Consultant Ophthalmologist Specialising in Glaucoma
The closing date is 19 January 2026
Job summary
We are seeking to appoint a full-time Consultant Ophthalmologist (Glaucoma) to deliver high-quality glaucoma care. The job plan comprises 8.5 programmed activities for direct clinical care (including associated administrative duties) and 1.5 sessions of supporting professional activity (SPA).
The Glaucoma service manages a substantial caseload each year, with over 6,000 outpatient appointments, around 3,500 asynchronous reviews, and more than 350 glaucoma and cataract surgical procedures. Patients with mild to moderate disease are supported through a well-established community service, ensuring hospital capacity is focused on those with more complex needs.
Main duties of the job
Consultant Ophthalmologist Specialising in Glaucoma
The post-holder will have substantial surgical expertise in glaucoma and cataract surgery, including filtration procedures, glaucoma drainage device implantation, and revision surgery, reflecting the scope of theatre sessions for this role. In addition to subspecialty expertise in glaucoma management, the post-holder will have broad experience in general ophthalmology outpatient care and will contribute to all stages of the ophthalmology patient pathway, including through a programmed Eye Casualty session.
The post-holder will be expected to contribute actively to the education, training, and supervision of medical, nursing, and allied health professional staff within the department. This includes direct clinical supervision of ophthalmology trainees in outpatient clinics, operating theatres, and laser sessions, ensuring that patient care and trainee development are maintained to the highest standards.
About us
We're an organisation that is getting better and betterand ourimprovements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and our patients are happy with.
They are benefitting from a new electronic patient record(we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been rated goodby the Care Quality Commission.
We operate from two main sites - KGH in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We're campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen'sand get rid of corridor care.
We're proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We're also part of the North East London Cancer Alliance
We run a Women's Health Hubin Ilford; an Ageing Well Centrein Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospitaland at St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The majority of our 8,400 staff - who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexiblyand more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We're proud to be a London Living Wageemployer.
Some of the positive changes we've made are captured in this film.
Details
Date posted
12 January 2026
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Consultant
Salary
£109,725 to £145,478 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
162-M7517-AO-A
Job locations
Ophthalmology Medical Staff
Romford
RM7 0AG
Employer details
Employer name
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Ophthalmology Medical Staff
Romford
RM7 0AG
Employer's website
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