties of the job

The duties of these post will include sub-specialty clinics, procedural sessions (laser clinics and/or intravitreal injection lists), emergency eye clinics and theatre lists. The timetables can be adapted depending on an applicant's expertise and/or interest, in accordance with the service needs of the department.

These posts would suit applicants wishing to gain experience towards an application for the Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR). The timetables would be adjusted to provide CESR 'training sessions' in appropriate sub-specialty services on a rotational basis.

You will have 4 years full-time post graduate experience (or equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term specialty trainee in a relevant specialty, or shall have equivalent experience and competencies.

Please note that these posts do not carry Postgraduate Dean's approval or training recognition.

About us

The applicant must have demonstrable skills in listening, reading, writing and speaking in English that enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues, as set out in the GMC's Good Medical Practice (2013). Non-UK applicants must possess the IELTS/OET exam before obtaining a GMC licence to practice.

Full Registration and a Licence to Practice with the General Medical Council at time of application is required.

Applications from job seekers who require skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information please visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

It is a requirement for skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) will also be subject to this requirement.

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer.