Consultant Ophthalmologist Specialising in Glaucoma

Go back Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

The closing date is 19 January 2026

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.

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.

We're an organisation that is getting better and betterand our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and our patients are happy with.

They are benefit ting 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 Hospital and 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 flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We're proud to be a London Living Wage employer.

Some of the positive changes we've made are captured in this film.

Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application accurately reflects where you match them. For further information regarding the role please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Abi Oladotun-Mutair, Recruitment Advisor, on ext. 4460.

• MBBS / MRCS / FRCS or equivalent medical qualification.
• In depth knowledge and experience in managing Glaucoma and Emergency patients.
• Good leadership and organisational, communication, professional and personal skills
• Higher Degree (MD/PhD)
• Experience of and commitment to teaching undergraduate and postgraduate medical staff
• Experience of audit and management

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust