# Clinical Fellow in Medical Retinal > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-fellow-in-medical-retinal/da9ea508-a36c-4e9d-b804-9ac5e1c54ef2 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-fellow-in-medical-retinal/da9ea508-a36c-4e9d-b804-9ac5e1c54ef2.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Kingston Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Ophthalmology - **Grade:** Junior - **Salary:** £45,715 - £69,976 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** 12 months (Fixed Term) - **Employment type:** Full time - 40 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-18T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-11T09:51:36.704Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Kingston_Upon_Thames/Kingston_Richmond_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Ophthalmology/Ophthalmology-v8289654 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8289654?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.kingstonandrichmond.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Personal qualities **Essential** - Good written and verbal communication skills - Commitment to continuing professional development - Team player and able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team - Enthusiasm and approachability ### Clinical Experience **Essential** - Completed an Ophthalmology residency or training programme in UK or abroad - Be competent to work in an eye casualty and deal with patients with acute ophthalmic problems - Have undergone basic cataract surgery training and have completed a minimum of 30 full procedures - Experience of intravitreal injections - Evidence of Organisational skill and/or experience **Desirable** - Experience working in a specialist Retinal outpatient clinic - Evidence of Organisational skill and/or experience - Evidence of a completed quality improvement project ### Education/Qualifications **Essential** - Full registration and a Licence to Practice with the General Medical Council **Desirable** - Post graduate degree in Ophthalmology FRCOphth / FRCS or equivalent - Masters degree or diploma in relevant subject - Higher degree MD (in research) / PhD or equivalent ### Experience in Training, Audit and Research **Essential** - Experience in teaching / training of junior staff or allied specialities - Understanding of the principles of clinical audit - Understanding of the principles of research **Desirable** - Evidence of completed clinical audit(s) - Relevant Publications ## Documents - [396-2898-ms - clinical fellow in medical retinal (pdf, 439.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10607435) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.