Job vacancy: Consultant Ophthalmologist with special interest in Cornea and Emergency Eye Care - Substantive position, Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust, Kingston Upon Thames

Job summary

Main area: Ophthalmology
Grade: NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref: 396-2876-MS

Employer: Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Kingston Hospital
Town: Kingston Upon Thames
Salary: Dependant on experience
Closing: 18/06/2026 08:00
Interview date: 29/07/2026

Consultant Ophthalmologist with special interest in Cornea and Emergency Eye Care - Substantive position

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Home, community, hospital

Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust offers a range of fantastic opportunities to grow your career across both hospital and community settings in south London. Whether you're looking to build new skills or take your experience to the next level, we are uniquely placed to provide the right environment to support your professional development. With colleagues working in people’s homes, in community clinics, and in our two hospitals, we have an outstanding breadth of knowledge and experience to draw from.

Our commitment to exceptional care is reflected in being the first trust of our kind in London to achieve an ‘Outstanding’ rating from the CQC for both overall quality and leadership. We exist to provide the best possible care for our patients and we do that by giving our colleagues what they need to be their best at work. We have won numerous awards from the HSJ and Nursing Times for the way we support our colleagues across all our services.

We are proud to be recognised for our outstanding cancer care, children's services, pioneering surgical teams, and exceptional rehabilitation services. Our maternity services have been rated the "Best in London" by women surveyed by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), with parents travelling to Kingston to take advantage of our considerable experience and expertise.

Our Trust values

These words are important reminders, but it’s our behaviours that tell people who we are. We expect all colleagues to bring our values to life in their work.

Compassionate: We provide care with kindness, understanding, and empathy for all.
Inclusive: We embrace diversity and respect the unique contributions of every individual.
Collaborative: We foster teamwork across all levels, working together and with our partners to deliver the best outcomes.
Inspiring: We are committed to continuous improvement and excellence in patient care, staff development, and innovation.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Diagnose and manage complex corneal and anterior segment disorders.
Perform specialised ophthalmic procedures .
Lead, develop, and oversee the ARC service and associated patient pathways.
Conduct outpatient clinics, theatre sessions, and ward-based care as required.
Supervise, mentor, and teach junior medical staff and multidisciplinary teams.
Participate in audit, clinical governance, quality improvement, and research activities.
Contribute to service development and the delivery of safe, effective patient care.

AAC is 29th July 2026.
JD is with the Royal College.

Person specification

Clinical Experience

Essential criteria

Prior experience of undertaking general and emergency eye care ophthalmology
Management of patients with corneal conditions.
At least one-year corneal Fellowship / ASTO/ TSC
Fully independent to carry out and supervise cataract surgery

Desirable criteria

Prior NHS consultant experience
Experience of carrying out high volume cataract lists

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Full GMC registration with licence to practice
FRCOphth or equivalent
Possession of CCT or CESR in Ophthalmology
On GMC’s Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT from the date of the interview - FRCOphth or equivalent

Desirable criteria

Higher degree (MD,PhD or equivalent)
Diploma or Masters in relevant field

Your application: Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification and that your supporting statement reflects these, as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria.

References: You will be required to provide 3 years of employment/educational history. We do not accept references from personal email addresses such as Hotmail, Gmail etc. therefore please ensure you are providing professional working email addresses within your application form. If you are unable to provide professional email addresses and are invited to an interview, please ensure you advise the interviewers of this - otherwise, this may delay your pre-employment checks.

Closing date: In order to streamline recruitment within our Trust, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

Shortlisting: You will only be contacted via e-mail/SMS by the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted for this post. Please ensure that you check your Trac registered e-mail regularly.

DBS: Kingston Hospital NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. However, all employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.

Salary:

For applicants without prior NHS experience at the same pay band or higher, the salary will start at the lower value within the advertised range.

Committed to being an Inclusive Employer

London Living Wage is a voluntary commitment made by employers, who can become accredited with the Living Wage Foundation

Mindful employer. Being positive about mental health.

London HCSW Award - Sustainable Retention

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Hooman Sherafat
Job title: Clinical Lead and Consultant Ophtalmic Surgeon
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 02085467711

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Consultant Ophthalmologist with special interest in Cornea and Emergency Eye Care - Substantive position

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