# Locum Consultant Ophthalmologist - Glaucoma

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Grimsby
- **Region:** North East and Yorkshire
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Medical doctor
- **Speciality:** Ophthalmology
- **Grade:** Consultant
- **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 per annum
- **Contract type:** Locum: 12 months (Fixed Term)
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-06T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-23T07:52:20.745Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Lincolnshire/Grimsby/Northern_Lincolnshire_Goole_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Ophthalmology/Ophthalmology-v8176594
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8176594?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.nlg.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

The successful candidate will assume a direct clinical role within the department, sharing all facilities equally with the existing consultants. This is a substantive post and the appointee will be joining 32 Consultant Ophthalmologist posts already established. The successful candidate will work 11 PAs per week, which will include an 8.5 DCC and 1.5 SPA split (Flexible working may be considered) in addition to 1 PA for on-call work. It is expected that the successful applicant will play an active role in the consultant on call rota.

### Main duties of the job

The Consultant will, in conjunction with colleagues:

i.              Provide Glaucoma face-to-face and virtual clinics

ii.             Provide an Ophthalmic service in accordance with the agreed timetable and subsequent job plan

iii.            Provide trustwide 1 in 10 on call cover

iv.            Supervise trainee staff within the Trust.

v.             Help with advice and management of emergency Glaucoma patients along with the on-call team when needed

vi.            Work flexibly to provide adequate cover for colleagues when needed to ensure smooth running of the service

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further details with regard to this vacancy, please see attached Job Description and Person Specification.

## Person Specification

### Clinical Experience

**Essential**

- Evidence of specific Ophthalmology training in a fellowship programme
- Relevant specialty clinical knowledge: capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge relevant to the job as a general otorhinolaryngologist.
- Clinical judgement: experience in making clinical decisions and managing risk. Knows when to seek help, able to prioritise clinical need.

### Professional Registration

**Essential**

- Full GMC Registration

### Qualifications and Training

**Essential**

- FRCOphth or equivalent
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification

**Desirable**

- Postgraduate degree: e.g. MD, PhD Postgraduate qualification in Education or significant experience in post graduate training

### Teaching, Audit and Research

**Essential**

- Experience of supervising junior medical staff
- Commitment to formal and informal teaching of medical staff, AHPs and medical students
- Evidence of participation in audit
- Ability to extrapolate clinical research evidence to care for individual patients

**Desirable**

- Evidence of having conducted a practice-changing audit
- Experience of teaching/ training in clinical courses e.g. IMPACT Course, Faculty, ALS Instructor, ALERT Instructor
- Original peer-reviewed research publications

### Management and Administration Experience

**Essential**

- Ability to manage and lead medical/surgical teams
- Ability to lead on smooth and efficient running of the unit
- Ability to organise, prioritise and manage high intensity workload

**Desirable**

- Ability to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/ delivery

## Documents

- [job description (pdf, 992.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10479415)
- [person specification (pdf, 992.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10479416)

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