Medical Glaucoma Specialty Doctor: Sponsorship Available

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

Love Life, Love Bristol and Weston.

Are you ready to be part of a talented team that is driving an ambitious future vision of care across Bristol and Weston? Look no further than Bristol Eye Hospital (BEH) at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston Foundation Trust (UHBW). We invite you to watch our captivating YouTube video, “See Yourself at BEH,” which provides a glimpse into the extraordinary opportunities that await you: https://youtu.be/he7-XrxIopo

Applications are warmly welcomed for a one-year, fixed term, part time Medical Glaucoma Specialty Doctor post. The post is designed to glaucoma ophthalmology services for patients attending Weston General Hospital.

The BEH is a highly regarded Regional Centre for Ophthalmology which sits within the Division of Surgery at UHBW (recently rated Outstanding by the CQC). It provides a tertiary referral service for glaucoma, as well as providing support for the glaucoma care of patients in the closely linked supra-regional corneal, vitreoretinal, uveitis and paediatric services. The service is supported by a highly developed and pioneering optometry shared-care service, as well as a well-integrated electronic patient record with long-standing historical data.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be expected to play an active role in the running of the service. They will also be expected to participate in the workload of the hospital and be capable of working to a flexible timetable.

Join us and enjoy all that the South West region has to offer. Bristol is an amazingly diverse city, with its community feel, quality housing and outstanding schools, plus many music venues, galleries and festivals that drive its creative reputation. Alternatively, if you’re looking for country living, we are only a few miles away from many picturesque villages and small towns in Gloucestershire and Somerset, which are all within commuter distance.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • Good knowledge of general ophthalmology, with specialist registrar training for ophthalmology and glaucoma (STR)

Skills and Abilities

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to work constructively and respectfully with patients, consultants, trainees, nurses, optometrists and allied health professionals.
  • Demonstrated ability to work reliably within a team-based service, including engagement with rota commitments, handover processes and shared responsibility for service delivery.
  • Willingness to participate fully in departmental educational activity, including teaching, audit, quality improvement and clinical governance meetings.
  • Evidence of insight into personal strengths and limitations, with a commitment to supervision, feedback and progressive development.

Qualifications and Training

Essential

  • Applicants should already have CCT or equivalent by the time of the start date.
  • Full registration with the General Medical Council, with a licence to practise.
  • Eligibility to work in the UK.

Desirable

  • Authorship or contribution to peer-reviewed publications, presentations or ongoing research projects.
  • Interest in developing an academic or research portfolio alongside clinical training.

Additional and Aptitudes

Essential

  • Demonstrates professionalism, reliability and integrity in clinical practice.
  • Resilient, adaptable and able to work productively in a high-volume tertiary referral service.
  • Alignment with Trust values, including respect, collaboration, openness to change and shared responsibility for patient care and service delivery.
  • Be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard

Desirable

  • Demonstrated curiosity, enthusiasm and reflective practice consistent with a clinician at an advanced training stage.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had 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) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 13 September 2026

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