Locum Consultant Ophthalmologist - Cornea

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Locum Consultant Ophthalmologist - Cornea

The closing date is 31 October 2025

The Department of Ophthalmology at James Cook University Hospital is looking to appoint an NHS Locum Consultant Ophthalmologist to augment the services we provide at South Tees NHS Trust. The unit is a cohesive, growing team covering all major sub specialty areas within ophthalmology.

The successful candidate will join the corneal & external eye disease team, supporting the existing corneal consultant and managing increased workload.

Main duties of the job

The primary focus is to deliver a comprehensive subspecialty medical and surgical corneal service for the catchment area of the hospital, supporting the existing consultant. Responsibilities include:

• Perform surgical management of modern corneal grafting techniques for emergency conditions and long term visual rehabilitation.
• Provide support and guidance to the eye casualty team for acute corneal and external eye disease disorders.
• Contribute to emergency ophthalmic care via the general consultant on call rota and deliver general ophthalmic care for non subspecialty conditions.
• Participate in research, undergraduate and postgraduate education.
• Cover the on call rota on a 1 in 16/18 rota (with prospective cover in DCC).

About us

The two trusts operate in a group model, remaining separate yet working together under the name University Hospitals Tees. They are the area's largest employers, delivering acute, tertiary and community health and care services across Tees Valley, North Yorkshire, County Durham and beyond.

Our focus is to deliver better outcomes for:

• Patients - by ensuring equal access to treatment and sharing best practice.
• Staff - by enabling career development across the group.
• The wider population - through collaborative health initiatives and a coherent regional voice.

Person Specification Qualifications & Training

• Full GMC registration
• FRCOphth or equivalent
• Relevant CCT or equivalent (confirmed by PMETB/GMC by date of AAC)
• Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register or eligibility for entry within 6 months of the AAC date

Clinical Experience and Effectiveness

• Extensive experience in general ophthalmology
• Subspecialist experience in corneal surgery and external eye disease management
• Ability to manage corneal emergencies
• Understanding of quality improvement activities such as audit
• Recognised subspecialty fellowship or evidence of subspecialty practice in a recognised medical institution
• Ability to undertake high volume cataract surgery with a complex case mix

Teaching & Training Experience

• Experience supervising resident medical staff
• Evidence of management and administration experience
• Other teaching skills/experience
• Management training
• Success in obtaining research funding

Personal Attributes

• Good leadership skills
• Effective communication with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
• Enthusiasm and ability to work under pressure
• Good organisational and management skills
• Commitment to training and continuing medical education (CME)
• Caring attitude to patients
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team
• Resident within 10 miles or 30 minutes of the hospital
• Flexibility to respond to changing service needs
• Clear recognition of boundaries in respect of sessional work outside the hospital
• Experience in team working outside of work
• Ability to meet the travel requirements of the post

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous convictions.

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£109,725 to £145,478 a year - 10 PA Contract