Job requirements
Essential
14 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Clinical Experience
Evidence of Glaucoma interest with particular emphasis on experience at a super specialist level
- Clinical Experience
Experience of working in a busy Acute Eye Casualty Service
- Teaching Experience
Experience of teaching undergraduate and postgraduate trainees
- Teaching Experience
Ability to teach clinical skills
- Qualifications and Training
Hold a medical qualification or qualification registered with the GMC
- Qualifications and Training
Entry onto the Specialist Register for GMC or be within six months of obtaining CCT/CCST or equivalent
- Qualifications and Training
Appropriate higher medical qualification i.e. FRCOphth or CCST equivalent
- Qualifications and Training
Fellowship training in Medical Glaucoma
- Qualifications and Training
High standard of clinical skill and expertise in Medical Glaucoma management
- Management & Admin Experience
Audit/Research
- Management & Admin Experience
Has attended a recognised management training event or will have such training on completion of CCT/CCST
- Management & Admin Experience
Supervision of post graduate trainees
- Management & Admin Experience
Personal time management skills
- Management & Admin Experience
Clinical Governance
Desirable
6 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Clinical Experience
Evidence of peer reviewed publications
- Teaching Experience
Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduates/post graduates
- Teaching Experience
Experience of supervising junior doctors
- Teaching Experience
Experience of teaching Lay groups and other staff groups
- Qualifications and Training
MD or equivalent higher degree or evidence of relevant research
- Management & Admin Experience
Familiarity within issues of service organisation and development
Job overview
Applications are invited for the post of a full time Locum Consultant Ophthalmologist (fixed term contract for a period of 12 months) with interest Medical Glaucoma at Epsom & St Helier NHS Trust.
The Ophthalmology Department at Epsom and St Helier has a well established and highly performing team treating a broad range of Ophthalmology conditions. The successful applicant will join a team of Consultants, Specialist and Specialty Doctors, Fellows, Trainees, specialist nurses, optometrists, orthoptists, HCAs, technicians and a dedicated admin team including a diabetic failsafe officer and an injection service failsafe officer. The post holder will be required to work across both sites and the role may change depending on service needs.
Main duties of the job
This post is for a part time Locum Consultant Ophthalmologist with special interest in medical Glaucoma. The post holder will work alongside the Glaucoma clinical lead Mr Chris Panos and the wider glaucoma team.
The Glaucoma team is a multidisciplinary award winning team (including the Bayer Award in 2017). The clinical team is supported by specialist nurses, orthoptists, HCAs, technicians and a dedicated administrative team including a failsafe officer.
The post holder will be responsible for the assessment, diagnosis and laser management of patients attending glaucoma clinics and the Acute Eye Service. They will support the existing glaucoma consultants in the running of paperless virtual clinics.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The trust has two dedicated ophthalmology outpatient units and the post holder will be required to work across both sites.
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.
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This advert is for Locum Consultant Ophthalmologist with Interest in Medical Glaucoma with Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust in Carshalton, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Ophthalmology role. The advertised salary is £113,565 - £150,569 Pro Rota. The contract type is 12 months (Locum Consultant - 12 months fixed term post). The application deadline is 24 Nov 2026.
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