Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon; specialist interest in Glaucoma

About the Role

A Vacancy at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. This substantive consultant post will support the service needs of the Glaucoma Ophthalmology service. This will ensure the provision of a high-quality service, with the development and maintenance of standards through clinical audit, evidence-based research and appraisal. The post is based at North Middlesex University Hospital. The team comprises 1 Glaucoma Consultant, 1 Paediatric Consultant, 2 Medical Retina Consultants & 1 Oculo‑plastic Consultant.

• Deliver, develop and lead the Glaucoma service
• Support the Ophthalmology unit in achieving its goal of high‑quality eye care for the local population of North‑East and East London
• Participate actively in clinical trials, research and teaching
• Train allied healthcare professionals (AHP) in extended roles
• Increase capacity for new glaucoma referrals
• Increase capacity for follow‑up glaucoma patients
• Support the development and delivery of a virtual glaucoma service
• Provide surgical procedures including glaucoma shunt surgery, trabeculectomies, MIGS surgery and introduce contemporary surgical glaucoma procedures
• Work collaboratively with optometrists
• Deliver specialist outpatient glaucoma clinics
• Manage complex glaucoma patients, providing high‑level clinical expertise
• Perform advanced glaucoma surgeries, including trabeculectomy, glaucoma drainage devices, and MIGS
• Support rapid access glaucoma clinics as part of the regular timetable
• Provide cataract surgery lists and manage in line with GIRFT recommendations
• Contribute to multidisciplinary team discussions and complex case management

There is an expectation to be able to review at least 8 new patients or 10‑12 follow‑up patients (depending on complexity) or a mix of new and follow‑up patients for each 4‑hour session.

There is an expectation to be able to review at least 20 patients for a virtual glaucoma clinic per 4‑hour session.

Our trust has over 71,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Across our hospitals, our vision is clear: to deliver world class expertise and local care. We combine globally recognised clinical expertise with local and friendly hospital care to represent the NHS at its best.

Our mission is to be world class in terms of healthcare treatment, clinical research and teaching excellence. We aim to deliver and develop leading local healthcare in all our hospitals, to improve lives and help people thrive.

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