NHS Locum Consultant Ophthalmologist - Special Interest Glaucoma

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NHS Locum Consultant Ophthalmologist - Special Interest Glaucoma

The closing date is 18 February 2026

An opportunity has arisen for a Consultant to join our Ophthalmology team, you will have a subspecialist interest in glaucoma.

We ensure that close collaboration of all the consultants takes place with regular fortnightly team meetings and there is a close working relationship with the managers of the service.

We work in a friendly team atmosphere with a diverse population in North West Norfolk.

Main duties of the job

We undertake nearly 100 glaucoma surgical procedures per year as well as the latest MIGS. The department is equipped with SLT laser, Humphrey fields, OCT and retinal/disc photography.

There will be an opportunity to develop existing competencies in glaucoma interventional procedures and gain further experience in this area - all resulting in achieving NICE guidelines and National Targets.

We are a team that listens and works together to achieve excellence for our patients.

If you feel that you want to be part of this exciting department, with additional flexibility of developing and incorporating services within the existing infrastructure then come and join us!

About us

There's never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We're working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we've ever undertaken.

Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.

At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs.

We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as 'Good', and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.

We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome. We love working here and think you will too.

Job responsibilities

For further information and details of this post, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
• FRCOphth/FRCS or equivalent completed
• MD, PhD or evidence of further training and experience in Ophthalmology

Entry Criteria

• Full Registration and a licence to practise with the General Medical Council.
• Entry on Specialist Register; eligible for entry on Register or within six months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) at time of interview

Experience

• A wide range of clinical skills and practice in the specialty, cataract and glaucoma management.
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the emergency care of patients, both paediatrics and adults.
• Experience at fellowship level.
• Experience in phacoemulsification, Including experience In providing training In phacoemulsification
• Experience and interest in the management of Surgical Glaucoma.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHSFT

£109,725 to £145,478 a yearpro rata