Locum Consultant Ophthalmologist - Glaucoma | Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 200,000 +; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare institution in Hull is looking for a Consultant Ophthalmologist. This role involves providing Glaucoma clinics, delivering Ophthalmic services, and participating in a consultant on-call rota. Candidates should expect to share facilities with existing consultants and may have flexible working options. This position offers an opportunity to join a large team dedicated to excellent patient care.

Qualifications

• Direct clinical role within the department.
• Active participation in consultant on call rota.
• Supervision and training for colleagues including trainees.

Responsibilities

• Provide Glaucoma face-to-face and virtual clinics.
• Deliver an Ophthalmic service as per job plan.
• 1 in 10 on call cover for Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals.

Job description

Overview

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.

Responsibilities

• 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

Working week (Provisional timetable)

Undertake the following example of a working week when not on call. 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.

About the Partnership

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.

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

This advert closes on Tuesday 25 Nov 2025