Consultant Ophthalmologist with interest in Paediatric Ophthalmology

Consultant Ophthalmologist with interest in Paediatric Ophthalmology

The closing date is 28 March 2026

Applications are invited for the post of Consultant Ophthalmologist with an interest in Paediatric Ophthalmology.

The Cardiff Eye Unit based at University Hospital of Wales, Children's Hospital for Wales, and University Hospital Llandough provides a comprehensive ophthalmic service for Cardiff and Vale and surrounding areas. The department also contracts with purchasing authorities in most other parts of South Wales.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is recognised as a teaching centre of excellence in a wide range of clinical services.

Although this post is full-time, consideration will be given to applicants who require flexible working arrangements.

Applicants should either be on the Specialist Register or be a Specialist Registrar within six months of their expected date of receipt of a CCT at the time of interview.

You will be able to take advantage of the excellent Consultant contract for Wales. The basic salary range for this post is £110,240 per annum to £160,951 per annum.

Applicants must ensure they provide names and contact details of referees covering at least the last 3 years of their employment/training history in full. In addition, applicants who are currently or have most recently been employed as a substantive Consultant or as a Locum Consultant in post for more than 12 months must also provide the name of their Medical Director as an additional referee.

Main duties of the job

The appointee will join an established team of 17 Consultant Surgeons providing a comprehensive and high quality patient care service across all ophthalmology practice.

Cardiff and Vale UHB is committed to expanding the Consultant cover in the Ophthalmology service in the near future. There are excellent training and career development opportunities in the department.

Academic interests will be encouraged; research and teaching in collaboration with Cardiff University's School of Medicine will be expected.

About us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is "Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10 year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.

Job responsibilities

You will find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents for this post.

Person Specification Qualifications

• On GMC Specialist Register for specialty / Specialty Registrar with CCT due within 6 months of interview date (note that Portfolio Pathway applicants must be on the Specialist Register at the point of application)
• FRCOphth or equivalent

Experience

• Broad training and experience in Ophthalmology
• Specialist training, research, audit, service development activities and experience in Paediatric Ophthalmology
• Completion of at least one year's Paediatric Ophthalmology fellowship training
• Experience with virtual working and EPR

Skills

• Evidence of effective team and multidisciplinary working
• Effective and demonstrable communication skills

Clinical Governance

• Evidence of participation in clinical audit and understanding role or audit in improving medical practice
• Evidence of proactive engagement with appraisal and revalidation (or equivalent)
• Audit projects presented at national meetings or published

Research

• Ability to critically appraise research
• Evidence of active research interests

Teaching

• Evidence of teaching medical students and resident doctors
• Experience in developing allied health practitioners e.g. nurse injectors, cataract nurses, optometrists with higher medical certificate

Management

• Evidence of effective leadership skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Address

University Hospital of Wales and University Hospital Llandough