Locum Consultant in Ophthalmology with in Medical Retina and Uveitis

Job summary

Applications are invited for a Locum Consultant Ophthalmologist with specialist interest in Medical Retina and Uveitis.

This locum position has fixed funding and is available to start as soon as possible until 30 June 2024.

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will join a team of 20 Consultant Ophthalmologists at an exciting time of new development and investment in the Department of Ophthalmology at Addenbrooke's Hospital.

The medical retina and uveitis services have undergone rapid expansion following the introduction of new treatments. These services are co-located in the same clinic which enables close collaboration. There is an integrated retinal imaging suite providing fundus photography, fluorescein angiography, ICG angiography and OCT imaging. There is a dedicated outpatient treatment room for intravitreal injections. There is a well-developed multidisciplinary team approach for patient care, including specialist nurses to support immunosuppression.

The successful applicant will be expected to support the medical retina and uveitis services. There is potential to adapt this post depending on the successful applicant's sub-specialty expertise (including medical retina without uveitis), in accordance with service needs of the department. The successful applicant will not be required to participate in the consultant on call rota.

You will be fully registered with the GMC and ideally have a CCT in Ophthalmology or Medical Ophthalmology or be within six months of award of CCT at the time of interview. Applications are welcomed from those unable to work full time for personal reasons or those wishing to job-share.

About us

The Department of Ophthalmology benefits from a hospital-wide electronic patient record (Epic) which makes Addenbrooke's Hospital a digitally advanced Trust. This digital system helps to improve patient care and provides opportunities for comprehensive audit evaluations and research projects. Addenbrooke's Hospital also provides outstanding facilities for research with opportunities for close collaboration between medical specialties. The Cambridge Eye Research Centre (CERC) provides the research infrastructure for ophthalmology studies within the department.

The applicant must have demonstrable skills in listening, reading, writing and speaking in English that enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues, as set out in the GMC's Good Medical Practice (2013). Non-UK applicants must possess the IELTS/OET exam before obtaining a GMC licence to practice.

Applications from job seekers who require skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information please visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

It is a requirement for skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) will also be subject to this requirement.