Medical Ophthalmology Fellow

Job overview

The OPHTHALMOLOGY fellowship is available from August 2026 at the John Radcliffe Hospital. This fellowship is for candidates interested in one or more of the following subspecialties: Uveitis (ocular inflammation) and medical retina. If you are interested in neuro-ophthalmology as an additional subspecialty interest, this will be accommodated.

The appointment is on a whole-time basis, but applications are welcome from those who wish to job share.

This post is suitable for doctors who have completed their training or have completed a significant part of their training but seek experience in Uveitis (ocular inflammation) and medical retina prior to obtaining a consultant appointment. It is not a post that is approved for training by the Royal College of Ophthalmologists. Candidates are welcome to visit the department and are invited to contact Mr Jonathan Norris, Clinical Lead for Ophthalmology and Consultant Ophthalmologist at the Oxford Eye Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, The John Radcliffe.

Any person who is unable for personal reasons to work full-time will be eligible to be considered for the post. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis, in consultation with consultant supervisors. Suitably qualified job-share candidates will be considered.

Main duties of the job

OPHTHALMOLOGY FELLOWSHIP IN OCULAR INFLAMMATION / MEDICAL RETINA

Applicants are invited for the position of Ophthalmology Clinical Fellow based at the John Radcliffe Hospital Oxford available from August 2026 for a period of 12 months. We welcome candidates who are interested in enhancing their training to include ocular inflammation, and medical retina and/or neuro-ophthalmology. This post is suitable for ophthalmologists who have completed their training (to CCT level) or have completed a significant part of their training including postgraduate examinations but seek experience in the above ophthalmology subspecialties prior to obtaining a consultant appointment. It is not an approved training post. The post holder will have the opportunity to work within a dynamic team of uveitis and medical retina specialists wide ranging subspecialist interests ranging from uveitis, paediatric uveitis, vascular medical retina, AMD, ocular genetics, specialist retina, ocular oncology and von hippel lindau. We are also a national centre for neuromyelitis optica and neurofibromatosis type 2. We participate in a multidisciplinary service for our regional Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis service.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Candidates are welcome to visit the department and are invited to contact Mr Jonathan Norris Consultant Ophthalmologist and Dr Srilakshmi Sharma Medical Ophthalmology Fellowship Director within the Ophthalmology Directorate for more information.

Any person who is unable for personal reasons to work full-time will be eligible to be considered for the post. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis, in consultation with consultant supervisors. Suitably qualified job-share candidates will be considered. We can assist with obtaining GMC registration for suitably qualified candidates as long as they have passed the English Language test requirements.

Indicative weekly timetable ( neuroophthalmology options in brackets)