258802 Locum Consultant in Ophthalmology

NHS Scotland; Pavilion; On-site; CAD 159,000 - 206,000; Part time

Job summary

NHS Lothian is recruiting a Consultant Ophthalmologist with an Interest in Medical Retina. The post is fixed term and part time (20 hours per week) based at Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion, with sessions at St.

John’s Hospital, Livingston and the Royal Hospital of Children and Young People. Applicants must have full GMC Registration, a license to practise and be eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register.

Qualifications

• GMC Registration required and license to practise.
• Eligibility for GMC Specialist Register.
• UK-trained candidates should show higher specialist training leading to CCT or be within 6 months of entry.

Responsibilities

• Consultant level role in Ophthalmology with an interest in Medical Retina.
• Sessions at Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion, St. John’s Hospital (Livingston), and Royal Hospital for Children and Young People.

Job description

NHS Lothian

NHS Lothian is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.

To this end, NHS Lothian welcomes applications from all sections of society.

We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

Applicants must have full GMC Registration, a license to practise and eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register. Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from the date of interview. Portfolio Pathway (formerly known as CESR - Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration) route doctors are only eligible to apply for a substantive consultant post once it has been awarded. Non-UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training.

Applications are welcome for the above Fixed Term, part time (20 hours per week) post based in Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion.

Job Title

Consultant Ophthalmologist with an Interest in Medical Retina

Department

Ophthalmology, Head and Neck

Base

Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion, NHS Lothian

You may also be required to work at any of NHS Lothian sites.

Post Summary

The post is at Consultant level in the Ophthalmology department, with an interest in Medical Retina. The hospital base will be the Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion, with sessions at St. John’s Hospital, Livingston and the Royal Hospital of Children and Young People. More detailed departmental and specialty information can be found in the job description available via email address / link below.

For An Informal Discussion Please Contact

Ash Khan, Clinical Director – Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion 0131 536 3755, [e-mail]; and Karen McCabe, Clinical Service Manager – Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion 0131 536 3755, [e-mail].