Job summary
- Main area
- Ophthalmology
- Grade
- MC75
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed Term - 1 Year)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week (10 PA)
- Job ref
- 162-7863-SURG
- Employer
- Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Ophthalmology Medical Staff
- Town
- Romford
- Salary
- £63,696 - £102,689 per annum inclusive
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 13/08/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Specialty Doctor-Ophthalmology (Primary Care and Neuro-Ophthalmology)
MC75
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Job overview
We are excited to recruit an Ophthalmology specialty doctor to provide excellent care to our patients. The role focuses on Primary Care and Neuro-Ophthalmology. The post is fixed term for 12 months.
The successful candidate will play a key role in the delivery and development of Neuro-Ophthalmology and Primary Care services within a busy and progressive ophthalmology department. The post offers significant opportunities for service development, multidisciplinary working, and gaining valuable experience in the Neuro-Ophthalmology sub-specialty.
Main duties of the job
The workload will include neuro-ophthalmology and cataract clinics and eye casualty sessions, and the post holder will also be expected to fulfil the following duties within the agreed job plan:
- Provision and development of exceptional ophthalmology services
- Continuing responsibility for the care of patients in his/her charge and the proper functioning of the department
- Actively participate in clinical governance and audits
- Actively participate in departmental meetings
These duties are subject to review from time to time in the light of the changing requirements of the service.
Working for our organisation
We’re an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with.
They are benefitting from a new electronic patient record (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been rated good by the Care Quality Commission.
We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 346,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen’s and get rid of corridor care.
We’re proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We’re also part of the North East London Cancer Alliance.
We run a Women’s Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The majority of our 8,400 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We’re proud to be a London Living Wage employer.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Rachna Srivastava, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 Ext. 5904. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.
Person specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MBBS / MRCS / FRCS or equivalent medical qualification
Experience/ Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Experience in managing Urgent Eye Care patients.
- Excellent communication skills with patients, colleagues, managers and other staff
Personal Qualities
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of involvement in clinical management
- A commitment to, and experience of teaching
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Tim Reynolds
- Job title
- General Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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