Locum Consultant Ophthalmologist - Glaucoma

NHS; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider as a Locum Consultant Ophthalmologist specializing in glaucoma. This role involves leading the glaucoma service at the Basingstoke site, ensuring excellent patient care, and collaborating with a dynamic ophthalmology department. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in general ophthalmology and subspecialty skills in glaucoma. The position offers opportunities for professional development and involvement in a multidisciplinary team focused on enhancing ophthalmology services.

Qualifications

• Experience in cataract surgery.
• Training and experience in subspecialty area.
• Completed a full training program.

Responsibilities

• Lead the glaucoma service at the Basingstoke site.
• Work in a multidisciplinary team.
• Develop the service and juniors.

Skills

Communication

Teaching

Management

Education

oFRCOphth or equivalent

Full registration with the GMC

On GMC Specialist register

Fellowship level training in glaucoma

Job description

Go back Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Locum Consultant Ophthalmologist - Glaucoma

The closing date is 22 May 2025

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

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

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

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

This post is for an Ophthalmologist with a subspecialist interest in glaucoma. Someone who will lead theGlaucoma service at the Basingstoke site and to continue to develop the service to ensure excellent patient care.

The successful candidate will work in partnership with a forward looking and enthusiastic Ophthalmology department. At one site alone the Ophthalmology department saw over 25,000 outpatient attendances in 2018/19 and nearly 5,000 inpatient and day case operations. Each of our existing consultants has a strong general Ophthalmology background with sub-specialty interests in medical retina, glaucoma, uveitis, anterior segment, oculoplastic, and paediatric ophthalmology, and strabismus.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for:-

• Someone with a subspecialist interest in glaucoma
• An enthusiastic and friendly clinician
• Experience in general ophthalmology as well as developed glaucoma subspecialist skills
• An individual who shares our passion for improving the quality of Ophthalmology services
• Willingness to work in a multidisciplinary team and develop our service and juniors

About us

Our service configuration includes a dedicated Eye Day Case Unit (EDCU) at Basingstoke Hospital, a dedicated Ophthalmic Imaging Technician, as well as community eye services that support glaucoma referral refinement and Minor Eye Conditions (MECs) being dealt with closer to home. We also have a specialised theatre at Andover War Memorial Hospital, as well as operating on cases in our day surgery units on both main hospital sites. Just one of our departments saw over 25,000 outpatient attendances in 2018/19 and nearly 5,000 inpatient and day case operations. Each of our existing consultants has a strong general Ophthalmology background with sub-specialty interests in medical retina, glaucoma, uveitis, anterior segment, oculoplastic, and paediatric ophthalmology, and strabismus.

Job responsibilities

For further information about this role please see Job Description document attached.

If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Person Specification

Training and qualifications

• oFRCOphth or equivalent
• oFull registration with the GMC
• oOn GMC Specialist register or within six months of CCT at time of interview
• oFellowship level training in glaucoma

Experience & Knowledge

• oExperience in cataract surgery
• oExperience in all aspects of Ophthalmology
• oTraining and experience in subspecialty area
• oCompleted a full training program
• oExperience of and participation in clinical audit
• oExperience of risk management

Skills & Ability

• oGood written and verbal communication skills and able to communicate effectively with patients, colleagues and all levels of staff
• oTeaching/presentation skills
• oManagement skills or qualification
• oEducational 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.

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust