# Locum Consultant Medical Corneal & Cataract > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/locum-consultant-medical-corneal-and-cataract/34770c6e-fb17-4e8d-bbca-4de60984a3ef - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/locum-consultant-medical-corneal-and-cataract/34770c6e-fb17-4e8d-bbca-4de60984a3ef.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** King's College Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Ophthalmology - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 per annum - **Contract type:** Locum: 12 months - **Employment type:** Full time - 10 sessions per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-28T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-09T14:21:32.985Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Sidcup/Kings_College_Hospital_NHS_Foundation_Trust/ophthalmology/ophthalmology-v8263182 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8263182?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.kch.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We wish to appoint a 12-month, fixed term Consultant Ophthalmologist, specialising in Corneal and Cataract . The post will be based cross-site at Kings’ College Hospital's Queen Mary's Hospital site, in Sidcup. However, the post has the potential to support any of King's sites as appropriate. The individual will be required to play an active role in the general workload of the department while having a significant commitment to teaching and training of junior staff (medical and non-medical). The post holder will work within the multi–disciplinary teams providing and further developing elective and emergency care for ophthalmology patients within the general and subspecialty services, focusing on the provision and development of the Corneal and Cataract services to King’s patients. ### Main duties of the job The remit of this post is to provide specialist Consultant leadership, expertise and support to the King’s Corneal and Cataract services. The post holder will develop and provide outpatient and surgical services for Corneal and Cataract patients from complex to routine. There will be commitment to the cross linking and stable Keratoconus virtual service with involvement in development, training and supervision. In addition, the post will involve performing high volume cataract surgery. The post holder will contribute to the strategic development of the Corneal and Cataract services across all King’s sites in collaboration with the other King’s specialists and there are regular meetings of a cross-site subspecialty group to facilitate this. The timetable advertised, whilst indicative, is a fair representation of the needs of the service at this current time; however, reasonable adjustments will be considered. If there any aspects of the advertised job plan / timetable that you wish to discuss, please feel free to contact Danielle Moore, (daniellemoore2@nhs.net) or Bill Hartigan (william.hartigan@nhs.net). ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - Together with the other Ophthalmologists, to provide a service for Ophthalmology patients across all sites. This includes all aspects of treatment and relevant management duties for the proper functioning of the department. - Shared responsibility with the other Consultants for providing 24 hour, 7 day a week cover for the Unit on a rota basis. Responsible also for covering colleagues’ periods of annual leave and short-term sickness. - Provide clinical supervision of junior staff (medical and non-medical) as a shared responsibility with other consultant colleagues. - Responsible for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to CPD and clinical governance initiatives. - Responsible for outpatient clinic commitments in peripheral hospitals as agreed with the Divisional management team. - Contribute to departmental research interests in accordance with the Trust’s R&D framework. - Contribute to the audit programmes, Morbidity and Mortality, clinical governance programs and learning from Deaths. - Take an active role in the formulation, implementation and monitoring of the department’s/ Division’s Business Plan. This may include assisting with discussions regarding service plans and developments with internal and external agencies. - Conduct all activities within the contracted level of service and operating plan for service(s). - Exercise professional leadership for all staff working in the specialty. This will include fostering and developing projects focused towards these ends and ensuring that the momentum of post-qualification professional education and other appropriate training is maintained. - Work in conjunction with clinical and other professional colleagues to ensure that the productivity of staff within the specialty is maintained and their job satisfaction is enhanced. This may include involvement in the appraisal process for peers and/or junior colleagues. - Undertake Divisional management duties as agreed with the Divisional/departmental Manager/Clinical Director. - Be aware of, and comply with, all Trust infection prevention and control policies, to include hand hygiene, personal hygiene, environmental and food hygiene. - Prepare for and undertake the protective interventions that you are responsible for in a manner that is consistent with evidence-based practice and maintaining patient safety. For further details / informal visits contact: Name Eoin O'Sullivan Job title Clinical Director / Consultant Email address eoin.o'sullivan@nhs.net Telephone number 0208 308 3065 Additional contact information Dani Moore General Manager Email: daniellemoore2@nhs.net Mr Bill Hartigan Medical Staffing Manager (Ophthalmology) Email: william.hartigan@nhs.net ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Registration **Essential** - Full Registration with GMC - Name on GMC Specialist Register on date of taking up appointment ### Qualifications **Essential** - Registerable medical qualification - Full FRCOphth or equivalent **Desirable** - Other higher degree or diploma (e.g., MD) ### Training and Experience **Essential** - Wide experience in all aspects of Ophthalmology, culminating in award of Certificate of Completion of Training by GMC, or award of Certificate of Eligibility for Specialty Registration (CESR) by GMC. - Fellowship in Corneal or equivalent - Competence in performing all types of Corneal surgery **Desirable** - Competence in performing high volume and complex cataract surgery ### Management and Leadership **Essential** - Able to demonstrate leadership capability within multi-disciplinary teams **Desirable** - Management course and/or qualification ### Research and Publications **Essential** - Experience of clinical research. - Publication of relevant review articles or case reports **Desirable** - Relevant research experience in one or more aspects of Ophthalmology ### Audit and Quality Improvement **Essential** - Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit. - Must have undertaken and completed audit projects. **Desirable** - Audit Publications ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 672.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10577203) - [denmark hill site map (pdf, 1.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=606) - [princess royal (pruh) site map (pdf, 1.4mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=607) - [visa and sponsorship information (pdf, 344.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2817) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.