Job summary
- Main area
- ophthalmology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Locum: 12 months
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 213-MED-DH-8263182
- Employer
- King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Queen Mary's Hospital
- Town
- Sidcup
- Salary
- £113,565 - £150,569 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/09/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Locum Consultant Medical Corneal & Cataract
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£2.1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 14,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King’s College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in the London Borough of Bromley.
We encourage all our staff to have a healthy work/life balance. In doing so, you can apply for flexible working from the beginning of your employment. We offer a range of options which are designed to suit different circumstances and priorities in line with service requirements.
Job overview
We wish to appoint a 12-month, fixed term Consultant Ophthalmologist, specialising in Corneal and Cataract . The post will be based cross-site at Kings’ College Hospital's Queen Mary's Hospital site, in Sidcup. However, the post has the potential to support any of King's sites as appropriate. The individual will be required to play an active role in the general workload of the department while having a significant commitment to teaching and training of junior staff (medical and non-medical). The post holder will work within the multi–disciplinary teams providing and further developing elective and emergency care for ophthalmology patients within the general and subspecialty services, focusing on the provision and development of the Corneal and Cataract services to King’s patients.
Main duties of the job
The remit of this post is to provide specialist Consultant leadership, expertise and support to the King’s Corneal and Cataract services. The post holder will develop and provide outpatient and surgical services for Corneal and Cataract patients from complex to routine. There will be commitment to the cross linking and stable Keratoconus virtual service with involvement in development, training and supervision. In addition, the post will involve performing high volume cataract surgery.
The post holder will contribute to the strategic development of the Corneal and Cataract services across all King’s sites in collaboration with the other King’s specialists and there are regular meetings of a cross-site subspecialty group to facilitate this.
The timetable advertised, whilst indicative, is a fair representation of the needs of the service at this current time; however, reasonable adjustments will be considered. If there any aspects of the advertised job plan / timetable that you wish to discuss, please feel free to contact Danielle Moore, ([email protected]) or Bill Hartigan ([email protected]).
Working for our organisation
The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. In June 2026, we launched our new strategy for 2026-31. Our vision is to transform healthcare, and we have agreed six strategic ambitions to help us improve care for patients, and the working lives of our staff.
Our six strategic ambitions are delivering high-quality patient care; creating a great place to work; leading pioneering research, innovation and education; building strong and successful partnerships; providing timely and efficient care; and ensuring long-term financial sustainability.
We have also agreed four new organisational values – Caring, Collaborative, Inclusive, Innovative – and these underpin everything we do, and how our teams interact with the patients under our care.
We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.
King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Together with the other Ophthalmologists, to provide a service for Ophthalmology patients across all sites. This includes all aspects of treatment and relevant management duties for the proper functioning of the department.
- Shared responsibility with the other Consultants for providing 24 hour, 7 day a week cover for the Unit on a rota basis. Responsible also for covering colleagues’ periods of annual leave and short-term sickness.
- Provide clinical supervision of junior staff (medical and non-medical) as a shared responsibility with other consultant colleagues.
- Responsible for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to CPD and clinical governance initiatives.
- Responsible for outpatient clinic commitments in peripheral hospitals as agreed with the Divisional management team.
- Contribute to departmental research interests in accordance with the Trust’s R&D framework.
- Contribute to the audit programmes, Morbidity and Mortality, clinical governance programs and learning from Deaths.
- Take an active role in the formulation, implementation and monitoring of the department’s/ Division’s Business Plan. This may include assisting with discussions regarding service plans and developments with internal and external agencies.
- Conduct all activities within the contracted level of service and operating plan for service(s).
- Exercise professional leadership for all staff working in the specialty. This will include fostering and developing projects focused towards these ends and ensuring that the momentum of post-qualification professional education and other appropriate training is maintained.
- Work in conjunction with clinical and other professional colleagues to ensure that the productivity of staff within the specialty is maintained and their job satisfaction is enhanced. This may include involvement in the appraisal process for peers and/or junior colleagues.
- Undertake Divisional management duties as agreed with the Divisional/departmental Manager/Clinical Director.
- Be aware of, and comply with, all Trust infection prevention and control policies, to include hand hygiene, personal hygiene, environmental and food hygiene.
- Prepare for and undertake the protective interventions that you are responsible for in a manner that is consistent with evidence-based practice and maintaining patient safety.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name
Eoin O'Sullivan
Job title
Clinical Director / Consultant
Email address
eoin.o'[email protected]
Telephone number
0208 308 3065
Additional contact information
Dani Moore
General Manager
Email: [email protected]
Mr Bill Hartigan
Medical Staffing Manager (Ophthalmology)
Email: [email protected]
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registerable medical qualification
- Full FRCOphth or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Other higher degree or diploma (e.g., MD)
Registration
Essential criteria
- Full Registration with GMC
- Name on GMC Specialist Register on date of taking up appointment
Training and Experience
Essential criteria
- Wide experience in all aspects of Ophthalmology, culminating in award of Certificate of Completion of Training by GMC, or award of Certificate of Eligibility for Specialty Registration (CESR) by GMC.
- Fellowship in Corneal or equivalent
- Competence in performing all types of Corneal surgery
Desirable criteria
- Competence in performing high volume and complex cataract surgery
Management and Leadership
Essential criteria
- Able to demonstrate leadership capability within multi-disciplinary teams
Desirable criteria
- Management course and/or qualification
Audit and Quality Improvement
Essential criteria
- Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit.
- Must have undertaken and completed audit projects.
Desirable criteria
- Audit Publications
Research and Publications
Essential criteria
- Experience of clinical research.
- Publication of relevant review articles or case reports
Desirable criteria
- Relevant research experience in one or more aspects of Ophthalmology
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
- Eoin O'Sullivan
- Job title
- Clinical Director Ophthalmology
- Email address
- eoin.o'[email protected]
- Additional information
Dani Moore
General Manager (Ophthalmology)
Email: [email protected]
Mr Bill Hartigan
Medical Staffing Manager (Ophthalmology)
Email: [email protected]
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