Locum Consultant Ophthalmologist - Glaucoma

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust; Grimsby; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Locum Consultant Ophthalmologist (Glaucoma) to join a large ophthalmology department in Grimsby. The post involves 11 programmed activities per week, including 8.5 DCC and 1.5 SPA, plus 1 PA for on-call work, with flexible working considered.

The role includes glaucoma face-to-face and virtual clinics, consultant on-call duties, supervision of trainees, and active participation in audit and teaching.

Qualifications

• Full GMC Registration
• FRCOphth or equivalent
• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• Experience relevant to sub-specialisation of the current post
• Postgraduate degree: MD/PhD or postgraduate qualification in Education or significant training experience
• Evidence of ophthalmology fellowship training
• Clinical judgement and risk management skills
• Ability to lead and manage medical/surgical teams
• Commitment to teaching, audit and research

Responsibilities

• Provide Glaucoma face-to-face and virtual clinics
• Provide an Ophthalmic service in accordance with the agreed timetable and job plan
• Provide trustwide 1 in 10 on call cover
• Supervise trainee staff within the Trust
• Help with advice and management of emergency Glaucoma patients with the on-call team
• Work flexibly to provide adequate cover for colleagues for smooth service delivery

Skills

GMC Registration

Education

FRCOphth or equivalent

MBBS or equivalent medical qualification

MD/PhD or postgraduate qualification in Education

Experience in postgraduate training

Job description

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust

Locum Consultant Ophthalmologist - Glaucoma

The closing date is 18 November 2026

The successful candidate will assume a direct clinical role within the department, sharing all facilities equally with the existing consultants. This is a substantive post and the appointee will be joining 32 Consultant Ophthalmologist posts already established. The successful candidate will work 11 PAs per week, which will include an 8.5 DCC and 1.5 SPA split (Flexible working may be considered) in addition to 1 PA for on-call work. It is expected that the successful applicant will play an active role in the consultant on call rota.

Main duties of the job

• i. Provide Glaucoma face-to-face and virtual clinics
• ii. Provide an Ophthalmic service in accordance with the agreed timetable and subsequent job plan
• iii. Provide trustwide 1 in 10 on call cover
• iv. Supervise trainee staff within the Trust.
• v. Help with advice and management of emergency Glaucoma patients along with the on-call team when needed
• vi. Work flexibly to provide adequate cover for colleagues when needed to ensure smooth running of the service

About us

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

Person Specification

Professional Registration

• Full GMC Registration

Qualifications and Training

• FRCOphth or equivalent
• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• Experience relevant to sub-specialisation of the current post
• Postgraduate degree: e.g. MD, PhD Postgraduate qualification in Education or significant experience in post graduate training

Clinical Experience

• Evidence of specific Ophthalmology training in a fellowship programme
• Relevant specialty clinical knowledge: capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge relevant to the job as a general otorhinolaryngologist.
• Clinical judgement: experience in making clinical decisions and managing risk. Knows when to seek help, able to prioritise clinical need.

Management and Administration Experience

• Ability to manage and lead medical/surgical teams
• Ability to lead on smooth and efficient running of the unit
• Ability to organise, prioritise and manage high intensity workload
• Ability to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/ delivery

Teaching, Audit and Research

• Experience of supervising junior medical staff
• Commitment to formal and informal teaching of medical staff, AHPs and medical students
• Evidence of participation in audit
• Ability to extrapolate clinical research evidence to care for individual patients
• Evidence of having conducted a practice-changing audit
• Experience of teaching/ training in clinical courses e.g. IMPACT Course, Faculty, ALS Instructor, ALERT Instructor
• Original peer-reviewed research publications

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.

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust