Locum Consultant with a Specialist interest in Vitreo-Retina
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Locum Consultant with a Specialist interest in Vitreo-Retina
[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is seeking a full-time Locum Consultant Ophthalmologist with a specialist interest in Vitreo-Retina for a 12-month locum position. The role involves providing specialist VR services, clinics, and theatre sessions at New Cross Hospital, Cannock Chase Hospital, and Walsall Manor Hospital.
Job overview
The Ophthalmology Directorate is looking to appoint a full-time Locum Consultant Ophthalmologist with a specialist interest in VR for 12 months at the earliest opportunity.
The successful candidate will join a team of 18 consultants providing specialist services in VR, Diabetes, Cornea, Medical & Surgical Retina, Ocular Motility, Oculoplastics and Uveitis.
Main duties of the job
Whilst the post will be primarily based at New Cross Hospital, the successful candidate will be required to carry out clinics and theatre sessions at Cannock Chase Hospital or Walsall Manor Hospital.
The department welcomes applications from candidates who are in possession of FRCOphth or equivalent or those who are on the GMC specialist register (or are eligible for registration within 6 months of the interview date with a certificate of completion of specialist training).
Working for our organisation
The department has two state of the art theatres based at New Cross Hospital and a bespoke, recently refurbished Cataract Theatre at the Cannock Chase Hospital site and is supported by Orthoptists, Hospital-based Optometrists, a fully equipped imaging department and fields machines.
A walk-in Emergency Service, led by Ophthalmic Nurse Specialists, is available within the Ophthalmology Emergency Department at the New Cross Hospital site and is supported by an Eye Referral Unit with booked appointments ‘hot-clinics’ for urgent cases.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full details of the role are included within the job description attached to this advertisement.
Person specification
Registration and Qualifications
- Essential criteria: Full Registration and a Licence to practice with the GMC
- Desirable criteria: Higher Medical Degree, FRCOph
Experience
- Essential criteria: Specialist interest in Glaucoma
- Desirable criteria: Evidence of audit and implementation of change following audit
Further details / informal visits contact
Professor Yit Yang, Clinical Director
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Employer details
Employer: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]
Employer type: NHS
Site: New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton
Salary: £109,725 - £145,478 Per Annum
Closing: 21/05/2026 23:59