Locum Consultant Ophthalmologist - Glaucoma

NHS; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits for an Ophthalmologist with a subspecialist interest in glaucoma to join a dedicated team at a leading hospital. This role involves leading the Glaucoma service, ensuring excellent patient care, and working within a multidisciplinary team. The department boasts a robust virtual screening program and a commitment to enhancing ophthalmology services. With a strong focus on collaboration and support for junior staff, this position offers a chance to make a significant impact in a thriving environment. Join a team that values enthusiasm and expertise in providing top-notch eye care.

Qualifications

• Subspecialist interest in glaucoma with experience in general ophthalmology.
• Enthusiastic clinician willing to support junior staff development.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Glaucoma service at Basingstoke and enhance patient care.
• Work collaboratively in a proactive department to improve ophthalmology services.

Skills

Glaucoma Expertise

General Ophthalmology

Multidisciplinary Team Collaboration

Patient Care Improvement

Education

Medical Degree

Specialist Training in Ophthalmology

Job description

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join the ophthalmology department within Hampshire Hospitals.

The ophthalmology department spans across 3 sites, and this role is based at the Basingstoke and North Hampshire site.

Each site has outpatient clinics, day case theatres, minor ops rooms, lasers, injection rooms, and pre-assessment areas.

The glaucoma service has a robust virtual screening program for follow-up patients.

This post is for an Ophthalmologist with a subspecialist interest in glaucoma. The successful candidate will lead the Glaucoma service at Basingstoke and develop it further to ensure excellent patient care.

The candidate will work with a proactive and enthusiastic department, which saw over 25,000 outpatient attendances in 2018/19 and nearly 5,000 inpatient and day case procedures. The department's consultants have strong general ophthalmology backgrounds with subspecialties in medical retina, glaucoma, uveitis, anterior segment, oculoplastic, pediatric ophthalmology, and strabismus.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for:

• A subspecialist interest in glaucoma
• An enthusiastic and friendly clinician
• Experience in general ophthalmology and developed glaucoma subspecialist skills
• A passion for improving ophthalmology services
• Willingness to work in a multidisciplinary team and support service and junior staff development

About us

Our services include a dedicated Eye Day Case Unit at Basingstoke Hospital, an Ophthalmic Imaging Technician, community eye services for referral refinement, and Minor Eye Conditions (MECs). We also have a specialized theatre at Andover War Memorial Hospital and conduct surgeries in our day units across sites. In 2018/19, our department handled over 25,000 outpatient visits and nearly 5,000 surgeries. Our consultants have broad ophthalmology expertise with various subspecialties.