Job overview
As a consultant ophthalmologist you will be running a specialist weekly clinic seeing both outpatients and ward patients referred with a wide range of neuro-ophthalmic conditions.
CV required for application.
Main duties of the job
Your duties will include:
1. To run an outpatient clinic as per timetable.
2. To be available during normal office hours for consultations with neurosurgical and neurology staff relating to inpatients in the hospital and to facilitate inpatient consultations on request.
3. To undertake peri-ocular botulinum injections as indicated.
4. To review data collected by ophthalmic technicians for the hydroxychloroquine retinal screening service.
5. To participate in the fortnightly departmental MDT (Thursdays 1-2pm)
6. To actively contribute to the research, teaching and clinical governance activities of the department.
Working for our organisation
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
1. University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
2. National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
3. Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
4. University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
5. Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
6. University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
7. The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
8. University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.