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Clinical Fellow in Ophthalmology (Medical Retina)

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Location
Salary
Dependant on experience
Profession
Medical doctor
Grade
Junior
Deadline
29 Apr 2025
Contract Type
6 months (6 months fixed term)
Posted Date
09 Apr 2025

Job overview

We are looking for a Trust Ophthalmology Fellow to join our Acute District General Hospital team.  We have a 6-month fixed term post in medical retina. A broad range of general ophthalmology experience can be provided, including high volume cataract surgery and experience in independent cataract surgery is required.  Previous experience in medical retina is required with previous experience in retinal laser, medical retina emergencies and intravitreal injections.

Applicants should have or be eligible for full GMC registration and preferably the FRCOphth or MRCOphth (or equivalent).  At least 4 years postgraduate experience with at least 2 years in ophthalmology at OST/SHO/Higher grade level is also essential.  Successful candidate would ideally be an independent cataract surgeon, although this is primarily a medical retina post not a cataract surgical post.

Main duties of the job

As a senior employee of our Trust you will work in close co-operation with and support not just other clinical professionals but also our managerial colleagues in providing high quality healthcare to our patients.

Integral to the responsibilities of our posts are the following objectives:

  • 4  to ensure the delivery of a high-quality patient-centred clinical service 4  to provide effective leadership to all staff engaged in that same task 4  to sustain and develop teaching and research wherever appropriate 4  to work in accordance with our trust’s procedures and operating policies 4  to support the business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty 4  to work within the framework of team decisions 4  to show initiative, enthusiasm and flexibility 4  to support the business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty 4  to work within the framework of team decisions 4  to show initiative, enthusiasm and flexibility

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The successful applicant will work closely under the supervision of the medical retina consultants (Ms Emily Fletcher, Ms Elizabeth Bristow, Ms Miranda Buckle, Ms Vidya Pulpa, Mr Quresh Mohamed and Mr Salman Asghar) in the unit.

The weekly timetable includes medical retina emergencies, general medical retina, laser treatments, intravitreal injections, casualty clinics and study/administrative sessions.

The post has fixed on-call commitments of 1 in 6, 1st on-call. The post holder is also expected to be flexible and willing to undertake additional duties out of hours or in the event of unforeseen circumstances to ensure the smooth running of the department.