Medical Retina Clinical Fellow

Job overview

Applications are invited for a clinical fellowship at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Medical Retinal service. The post will be based at Croydon available for an approx 12 month fixed term period.

We are seeking candidates with previous unsupervised retinal laser experience, intravitreal injections and clinical experience.

Possession of the MRCOphth or equivalent is essential as is ‘License to Practise’ or be eligible for registration with the General Medical Council (GMC).

Main duties of the job

May vary but will include

7 clinical sessions, 1 theatre session and 2 admin/audit/management sessions. The clinical sessions will include rapid access clinics (urgent care/emergency ophthalmology), medical retina, laser, and Injection clinics.

All clinical sessions will take place at Moorfields at Croydon and there will be a chance to attend the City Road teaching sessions when appropriate and use the facilities at the City Road site including the Institute of Ophthalmology library.

Attendance at regular MR Fellows Teaching Sessions (typically 6, 1-hour sessions per week, including Fluorescein Angiography Meeting, Electrophysiology Teaching, Uveitis Teaching and Clinical / Research Tutorials).

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for more details.

All doctors are responsible to maintain a portfolio of their career over the last 5 years in order to satisfy GMC Revalidation criteria. If successful, you will be required to bring along your supporting information portfolio including recent appraisals documents when joining the Trust.

Doctors holding joint and/or various fixed term appointments throughout their appraisal year are also required to demonstrate evidence of an exit report and supporting information from the different appointments they hold throughout their appraisal year. This information must be brought with them when starting a new appointment within The Trust. It is recommended that doctors collect this information before leaving their previous employers.

Please note all doctors from abroad must produce an IELTS certificate with 7.5 scored in all fields before they can be appointed to the Trust. It will be a condition of employment that non-UK nationals who apply to come under the Medical Training Initiative will have passed the IELTS exam with a score of at least 7.5 in all domains. You will be required to produce evidence of successful IELTS completion at interview.