Ophthalmology Specialty Doctor Special Interest in Medical Retina

Main area Ophthalmology Grade NHS Medical & Dental:
Specialty Doctor Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time

Employer King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Queen Mary's Hospital Town Sidcup Salary £63,696 - £102,689 per annum pro rata plus London allowance £2,162 Salary period Yearly Closing 22/10/2026 23:59

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c £2.1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 14,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King’s College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in the London Borough of Bromley.

We encourage all our staff to have a healthy work/life balance. In doing so, you can apply for flexible working from the beginning of your employment. We offer a range of options which are designed to suit different circumstances and priorities in line with service requirements.

This is a replacement, full-time Specialty Doctor post.

The successful applicant must have extensive experience in general ophthalmology, primary care and emergency ophthalmology. Previous experience in medical retina care is also essential.

There is no on-call commitment.

Job plans will have an element of flexibility to match candidates’ skills, experience, clinical interests and to make allowances for personal commitments, where appropriate. All 10 PA job plans will contain 1 SPA/revalidation session, an admin session on alternating weeks, 1 emergency clinic session and 6 further subspecialty outpatient clinics including 3 or more treatment clinics (Retinal or Macular Laser / Intravitreal injection).

Timetable also contains a rota for covering the emergency clinic on 1 in 8 Friday afternoons.

For those staff considering application for Portfolio Pathway (previously CESR) there may be an opportunity to arrange some sessions to gain appropriate experience. Such sessions will need to be agreed at appraisal/revalidation and will not be present in the initial job plan / timetable.

Broadly, the job plan will contain:

• Admin session on alternating weeks
• 1 SPA session
• 1 Rapid Eye Service clinic session
• 6 further sub specialty outpatient clinics, including 3 or more treatment clinics (Retinal or Macular Laser / Intravitreal injection)
• 1 in 8 Friday pm Rapid Eye Service roster

The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan…