Locum Consultant Ophthalmologist with special interest in Retina

Locum Consultant Ophthalmologist with special interest in Retina

Date: 2026-08-28T00:00:00

Location: West Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, GB, HP14 3

Closing Date: 2026-11-26T09:47:21.74

Job Overview

Locum Consultant Ophthalmologist with special interest in Retina

We are seeking to appoint a Locum Consultant Ophthalmologist with a subspecialty interest in Retina and Vitreoretinal Surgery on a fixed-term basis for 12 months. The successful candidate will also provide, along with the other Consultants in the Unit, a general Ophthalmology service, the exact nature of which will depend on the skills of the successful candidate. This post is based across our sites at Stoke Mandeville, Wycombe, and Amersham Hospitals.

Eligibility and Terms

Applicants should be on the GMC Specialist Register. It is Trust policy that without CCT, an offer as a Locum Consultant can be given for a 6-month fixed-term contract, with the possibility of extension for a further 6 months, but cannot exceed 12 months in total.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• General Ophthalmology responsibilities including on-call specialist medical and surgical retina service


• Outpatient clinics at Stoke Mandeville Hospital and Wycombe/Amersham General Hospital


• Other care of inpatients or outpatients


• Clinical and other administration as required by agreement


• Teaching and training of junior staff and undergraduates


• Participation in Clinical Governance

What Does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust Offer You?

As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression. We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension, and access to NHS discount schemes. We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why Work for Us?

We're committed to promoting inclusion and ensuring all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply. As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect. Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.

What Do We Stand For?

Our vision is to provide outstanding, supportive, and healthy communities and to be a great place to work. Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time. Our CARE values are collaborates, aspire, respect, and enable.

Please see the detailed job description (including proposed job plan) and person specification documents attached for more details.

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Locum Consultant Ophthalmologist with special interest in Retina A Vacancy at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. Locum Consultant Ophthalmologist with Special Interest in Retina We are seeking to appoint a Locum Consultant Ophthalmologist with a subspecialty interest in Retina and Vitreoretinal Surgery on a fixed-term basis for 12 months. The successful candidate will also provide, along with the other Consultants in the Unit, a general Ophthalmology service, the exact nature of which will depend on the skills of the successful candidate. This post is based across our sites at Stoke Mandeville , Wycombe and Amersham Hospitals. Applicants should be on the GMC Specialist Register. It is Trust policy that without CCT, an offer as Locum Consultant can be given for a 6 months fixed term contract, with possibility of it being extended for a further 6 months, but cannot go over 12 months in total. The key duties and responsibilities are: - General Ophthalmology responsibilities
including on cal Specialist medical and surgical retina service Outpatient clinics at Stoke Mandeville Hospital and Wycombe/Amersham General Hospital Other care of inpatients or outpatients Clinical and other administration as required by agreement Teaching and training of junior staff and undergraduates Participation in Clinical Governance What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you? As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression. We offer flexible and agile workingopportunities,alongside your NHS benefits ofgenerous annual leave entitlement, pension andaccess toNHS discount schemes. We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce. Why work for us? We're committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply. As an employer, we aim to create a workplace
where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect. Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve. What do we stand for? Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work. Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time. Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable. Please see detailed job description (including proposed job plan) and person specification documents attached for more details. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ #J-18808-Ljbffr