Job summary
- Main area
- Ophthalmology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 396-2853-MS
- Employer
- Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Kingston hospital
- Town
- Kingston upon Thames
- Salary
- £61,542 - £99,216 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 16/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Specialty Doctor, with interest in Glaucoma / PAC / General and AMD
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
Home, community, hospital
Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust offers a range of fantastic opportunities to grow your career across both hospital and community settings in south London. Whether you're looking to build new skills or take your experience to the next level, we are uniquely placed to provide the right environment to support your professional development. With colleagues working in people’s homes, in community clinics, and in our two hospitals, we have an outstanding breadth of knowledge and experience to draw from.
Our commitment to exceptional care is reflected in being the first trust of our kind in London to achieve an ‘Outstanding’ rating from the CQC for both overall quality and leadership. We exist to provide the best possible care for our patients and we do that by giving our colleagues what they need to be their best at work. We have won numerous awards from the HSJ and Nursing Times for the way we support our colleagues across all our services.
We are proud to be recognised for our outstanding cancer care, children's services, pioneering surgical teams, and exceptional rehabilitation services. Our maternity services have been rated the "Best in London" by women surveyed by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), with parents travelling to Kingston to take advantage of our considerable experience and expertise.
Our Trust values
These words are important reminders, but it’s our behaviours that tell people who we are. We expect all colleagues to bring our values to life in their work.
- Compassionate: We provide care with kindness, understanding, and empathy for all.
- Inclusive: We embrace diversity and respect the unique contributions of every individual.
- Collaborative: We foster teamwork across all levels, working together and with our partners to deliver the best outcomes.
- Inspiring: We are committed to continuous improvement and excellence in patient care, staff development, and innovation.
Job overview
This is a full time clinical post based at The Royal Eye Unit, in Kingston Hospital, to provide elective and emergency care for ophthalmology patients as part of a multidisciplinary team working predominantly within the medical retina, general and glaucoma service.
Main duties of the job
- Provide clinical advice and where appropriate treatment
- Help develop the service in accordance with Trust policy
- Support the training and supervise trainees as appropriate
- Demonstrate professional excellence and efficient delivery of care in accordance with clinical case load associated with the post.
For further details of responsibilities, please see the job description.
Working for our organisation
Development and staff wellbeing
Your growth and personal happiness matters to us. After all, we can’t expect the best from you if we don’t invest in your development and nurture your wellbeing. From the moment you join us, we’re committed to fostering your professional and personal development within a supportive, empowering environment. Whether you’re just starting your career or looking to advance further, we provide you with the tools and opportunities you need to succeed. We actively support colleagues to take part in research, quality improvement and innovation, whatever their role or level in the organisation.
To support your wellbeing, we offer an extensive range of resources, including an on-site staff nursery at Kingston Hospital, wellbeing practitioners, regular wellbeing classes, dedicated staff physiotherapist, comprehensive occupational health services, 24/7 employee assistance programme, and a range of other support and activities.
We also take every opportunity to thank and recognise the work our teams do, through weekly ‘shoutouts’ and patient feedback, monthly and annual awards.
Wherever you work across our organisation, we look forward to welcoming you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see full JD for list of responsibilites and the role in detail.
Job description has been approved by the SAS associate for the trust.
Interview date TBC.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MRCS or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Specialist qualifications
Clinical experience
Essential criteria
- 4 years full time post graduate training (or its equivalent gained in a part-time or flexible basis_ since first obtaining registration including adequate experience in glaucoma
- Interest in Glaucoma and experienced
Desirable criteria
- Attendance at relevant ophthalmic training courses
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full GMC Registration with license to practise
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Appropriate Higher Degree
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.
Application numbers
role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Anju Sharma
- Job title
- Deputy General Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07824521962
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