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Consultant Ophthalmologist - Special Interest Glaucoma

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust
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Location
Salary
£105,504 - £139,882 per annum pro rata
Profession
Medical doctor
Grade
Consultant
Deadline
06 May 2025
Contract Type
Permanent: fixed term contract also available
Posted Date
15 Apr 2025

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for a Consultant to join our Ophthalmology team, you will ideally have a subspecialist interest in glaucoma.

We ensure that close collaboration of all the consultants takes place with regular fortnightly team meetings and there is a close working relationship with the managers of the service.

We work in a friendly team atmosphere with a diverse population in  North West Norfolk.

We would consider appointing  either a permanent or fixed term NHS Locum Consultant post to the right candidate.

Main duties of the job

We undertake nearly 100 glaucoma surgical procedures per year as well as the latest MIGS. The department is equipped with SLT laser, Humphrey fields, OCT and retinal/disc photography.

There will be an opportunity to develop existing competencies in glaucoma interventional procedures and gain further experience in this area - all resulting in achieving NICE guidelines and National Targets.

We are a team that listens and works together to achieve excellence for our patients.

If you feel that you want to be part of this exciting department, with additional flexibility of developing and incorporating services within the exiting infrastructure then come and join us!

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information and details of this post, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.