Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust
Locum Consultant Ophthalmologist – Glaucoma The closing date is 10 June 2026
The successful candidate will assume a direct clinical role within the department, sharing all facilities equally with the existing consultants. This is a substantive post and the appointee will be joining 32 Consultant Ophthalmologist posts already established. The successful candidate will work 11 PAs per week, which will include an 8.5 DCC and 1.5 SPA split (Flexible working may be considered) in addition to 1 PA for on‑call work. It is expected that the successful applicant will play an active role in the consultant on‑call rota.
Main duties of the job
Provide Glaucoma face‑to‑face and virtual clinics
Provide an Ophthalmic service in accordance with the agreed timetable and subsequent job plan
Provide trustwide 1 in 10 on‑call cover
Supervise trainee staff within the Trust
Help with advice and management of emergency Glaucoma patients along with the on‑call team when needed
Work flexibly to provide adequate cover for colleagues when needed to ensure smooth running of the service
About us The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts – Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) – our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world‑class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas – biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
Job responsibilities For further details with regard to this vacancy, please see attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification Professional Registration
Full GMC Registration
Qualifications and Training
FRCOphth or equivalent
MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
Postgraduate degree: e.g. MD, PhD Postgraduate qualification in Education or significant experience in post graduate training
Clinical Experience
Evidence of specific Ophthalmology training in a fellowship programme
Relevant specialty clinical knowledge: capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge relevant to the job as a general otorhinolaryngologist.
Clinical judgement: experience in making clinical decisions and managing risk. Knows when to seek help, able to prioritise clinical need.
Management and Administration Experience
Ability to manage and lead medical/surgical teams
Ability to lead on smooth and efficient running of the unit
Ability to organise, prioritise and manage high intensity workload
Ability to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/ delivery
Teaching, Audit and Research
Experience of supervising junior medical staff
Commitment to formal and informal teaching of medical staff, AHPs and medical students
Evidence of participation in audit
Ability to extrapolate clinical research evidence to care for individual patients
Evidence of having conducted a practice‑changing audit
Experience of teaching/ training in clinical courses e.g. IMPACT Course, Faculty, ALS Instructor, ALERT Instructor
Original peer‑reviewed research publications
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust
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