Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for the post of Consultant Ophthalmologist at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust with expertise in Medical Retina / Diabetic Retinopathy. We are looking for a dynamic individual to join our team of 24 Ophthalmic Consultants at Queen\'s Medical Centre working together to make a difference to Ophthalmology services within Nottingham and beyond.

Applicants must be fully registered with the GMC and be on the GMC Specialist Register for surgical Ophthalmology or within 6 months of their expected date of receipt of a CCT at the time of interview.

This role offers an exciting opportunity to join a team of highly qualified and experienced ophthalmologists providing a comprehensive range of ophthalmic clinical services.

The Ophthalmology unit offers a comprehensive range of routine and specialist ophthalmic services and the post-holder will be expected to play an active role in the development and provision of the Medical Retina / Diabetic Retinopathy sub-specialty services for patients at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.

Please note the DCC (clinical and admin) and SPA activity for this position generates a job plan in total of 11.3 PAs. The allocation and number of PAs will be discussed with candidates at interview

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Choose Nottingham

Voted as one of the Sunday Times Best Places to live, our city and the region are one of the big reasons why a career at NUH is the right choice for so many.

The city has been named in the top ten places to bring up a family and the top UK city to make your salary stretch further. Whilst you\'re probably already familiar with Robin Hood (and yes, there is still a castle and a Sherriff), there is so much more to Nottingham than its legends. There\'s rich culture on every corner with something for all tastes and a thriving independent restaurant and shopping sector

The three campuses of Nottingham University Hospitals are based in and around the city centre with direct access to all of the amenities and attractions. 25% of Nottingham is made up of green spaces and parks but within a short journey you can be in the spectacular surrounding countryside of the Peak District, Sherwood Forest, Rutland Water and the Lincolnshire coast.

Choose NUH

NUH was established in 2006. We have a budget of just under \xc2\xa31billion, over 16,000 staff, 90 wards and 1,700 beds across three main sites: QMC, City Hospital and Ropewalk House. We deliver district general services to 2.5 million residents of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire and its surrounding communities. Our specialist services allow us to deliver care to 4-5 million people from across the East Midlands and nationally for a handful of services.

Our staff make us who we are: a listening and caring organisation. We are proud of our award-winning staff wellbeing programme. We provide dedicated staff physios, fitness facilities and staff benefits to show colleagues how valued they are.

Recognising and rewarding staff is an important part of being part of \'Team NUH\' and we celebrate our colleagues throughout the year through Trust wide and local recognition schemes.

We can offer you a unique range of opportunities because we are:

• The third largest teaching hospital in the country
• The biggest Major Trauma Centre in the Country
• One of the most research active places outside of London-Oxford-Cambridge. WE host the National Institute for Health Nottingham Biomedical Research Center and Nottingham Clinical Research Facilities, which together are centres of excellence for clinical research
• A national and international leader for many of our specialist services including; Hearing, Stroke, Renal, Neurosciences and Cancer.
• Part of one of the first Integrated Care Systems in the country now up and running in Greater Nottingham, developing new models of care across the region.

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