Job overview

We are seeking to appointment a Locum Consultant in Ophthalmology to join the Royal London Hospital on a 12-month fixed term contract. This job presents an attractive and varied combination of medical retina with some general ophthalmology practice at a large teaching hospital. This is a full-time position (10 PAs).

The successful candidate will have experience in general ophthalmology and medical retina. The post holder will be working in a multi-disciplinary team including nurses, optometrists, orthoptists, consultants and resident doctors to support the delivery of the service.

Main duties of the job

•    To support the running of the Medical Retina service across Barts Health taking a lead role at The Royal London Hospital (RLH). 

•    The consultant is also expected to oversee/support the junior doctors and optometrist’s clinic profiles. 

•    To be involved in the strategic planning and development of the Medical Retina service at RLH.

•    To have responsibility for the care of patients in their charge and for the proper functioning of their departments. You will participate in the three tier RLH on-call rota (1 in 7) as the third tier, non-resident consultant support. 

•    To assume responsibility both singularly and corporately for the management of the junior medical staff.

•    To be responsible for the approving and monitoring of junior staff rotas and junior staff locum arrangements, where appropriate.

•    To contribute to the teaching and assessment of undergraduates and of junior doctors.  

•    To participate in training and teaching sessions.

•    To participate in clinical audit and participate in Trust audit meetings.

•    To undertake administrative duties associated with the care of their patients and the running of their clinics or department.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.  

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.  

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.  

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.