Job summary
- Main area
- Ophthalmology
- Grade
- Locum Consultant
- Contract
- Locum: 12 months (Fixed Term)
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 180-LOCON-5155
- Employer
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Addenbrooke's Hospital
- Town
- Cambridge
- Salary
- £109,725 - £145,478 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Locum Consultant Ophthalmologist (Cornea)
Locum Consultant
Job overview
Applications are invited for the post of Locum Consultant Ophthalmologist (Cornea) at Addenbrookes Hospital, part of Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust.
This post is available as soon as possible for a period of 12 months.
The successful applicant will join a team of 20 Ophthalmology Consultants with dedicated subspecialty interests and our two corneal specialists
There is currently no on call commitment for the fixed term position.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will support the acute eye services with one primary care corneal clinic and will backfill surgery lists, all based at CUH.
The post holder will be responsible for the assessment, diagnosis and management of patients attending cornea, cataract, ocular surface disease clinics and the acute eye service with primarily corneal problems.
The subspecialty is supported by Specialist nurses, orthoptists, optometrists, HCAs, technicians and a dedicated administrative team.
You will be fully registered with the GMC and ideally have a CCT in 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.
Working for our organisation
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.
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The job planning will involve 8 direct patient facing sessions in the week that would include surgery with 2 half day sessions allocated for supporting professional development.
Please refer to the Job description and Person specification attached for further details on the main responsibilities and duties for this post.
Person specification
Shortilistable
Essential criteria
- Questions
- Standards
- Professionalism
- Clinical Skills
- Specialty Specific skills related to the post
- Commitment to Clinical Governance/Improving Quality of patient care Governance/Improving quality of patient care
- Communication Skills
- Personal Skills
- Understanding of the NHS
- Commitment to ongoing Professional Development
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Mr Madhavan Rajan
- Job title
- Consultant Ophthalmologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Informal enquiries about this post should be addressed to:
Mr Madhavan Rajan, Consultant Ophthalmologist, [email protected]
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