Locum Consultant Ophthalmologist | The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 13 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £109,725 - £145,478 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 September 2025 |
| Location: | Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4LP |
| Company: | The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7415855/317-LCON-25-198 |
Summary
We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our well integrated team.
The successful candidate would join a team of 4 consultants and 2 fellows who provide the corneal service to increase the clinical capacity and expertise. This post will be based at the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, but may involve clinics and operating at outreach sites. All routine cataract surgery takes place at the Newcastle Westgate Cataract Centre which is a mile from the RVI.
In addition to the challenges of the role, we can offer you a commitment to teaching, education, research and audit.
Candidates for the post must be registered medical practitioners and on, or eligible to join, the Specialist Register within six months of the date of the Appointments Committee.
Please read attached Job Description and Person Specification
The successful candidate will be responsible for the provision of an effective and comprehensive corneal ophthalmology service as part of the corneal team. They will be expected to take part in the teaching of resident doctors, fellows as well as administrative roles within specialty. The successful candidate will work according to the terms and conditions of the national Consultant contract.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
For an informal discussion and further information regarding the opportunity and Directorate, please contact: Mr. James Talks Consultant Ophthalmologist / Clinical Director , via e-mail james.talks@nhs.net
• Prof Francisco Figueiredo: Francisco.figueiredo@newcastle.ac.uk
• Mr Jas Sandhu: Jaswant.sandhu@nhs.net
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion. We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients ‘contacts’ each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Clinical:
• To be able to provide management of corneal eye conditions in a busy service as part of the corneal ophthalmology team.
• To manage corneal surgical cases.
• To provide cataract surgery if required
• To work in other areas such as eye emergency if required.
Administrative:
• To participate in the departmental clinical audit meeting
• To manage clinics and theatre lists in close collaboration with secretaries and waiting list team
• To undertake managerial role as per consultant job.
Research:
• To show interest in research opportunities
Teaching:
• To participate in the departmental teaching for resident doctors and other allied health professionals.
• To participate in the regional teaching for resident doctors
• Previous experience in teaching is welcome.
This advert closes on Monday 18 Aug 2025
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