Consultant Ophthalmologist with special interest in Glaucoma

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Sidcup; On-site; GBP 109,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading teaching hospital in the UK is seeking a Consultant Ophthalmologist with a special interest in Glaucoma. This role involves providing expert leadership in glaucoma services, outpatient and surgical patient care, and contributing to teaching and departmental research. The position offers a competitive salary and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Opportunities for professional development

Contributing to teaching and learning in a busy environment

Qualifications

• Must be fully registered with the GMC and on the Specialist Register or within six months of attaining CCT.
• Experience in day-to-day organization of services in a busy Teaching Hospital is essential.
• Familiarity with information technology required.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist Consultant leadership and expertise for glaucoma service.
• Develop and provide outpatient and surgical services for glaucoma patients.
• Contribute to departmental research interests and audit programmes.

Skills

Wide experience in all aspects of Ophthalmology

Advanced subspecialty training in Glaucoma

Competence in performing high volume and complex cataract surgery

Leadership capabilities within multi-disciplinary teams

Education

FRCOphth / MRCOphth or equivalent

Other higher degree or diploma (e.g., MD)

Tools

General computer skills

Job description

Consultant Ophthalmologist with special interest in Glaucoma

The closing date is 08 December 2025

We wish to appoint a Consultant Ophthalmologist, specialising in Glaucoma. The post will be based at Kings' Sidcup site, Queen Mary's Hospital. However, the post has 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 glaucoma service to King's patients.

Main duties of the job

The remit of this post is to provide specialist Consultant leadership, expertise and support to King's glaucoma service. Post holder will develop and provide outpatient and surgical services for glaucoma patients from complex to routine. There will be commitment to the new community based glaucoma monitoring service with involvement in development, training, supervision and virtual case review. In addition, the post‑holder may work with local clinical commissioning groups to devise appropriate patient care pathways and services in primary care. In addition, the post may involve performing high‑volume cataract surgery.

The post holder will contribute to the strategic development of the glaucoma service across all King's sites in collaboration with the other King's glaucoma specialists and there are regular meetings of a cross‑site subspecialty glaucoma group to facilitate this.

The timetable advertised, whilst indicative, are 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, ([e-mail]) or Eoin O'Sullivan (e.o'[e-mail])

About us

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts, with a turnover of £1.8bn per annum - and we are delighted you are considering a career with us.

Our teams provide services out of five hospitals across South East London and Kent, namely King's College Hospital, the Princess Royal University Hospital, Orpington Hospital, Queen Mary's Hospital Sidcup, and Beckenham Beacon.

We employ nearly 14,000 staff, who together treat over 1.5 million patients every year.

We provide a full range of local and specialist services, and our teams are nationally and internationally recognised for our work in liver disease and transplantation, neurosciences, cardiac, haemato‑oncology, fetal medicine, stroke, major trauma, and emergency medicine.

Our Strong Roots, Global Reach strategy, published in 2021, sets out our BOLD vision, and commitment towards:

• 1. Brilliant People
• 2. Outstanding care
• 3. Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education
• 4. Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do.

At King's, we are proud to serve a diverse range of communities, and our staff reflect the diversity of the communities we serve, with many people also travelling from all the world to start and develop their careers with us.

Job 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 Trusts 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 departments/ Divisions 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.

You must be fully registered with the GMC and hold a Licence to Practice and be on the Specialist Register, or within six months of attaining your CCT or equivalent to be eligible for interview.

The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable adults and/or children (0‑18 years), therefore this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and as such, it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• FRCOphth / MRCOphth or equivalent
• Other higher degree or diploma (e.g., MD)

Registration

• Full Registration with GMC
• Name on GMC Specialist Register on date of taking up appointment

Training and Experience

• 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
• Advanced subspecialty training in Glaucoma
• Competence in performing high volume and complex cataract surgery

Administration

• Experience in day-to-day organisation of services in a busy Teaching Hospital
• Familiarity with information technology and general computer skills
• Familiar with current structure of UK National Health Service and conversant with recent initiatives and changes

Management and Leadership

• Able to demonstrate leadership capability within multi‑disciplinary teams
• Management course and/or qualification

Audit and Quality Improvement

• Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit
• Must have undertaken and completed audit projects
• Audit Publications

Research and Publications

• Experience of clinical research
• Publication of relevant review articles or case reports
• Relevant research experience in one or more aspects of Ophthalmology

Teaching

• Experience of undergraduate and post‑graduate teaching and exam preparation
• Teaching skills course/qualification

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

£109,725 to £145,478 a yearper annum excl. London Zone Allowance