Main area Ophthalmology Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant Contract Fixed term: 12 months (Until Sept/Oct 2026) Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week Job ref 381-SS-7344213
Employer Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site SWB NHS Trust (BMEC) Town Birmingham Salary £109,725 - £145,478 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 02/11/2025 23:59
Locum Consultant Ophthalmologist /w SI in Orbital and Oculoplastic
NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
Here at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust we’re committed to recruiting and supporting a diverse workforce and we welcome applications from all parts of the community. We are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities whilst employing people to our organisation who meet our Trust values of ambition, respect and compassion. With the opening of our new hospital, Midland Metropolitan University Hospital, it’s the coming together of expertise from every corner of our organisation and a show of our commitment to provide better healthcare and create more jobs and so much more. We at the Trust actively encourage Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) and disabled applicants, as well as members of the armed forces community and value the positive impact that difference has on our teams. We are committed to equality and diversity within our workforce.
Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic ophthalmologist with subspecialty fellowship experience in orbital and oculoplastic surgery . This is for a period of 12 months pending a future appointment to a substantive Consultant post at the Birmingham & Midland Eye Centre. We are increasing our current consultant team of 33, 2 associate specialists, 13 specialty doctors and 17 fellows enabling us to meet the growing ophthalmic demands of our ever changing demographics. Are you ready to join our outstanding medical team; many of whom are internationally renowned for cutting-edge research and care innovation and work collaboratively within its integrated A & E, Ward, Theatre, Outpatient and Diagnostic teams? The post holder will be working with an extended team of specialist nurses, allied health professionals, technicians and photographers to further support new ways of working and expand the quality services BMEC already offers.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be supporting the specialised orbital/oculoplastics services in tertiary settings including services for the regional Ophthalmic A&E. Setting up of the Orbital tumour Services and Grand Rounds in collaboration with Allied Disciplines would be a priority. Fellowship in Orbital Surgery and experience in independent surgery is essential.
The Birmingham & Midland Eye Centre (BMEC), founded in 1823, is one of the largest tertiary level Ophthalmic Hospitals in Europe, providing highly specialised expertise in clinical care, research and education. We are a Centre of Excellence for the treatment and care of patients across the West Midlands as well as receiving referrals both nationally and internationally.
The post holder would also need to participate in the Ophthalic On Call rota.
Working for our organisation
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country – one of the country’s most culturally diverse areas. It’s a friendly and welcoming place – a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow.
We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.
Our values – Ambition, Respect and Compassion – are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.
Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to “Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population.” It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It’s what makes us unique.
We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose. When we say we’re ‘with you all the way’ we want you to know that we mean it. Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more information on the job role and responsibilities, please refer to the Job Description attached.
Applicants may contact Miss Lauren Davies (0121-507-6879; ) to arrange an informal visit
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Research, Innovation and Service Improvement Experience
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
- An awareness of current specialty developments, initiatives and issues
- Knowledge and experience of the application of information technology to Ophthalmology
- Publications in relevant peer-reviewed journals in the last five years
- Evidence of having undertaken original research
Qualifications
- Entry on the Specialist Register in Ophthalmology (or entry expected within 6 months from the date of interview)
- Higher Degree
Clinical Experience
- Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining CCT in Ophthalmology
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the management of acute ophthalmic emergencies, and periorbital and orbital emergencies
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the care of patients require oculoplastic and orbital surgery
- Fellowship or equivalent training in oculoplastic and orbital surgery.
- Extensive experience in medical and surgical management of orbital disease.
- Experience of risk management.
The four partner Trusts of the Black Country Provider Collaborative (Dudley Group NHS FT, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust, and Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust) are actively working in partnership to deliver a collective vision focused on providing better, faster and safer care to the population of the Black Country and beyond.
To support this vision, we are (where appropriate and safe to do so) actively looking at new models of care which: better protect elective / planned care service delivery across the system by organising on a 'hot and cold' arrangement; consider the optimal use of resources through consolidation and specialisation, and seek to reduce unwarranted variance, level up / standardise care through a 'Networked Service Solution' approach across the four sites. Against this context, although this post is hosted by Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust, there may be an expectation to work flexibly across the four partner Trusts to better meet patient and service needs. As a major employer in the Black Country and West Birmingham region we are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. We want the Black Country and West Birmingham region to be the best place to work and as such will consider all requests to work flexibly taking into account personal and individual circumstances alongside the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the on-boarding process.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
