Job overview
We are inviting applications for a full time, Locum Consultant in Oculoplastic Ophthalmology based at Ipswich Hospital.
This is a fixed term post ending 31st October 2026 to cover maternity leave.
Main duties of the job
The appointee will be expected to:
- Take his/her share of the consultant clinical responsibilities within the department, including managing junior doctors within the Acute Referral department and develop the oculoplastic service.
- The precise allocation of session time will be agreed with consultant colleagues, but there will be 8.5 clinical sessions of direct clinical care and 1.5 SPA for professional development and appraisal (10 PA total)
- Provide cover for colleagues during leave and other authorised absences.
- The applicant will be expected to join the on call consultant rota and paid a supplement for this.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
All consultants in the department have a continuing and individual responsibility for the care of patients in their charge and a general responsibility to provide, in conjunction with their colleagues, an effective Ophthalmology Service to meet the needs of the local population, within the resources available.
Please see the job description attached for all main responsibilities.
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This advert is for Locum Consultant in Oculoplastic Ophthalmology with East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust in Colchester, East of England, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Ophthalmology role. The advertised salary is £113,565 - £150,569 per annum. The contract type is 5 months (This is a fixed term post until 31st October 2026). The application deadline is 09 Jun 2026.
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