Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Locum Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon (Specialist interest in Glaucoma)
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Locum Consultant in Glaucoma Ophthalmology
This Locum 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
Responsibilities
- To deliver, develop and lead the Glaucoma service.
- To support the Ophthalmology unit in achieving its goal of high-quality eye care for the local population of North-East and East London.
- To participate actively in clinical trials, research and teaching.
- To 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.
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Expectations
- Review at least 8 New patients or 10-12 F/U patients (depending on complexity) or a mix of New and Follow-up patients for each 4-hour session.
- Review at least 20 patients for a virtual glaucoma clinic per 4-hour session.
About the Trust
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.
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Contact for Further Details / Informal Visits
- Name: Mrs Shazia Soogund-Lalloo
- Job Title: Assistant General Manager
- Email Address: shazia.soogund@nhs.net
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