Locum Consultant Ophthalmologist - special interest in Medical Retina
Employer: NHS Jobs
Location: Warrington, WA5 1QG
Pay: £109,725.00 to £145,478.00 per year, £109725.00 - £145478.00 a year
Contract Type: Contract
Hours: Full time
Disability Confident: No
Closing Date: 10/04/2026
About this job
Responsibilities of the post will include delivering outpatient clinics, the development of virtual clinics if required, and theatre sessions.
There will be an expectation to supervise surgical ophthalmology trainees in theatre and outpatients, and to undertake clinical teaching of medical and non‑medical staff.
Following induction, the post holder will be expected to join the on‑call rota with a commitment of 1:14 second on call.
Core clinical responsibilities and duties include:
* Triaging referrals and providing consultant support to junior staff
* Managing outpatient clinics, in‑patient reviews, and surgical waiting lists in conjunction with the relevant administrative teams
* Providing support to emergency clinics and giving advice to the emergency triage service
* Communicating with families, GPs and other supporting professionals
* Attendance and participation at clinical governance and audit sessions
* Delivery of sub‑specialty clinics
* Providing support to emergency clinics and junior staff when working on site
* May include remote sessions with a developed virtual service which is dependent on the subspecialty; two personal audits per year will be expected
* In addition to CPD, teaching, research appraisal & assessment of trainees outside of DCCs
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