Job Description
Job summary Main area Ophthalmology Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 9.75 sessions per week Job ref 273-DC-4300 Employer Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Moorfields Eye Hospital Town London Salary per annum pro rata Closing Today at 23:59 Employer heading Ophthalmic Consultant - Neuro-Ophthalmology NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant YOU MAKE US MORE Join Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust At Moorfields, people’s sight matters—and so do the people who make it possible. For over 200 years, Moorfields has been at the forefront of ophthalmic care, research, and education. With more than 2,300 dedicated team members and over 700,000 patients seen annually across our City Road site and 22 networked sites, we are proud to be a global centre of excellence. We're also a vibrant community where kindness, equity and excellence shape every aspect of our work. Whether it’s pioneering research through our partnership with UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre or training the next generation of global eye care leaders, we’re united by one mission—delivering world-class eye health, sustainably and at scale. And we’re just getting started. From 2027, we’ll move to our brand-new Oriel site in St Pancras, Camden—a state-of-the-art centre that will unite eye care, research, and education under one roof. This groundbreaking facility, developed in partnership with UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Eye Charity, will enable transformative innovation and collaboration like never before. Could you be part of this future? Make us more. Job overview Applicants are invited for this Consultant post specialising in Neuro-ophthalmology. The post is comprised of 9.75 programmed activities (PAs), of which 6.5 provide direct clinical care (DCC) and 3 are dedicated to clinical admin and SPA time. There is also time dedicated to attending the compulsory Neuro-ophthalmology and radiology weekly MDT meeting. The post-holder will also be responsible for delivery of a dedicated neuro-genetics session that will run on a fortnightly basis. The post is split between two sites; Moorfields Eye Hospital and Queen Square, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (NHNN), arranged through a service level agreement. The proposed job plan is detailed below but may will be subject to change depending on service requirements. It is also expected the post-holder be flexible to discuss patients remotely throughout the week. Applicants are required to hold FRCOphth, or equivalent, and be registered with the General Medical Council. Fellowship training in Neuro-ophthalmology is essential. Fellowship training in genetics and formal teaching experience would be advantageous. Main duties of the job Provide High Quality Care to Patients The post holder must be medically qualified and maintain GMC specialist registration and hold a licence to practice To develop and ma