Locum Consultant Ophthalmologist in Adenxal- Stratford and City Road

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Locum Consultant Ophthalmologist within the Adnexal Service at Stratford and City Road sites on a fixed term basis for 12 months. This full-time consultant post offers 8 programmed activities to provide direct clinical care within the Adnexal service and 2 SPAs.

The Moorfields at Stratford site opened in March 2023 and the successful post holder will be responsible for the first adnexal service at the new site, and the clinical leadership that will come with standing up the service. The post holder will also work at City Road within the established adnexal service in both consultant-led clinic and minor ops theatre.

A proposed timetable will be agreed with the Service Director and then be incorporated into the successful applicant's contract. The timetable/programme may change with time depending on the specialist expertise of the post holder, the needs of the hospital and the service demands.

Supervision and teaching of junior staff will be required as well as administrative responsibilities of the ST teaching and training.

The post holder must be medically qualified and maintain GMC specialist registration and hold a licence to practice. They will need to have experience in the management of oculoplastic, orbital, and lacrimal conditions. The post holder must have completed at least 12 months of a post CCT Ocular-Plastics fellowship.

Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of eye health services in the UK and a world-class centre of excellence for ophthalmic research and education. We have a reputation, developed over two centuries, for providing the highest quality of ophthalmic care. Our staff are committed to sustaining and building on our pioneering legacy and ensuring we remain at the cutting edge of developments in ophthalmology.

Moorfields have contracts with over 80 primary care trusts across the country, making us a truly national centre for eye care.

We have recently completed the development of our 10-year clinical strategy - Our Vision of Excellence, which continues to develop our networked model of service delivery for hospital and community based care.