Job requirements
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Essential
13 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Personal qualities
Good written and verbal communication skills
- Personal qualities
Commitment to continuing professional development
- Personal qualities
Team player and able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Personal qualities
Enthusiasm and approachability
- Clinical Experience
Completed an Ophthalmology residency or training programme in UK or abroad
- Clinical Experience
Be competent to work in an eye casualty and deal with patients with acute ophthalmic problems
- Clinical Experience
Have undergone basic cataract surgery training and have completed a minimum of 30 full procedures
- Clinical Experience
Experience of intravitreal injections
- Clinical Experience
Evidence of Organisational skill and/or experience
- Education/Qualifications
Full registration and a Licence to Practice with the General Medical Council
- Experience in Training, Audit and Research
Experience in teaching / training of junior staff or allied specialities
- Experience in Training, Audit and Research
Understanding of the principles of clinical audit
- Experience in Training, Audit and Research
Understanding of the principles of research
Desirable
8 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Clinical Experience
Experience working in a specialist Retinal outpatient clinic
- Clinical Experience
Evidence of Organisational skill and/or experience
- Clinical Experience
Evidence of a completed quality improvement project
- Education/Qualifications
Post graduate degree in Ophthalmology FRCOphth / FRCS or equivalent
- Education/Qualifications
Masters degree or diploma in relevant subject
- Education/Qualifications
Higher degree MD (in research) / PhD or equivalent
- Experience in Training, Audit and Research
Evidence of completed clinical audit(s)
- Experience in Training, Audit and Research
Relevant Publications
Job overview
This is a full-time clinical post based at The Royal Eye Unit, Kingston Hospital, to provide elective and emergency care for ophthalmology patients as part of a multidisciplinary team.
There is no out of hours on-call commitment.
The post offers an excellent opportunity for the successful candidate to develop their clinical knowledge and skills in the management with patients with acute ophthalmology problems, cornea and cataract pathology. It would be ideally suited for a candidate who has already received basic training in cataract surgery but is not fully independent and wishes to build up their experience and surgical numbers.
The Fellowship will be primarily supervised by the Medical Retina Consultants.
Main duties of the job
The post holder would be expected to:
Regular clinical duties, based at The Royal Eye Unit, Kingston Hospital involve the management of ophthalmic outpatients which may include a community clinic close to the hospital, with support from a Retina Consultant.
Kingston hospital has regular clinics specialising in age related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, uveitis, and general retinal disease
The post holder will receive training in the management of medical retinal disorders, including intravitreal injections and insertion of intravitreal steroid implants and retinal laser procedures.
The post holder will have the opportunity to attend weekly Retina Clinic at Moorfields Eye Hospital
The Fellow will be given protected theatre time to allow exposure and training in cataract surgery.
The post holder will receive training in the management of medical retinal conditions.
Provide clinical advice and where appropriate treatment.
To maintain their general ophthalmic skills, the post holder will have a regular Eye Casualty session at Kingston Hospital.
The post holder will be responsible for organising theatre lists in conjunction with the supervising consultant.
The post holder will be expected to support inpatient and ward referrals.
Help develop the service in accordance with Trust policy.
Support trainees as appropriate.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For the further details on this post and the full person specification please see attached job description
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Clinical Fellow in Medical Retinal with Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust in Kingston upon Thames, England. It is listed as a Junior Medical doctor Ophthalmology role. The advertised salary is £45,715 - £69,976 per annum pro rata. The contract type is 12 months (Fixed Term). The application deadline is 18 Sep 2026.
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