Job summary
- Main area
- Opthalmology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed term)
- Hours
- Part time - 6.5 sessions per week (6.5 PA)
- Job ref
- 343-LCON-220
- Employer
- Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Trustwide – Epsom & St Helier Hospitals
- Town
- Carshalton
- Salary
- £113,565 - £150,569 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/08/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Locum Consultant in Ophthalmology for Cornea & Ocular Surface
NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
"At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values"
As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19.
At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values
Job overview
Applications are invited for the above post of Consultant Ophthalmologist, with a special interest in cornea and ocular surface disease. The successful applicant will support the development of the keratoconus service and support the ocular surface, acute eye services and as well has having the opportunity to provide consultant level cataract and ocular surface surgery, depending on the experience of the applicant. An interest in ocular surface oncology would be advantageous. The post is offered for 12 months in the first instance, pending formal substantive appointment.
There is no on-call commitment with this fixed-term post. When the substantive post is advertised the job plan will include involvement in the SWL ophthalmology regional on-call rota, based at St George’s Hospital.
The post is based at Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, which is a large Trust serving South West London and Surrey and part of the St George's, Epsom and St Helier Hospital Group (GESH) .
The Corneal and Ocular surface service provides clinics at St Helier hospital, and Epsom General hospital. The Acute Eye service is based at the St Helier site. Epsom and St Helier Trust is part of the South West London Ophthalmology Network, with its out of hours and on-call service based at Moorfields at St George’s Hospital in Tooting.
The successful candidate will join a team of 14 Consultants with dedicated subspecialty interests. There is one theatre list per week with this post.
Main duties of the job
This post is for a part time Fixed term Consultant Ophthalmologist with special interest in cornea and ocular surface disease. The post holder will work alongside the wider cornea and acute eye service team. There is one theatre list per week with this post.
The post holder will be required to work across both sites and the role may change depending on service needs. There is no on call commitment within this 6.5 PA job plan, but there be an opportunity to increase PAs in the future to include on call commitments.
Working for our organisation
St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for full details of role and job plan.
Please see attached job description and person specification for full details of role and job plan.
Please see attached job description and person specification for full details of role and job plan.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- Must be on the Specialist Registrar, hold a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT/CCST) or be within 6 months of obtaining the CCT
- Appropriate higher medical qualification i.e. FRCOphth or CCST equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Post CCST Fellowship
Clinical experience
Essential criteria
- Experienced in running busy corneal and ocular surface clinics
- Experience of working in a busy Acute Eye Casualty Service
- Clinical training and experience and ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients.
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of peer reviewed publications in the sphere of cornea
Management and Administration
Essential criteria
- Has attended recognised management training or will have such training on completion of CCT/CCST
- Ability to contribute to change management
- Experience of and participation in departmental audit.
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of issues relating to service organisation and development
Teaching and Research
Essential criteria
- Experience of teaching undergraduate and postgraduate trainees
- Experience of supervising junior doctors
- Ability to teach clinical skills
- Ability to apply research findings to clinical problems
Desirable criteria
- Ability to supervise postgraduate research
Personal
Essential criteria
- Ability to establish good working relationships with staff and be able to communicate well with patients.
- Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfil the job requirements
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Miss Andrena McElvanney,
- Job title
- Lead for Ocular Surface and Oculoplastics
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02082964985
- Additional information
Miss Charlotte Funnell, Clinical lead for Ophthalmology - [email protected]
Mrs Catherine Goldfinch, Service Manager - [email protected]
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