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Job summary

Main area
Ophthalmology Medical Staff
Grade
YM73
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months (12 months)
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref
259-MED01531RLH
Employer
Barts Health NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal London Hopital
Town
London
Salary
£105,504 - £139,882 Pa pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
06/01/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Barts Health NHS Trust logo

Locum Consultant Ophthalmologist

YM73

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

Job overview

We are seeking to appointment a Locum Consultant in Ophthalmology to join the Royal London Hospital on a 12-month fixed term contract. This job presents an attractive and varied combination of medical retina with some general ophthalmology practice at a large teaching hospital. This is a full-time position (10 PAs).

The successful candidate will have experience in general ophthalmology and medical retina. The post holder will be working in a multi-disciplinary team including nurses, optometrists, orthoptists, consultants and resident doctors to support the delivery of the service.

Main duties of the job

•    To support the running of the Medical Retina service across Barts Health taking a lead role at The Royal London Hospital (RLH). 

•    The consultant is also expected to oversee/support the junior doctors and optometrist’s clinic profiles. 

•    To be involved in the strategic planning and development of the Medical Retina service at RLH.

•    To have responsibility for the care of patients in their charge and for the proper functioning of their departments. You will participate in the three tier RLH on-call rota (1 in 7) as the third tier, non-resident consultant support. 

•    To assume responsibility both singularly and corporately for the management of the junior medical staff.

•    To be responsible for the approving and monitoring of junior staff rotas and junior staff locum arrangements, where appropriate.

•    To contribute to the teaching and assessment of undergraduates and of junior doctors.  

•    To participate in training and teaching sessions.

•    To participate in clinical audit and participate in Trust audit meetings.

•    To undertake administrative duties associated with the care of their patients and the running of their clinics or department.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.  

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.  

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.  

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the job description and person specification for the main responsibilities of this role.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Full GMC Registration
  • Higher degree MD/PhD in Ophthalmology

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience with general, acute and primary care ophthalmology
  • Experience in Medical retina
  • Experience in Intra-vitreal Injections and Ophthalmic laser
Desirable criteria
  • Publications in peer reviewed journals in the field of Ophthalmology

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Clinical leadership – demonstrable skills in management and leadership
  • Record of teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels
  • Evidence of multi-disciplinary teaching
  • Record of completed audit projects
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • An understanding of clinical governance and the application to ophthalmology
  • Proven ability to make effective use of time and resources
Desirable criteria
  • Completion of a leadership course
  • Record of attendance at training the trainer courses

Record keeping

Essential criteria
  • Clear legible clinical record keeping
Desirable criteria
  • Experience with using paperless electronic patient records

Personal and people development

Essential criteria
  • Team player
  • Flexible
  • Patient focused
  • Innovative
  • Evidence of continued professional development (CPD)
  • Commitment to Revalidation

Specific requirements

Essential criteria
  • Sufficient to perform the duties of the post with any aids and adaptations

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Green@Barts HealthNHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardPregnancy Loss Pledge

Applicant requirements

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.

Documents to download

Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Nikhil Cascone
Job title
Ophthalmology Clinical Lead
Email address
[email protected]