Locum Consultant Ophthalmologist - Glaucoma

NHS; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider is seeking a Locum Consultant Ophthalmologist specialized in Glaucoma. The role includes conducting clinics, training medical staff, and participating in on-call rotations. Candidates must have full GMC registration and FRCOphth or equivalent. This substantive position offers opportunities for flexible working arrangements as well as involvement in teaching and clinical research.

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration and eligibility for specialist registration.
• Postgraduate qualifications and clinical experience in Glaucoma.
• Experience in managing medical/surgical teams effectively.

Responsibilities

• Provide Glaucoma face-to-face and virtual clinics.
• Supervise and train colleagues and trainees.
• Provide on-call cover for Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals.

Skills

Competent Glaucoma consultant

Excellent communication

Teaching ability

Leadership in medical/surgical teams

Education

FRCOphth or equivalent

Postgraduate qualification in Education

Job description

Go back Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Locum Consultant Ophthalmologist - Glaucoma

The closing date is 25 November 2025

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

• Provide Glaucoma face‑to‑face and virtual clinics
• Provide an Ophthalmic service in accordance with the agreed timetable and subsequent job plan
• Provide 1 in 10 on call cover for Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals
• Supervise and help train colleagues including trainees and Allied Health Professionals
• Help with advice and management of emergency Glaucoma patients along with the on‑call team when needed
• Work flexibly to provide adequate cover for colleagues when needed to ensure smooth running of the service

Undertake the following example of a working week when not on call (Provisional time table)

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.

Job responsibilities

For further details with regard to this vacancy, please see attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Professional Registration

• Full GMC registration
• Entry on the General Medical Council (GMC) Specialist Register via one of the following: Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) (The proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of the interview) or Certificate of Eligibility for specialist
• Registration (CESR) where not available then commitment to work towards CESR competencies will be required

Qualifications and Training

• FRCOphth or equivalent
• Postgraduate qualification in Education or significant experience in postgraduate training

Clinical Experience

• Competent Glaucoma consultant with experience in working autonomously
• Fellowship in Glaucoma

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

Personal Attributes

• Ability to work flexibly in a changing health service
• Excellent manner with patients, being sensitive to their needs and fears
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other health professionals and flexible style as appropriate
• Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional and national levels
• Ability to communicate effectively with external agencies and other disciplines

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.

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust