Locum Ophthalmology Consultant - Flexible Hours & On-Call

Medacs Healthcare; Dundee; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Weekly payroll

Flexible working options

24/7 support

CPD and training opportunities

NHS and private healthcare placements

Referral bonuses and loyalty rewards

Job summary

Medacs Healthcare is recruiting an experienced Ophthalmology Consultant to join a high-quality eye service, delivering patient-centered care across outpatient clinics, diagnostics and surgical pathways. The role requires NHS experience and flexibility for in-hours and out-of-hours duties, including on-call cover.

You will contribute to cataract and general ophthalmology care with potential subspecialty input depending on service needs, working within a multidisciplinary team to ensure safe

Qualifications

• Must have GMC registration and be eligible to work in the UK.
• Strong cataract surgery experience and broad general ophthalmology competence.
• Demonstrated commitment to continuous professional development and patient care.
• Excellent communication and teamwork within multidisciplinary settings.
• Experience contributing to ophthalmology service development or teaching.

Responsibilities

• Deliver outpatient, diagnostic and surgical ophthalmology services including cataract surgery.
• Provide subspecialty expertise such as oculoplastics, cornea, glaucoma or medical retina as needed.
• Work with multidisciplinary teams to ensure smooth patient pathways.
• Support junior doctors, nursing staff and wider clinical colleagues.
• Contribute to day-to-day case surgery in line with standards.
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation per GMC/NHS requirements.
• Participate in governance, audits and service development.
• Provide clear guidance to patients, carers and GPs.
• Possess full GMC registration with licence to practise.

Skills

Cataract surgery

General ophthalmology

Communication skills

Teamwork

Autonomy

CPD participation

Teaching

Audit/QA/Research

Job description

Medacs Healthcare is recruiting an experienced Ophthalmology Consultant to join a high-quality eye service, delivering patient-centered care across outpatient clinics, diagnostics and surgical pathways. The role requires NHS experience and flexibility for in-hours and out-of-hours duties, including on-call cover.

You will contribute to cataract and general ophthalmology care with potential subspecialty input depending on service needs, working within a multidisciplinary team to ensure safe