# Locum Consultant Ophthalmologist with interest in Neuro-Ophthalmology

**Company**: King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
**Location**: London
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: temporary
**Salary**: £113565.00 to £150569.00
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

This is a replacement Locum Consultant post in Ophthalmology with a focus on Neuro-Ophthalmology at King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in London.

The post holder will work within a multi-disciplinary team to provide and develop ophthalmic care for neuro-ophthalmology patients.

Key duties and responsibilities include:

- Providing high-quality care to patients, including treatment and management duties

- Shared responsibility for 24/7 cover for the Unit on a rota basis

- Clinical supervision of junior medical/dental practitioners

- Teaching, examination, and accreditation duties as required

- Contributing to CPD and clinical governance initiatives

- Outpatient clinic commitments in peripheral hospitals as agreed with the Care Group's management team

- Contributing to research interests in accordance with the Trust's R&D framework

- Participating in audit programs, Morbidity and Mortality, Clinical Governance programs, and Learning from Deaths

- Taking an active role in formulating, implementing, and monitoring the Care Group's Business Plan

- Exercising professional leadership for all staff working in the specialty

- Working with clinical and other professional colleagues to maintain staff productivity and job satisfaction

- Undertaking Care Group management duties as agreed

- Complying with Trust infection prevention and control policies

- Preparing for and undertaking protective interventions in a manner consistent with evidence-based practice and patient safety

The Trust has launched a new strategy for 2026-31, focusing on delivering high-quality patient care, creating a great place to work, leading pioneering research and innovation, building strong partnerships, providing timely and efficient care, and ensuring financial sustainability.

The Trust values caring, collaborative, inclusive, and innovative behaviours.

The post is fixed-term for 12 months, part-time, with a salary of £113,565 to £150,569 per annum.

The ideal candidate will have:

- A registrable medical qualification

- Full Registration with the GMC

- FRCOphth/MRCOphth or equivalent

- Wide experience in all aspects of Ophthalmology

- Advanced subspecialty training in Neuro-Ophthalmology

- Experience in day-to-day organization of Ophthalmology services in a busy Teaching Hospital

- Familiarity with current UK National Health Service structure and recent initiatives

- Experience in undergraduate and post-graduate teaching and exam preparation

- Experience in clinical research and publication of relevant review articles or case reports

- Familiarity with information technology and general computer skills

- Leadership capability within multi-disciplinary teams

- Understanding of principles of medical audit

- Effective communication skills and ability to work in a close-knit team

## Skills

### Required
- Ophthalmology
- Neuro-Ophthalmology
- Leadership
- Medical Audit
- Communication
- Teamwork
- Information Technology

### Nice to have
- Research
- Teaching
- Management
- Higher degree or diploma

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