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Site Moorfields Eye Hospital @ Croydon University Hospital Town Thornton Heath Salary £105,504 - £139,882 per annum (pro-rata) plus On Call supplement Salary period Yearly Closing 09/07/2025 23:59
YOU MAKE US MORE
Join Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
At Moorfields, people’s sight matters—and so do the people who make it possible.
For over 200 years, Moorfields has been at the forefront of ophthalmic care, research, and education. With more than 2,300 dedicated team members and over 700,000 patients seen annually across our City Road site and 22 networked sites, we are proud to be a global centre of excellence.
We're also a vibrant community where kindness, equity and excellence shape every aspect of our work. Whether it’s pioneering research through our partnership with UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre or training the next generation of global eye care leaders, we’re united by one mission—delivering world-class eye health, sustainably and at scale.
Construction is well underway on our groundbreaking new centre in Camden, a joint initiative between Moorfields Eye Hospital, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Eye Charity This modern, flexible facility will bring together eye care, research, and education under one roof—enabling transformative innovation and collaboration like never before.
Could you be part of this future? Make us more.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Consultant Ophthalmologist within the Adnexal Service at Moorfields sites at Croydon and St George's Hospitals. This post offers 6 programmed activities to provide direct clinical care within the Adnexal service and 2.5 SPAs.
A proposed timetable is attached to this advert, subject to change and possible increase of clinical sessions in the near future, and will 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.
Main duties of the job
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.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
MAIN RESPONSIBILTITES
Duties:
Provide High Quality Care to Patients
* The post holder must be medically qualified and maintain GMC specialist registration and hold a licence to practice
* To develop and maintain the competencies required to carry out the duties required of the post.
* To ensure prompt attendance at agreed direct clinical care Programmed Activities.
* To ensure patients are involved in decisions about their care and to respond to their views.
Performance Management
* To work with medical, nursing and managerial colleagues to ensure high performance in the following areas:
* Clinical efficiency e.g. timeliness indicators, clinical indicators and the development of ambulatory pathways.
* Quality of outcomes e.g. infection control targets, reducing re-attendance rates.
* Financial management e.g. identification, implementation and achievement of cost improvement programmes and participating in efforts to ensure services are provided cost effectively e.g. managing locum agency spend, monitoring and managing the drug budget to target, ensuring accuracy of clinical data for the team.
* Operational efficiency e.g. demand management.
Medical Staff Management
* To work with colleagues to ensure junior doctors’ hours are compliant in line with EWTD and New Deal.
* To ensure that adequate systems and procedures are in place to control and monitor leave for junior medical staff and to ensure that there is appropriate cover within the clinical areas, including on-call commitments
* To participate in the recruitment of junior medical staff as and when required.
* To participate in team objective setting as part of the annual job planning cycle.
* To be engaged in the process of annual appraisal and revalidation of all doctors in training, Trust doctors, Clinical Fellows and non-consultant grades as delegated by the Clinical Director/Divisional Manager.
Governance
* To review clinical outcomes in designated area using external benchmarking data where appropriate, to identify and advise variances to the Clinical Director.
* Participate in clinical audit, incident reporting and analysis and to ensure resulting actions are implemented.
* To work closely with the Directorate, Patient and Public Involvement panels in relation to clinical and services developments as delegated by the Clinical Director.
* Participate in ensuring NICE requirements are reviewed and implemented and monitored in the speciality areas.
* To ensure clinical guidelines and protocols are adhered to by junior medical staff and updated on a regular basis.
* To keep fully informed about best practice in the speciality areas and ensure implications for practice changes are discussed with the Clinical Director.
* To role model good practice for infection control to all members of the multidisciplinary team.
Strategy and Business Planning
* To participate in the business planning and objective setting process for the directorate and Trust where appropriate.
* To represent the Trust at appropriate clinical networks/other external clinical meetings, as delegated by the Clinical Director.
Leadership and Team Working
* To demonstrate excellent leadership skills with regard to individual performance, clinical teams, the Trust and when participating in national or local initiatives.
* To work collaboratively with all members of the multi-disciplinary team and Partners as required.
* To chair regular meetings for the specialties.
* To resolve conflict and difficult situations through negotiation and discussion, involving appropriate parties.
* Adhere to Trust/departmental guidelines on leave including reporting absence.
Person specification
Education / Qualifications
* CCT in Ophthalmology or equivalent ophthalmic training (or be within 6 months of CCT date).
* Full GMC Registration (with a ‘Licence to Practise’).
* Be on or eligible for the GMC specialist register, or be within 6 months of entry.
* Higher Degree/ Qualification (e.g CertLRS. MSc, MD or PhD).
Experience
* Subspecialty Fellowship in Adnexal or equivalent
* Involvement in clinical leadership roles such a participation in QIPP projects & service improvement projects.
* Experience of being on an on call rota
* Experience of managing adnexal emergencies such as trauma and orbital infections
* Experience of public & patient engagement.
* Clinical leadership and management experience in developing and delivering new services.
Knowledge
* One year of fellowship training in Oculoplastic, Lacrimal and Orbital disease or equivalent
* Be near to OR completed Higher Specialist Training in Ophthalmology.
* Awareness of current issues affecting the NHS
* Should have received training in clinical supervision as defined by the GMC.
* Should have received training in educational supervision as defined by the GMC.
* Attended clinical leadership training.
* Experience at Consultant level in oculoplastics, lacrimal and orbital
* Multidisciplinary teaching experience
Skills/abilities
* Ability to lead & co-ordinate clinical teams.
* Demonstrable competence in oculoplastic within a tertiary centre setting.
* Excellent teaching & presentation skills
* Excellent communications skills
* Ability to lead & co-ordinate multidisciplinary teams
* Motivation and commitment to job
* Experience in organising and managing a busy clinical service
Due to the nature of this position, employment is subject to proof of eligibility to work in the UK, completion of a satisfactory DBS disclosure and two references. We do not offer visa sponsorship for roles unless clearly stated in our adverts, so please consider this before applying.
Our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of our organisational culture. As part of our pledge to take positive action in recruitment we encourage applications from under-represented candidates including BAME (Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic) and Disabled candidates as we work towards a representative workforce that is able to provide the quality, the dignity and respect and to deliver above and beyond.
Moorfields is a flexible working friendly organisation, and we are committed to helping our employees achieve a work-life balance that is beneficial for health and wellbeing, motivation levels and job satisfaction. Every employee of the Trust has the right to request to work flexibly. Please 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.
If we receive sufficient applications, we will close this ad prior to the closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.
If you would like to discuss any reasonable adjustments before applying or would like an accessible version of any recruitment documents, please contact the recruitment team at .
https://www.moorfields.nhs.uk/work-for-us
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name Tarang Gupta Job title Service Director Email address Additional information
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact:
Service Director - Tarang Gupta ()
Divisional Manager - Jack Wooding ()
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