Locum Consultant in Ophthalmology with Interest in Paediatrics

Job overview

As part of the ongoing expansion and modernisation of the Royal Eye Unit we are growing our team to ensure we continue to deliver a high standard of care to our local community.  As such we are looking to recruit enthusiastic and dynamic people to join our supportive and friendly team during this exciting time.

Applications are invited for the position of Consultant with special interest in Paediatrics within our thriving Ophthalmology Department at Kingston  and Richmond Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

This is an excellent opportunity to work within the Royal Eye Unit where our multidisciplinary team see over 70,000 patients per year. We offer a full range of hospital eye care services including specialist outpatient clinics, admitted care and an acute referral service for eye emergencies.

This is a fixed term role for 1 year based in the Royal Eye Unit at Kingston and Richmond Hospital. The post is part time, 7.5 PA’s per week.

Main duties of the job

The post holder is expected to provide a first-class service in Ophthalmology supported by fellow consultants, junior medical staff and allied health professionals. The post holder will undertake outpatient clinics at Kingston and Richmond Hospital but potentially also at other sites in the locality as service demands require. The post holder will work closely with other medical and surgical colleagues including two other substantive paediatric consultants, specialty doctors and specialist optometrists.

The service-line has regular educational meetings and actively supports opportunities for personal development of appointed staff. The post holder will be expected to participate in the postgraduate teaching of medical staff and undergraduates attached to the Trust and in the training of all grades of staff.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Candidates must hold full registration and license with the GMC.

For further information, please read attached job description.