# Medical Retina Fellow > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/medical-retina-fellow/4d9600ee-95f4-4821-a49a-20c48549716a - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/medical-retina-fellow/4d9600ee-95f4-4821-a49a-20c48549716a.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** John Radcliffe Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Ophthalmology - **Grade:** Senior - **Salary:** £76,582 per annum - **Contract type:** 12 months (Fixed Term for 12 months) - **Employment type:** Full time - 40 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-28T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-14T11:40:50.825Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Oxfordshire/Oxford/Oxford_University_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Opthalmology/Opthalmology-v8144946 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8144946?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.ouh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview A Ophthalmology fellowship is available from February 2027 for 12 months at John Radcliffe Hospital. This fellowship is for candidates interested in medical retina. The appointment is full time however, 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 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. Medical Ophthalmology is a cross-disciplinary service and we encourage participation of our trainees in rheumatology, sarcoidosis, vasculitis and multiple sclerosis clinics to deepen knowledge of the conditions giving rise to uveitis. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The postholder’s duties will be primarily at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford but their presence may from time to time be required in other parts of the Trust, such as the Nuffield Orthopaedic Hospital in Banbury. In addition to gaining experience in managing common medical retina conditions such as AMD and retinal vascular disorders, the fellowship includes sub-specialty training in inherited retinal diseases, uveitis, and other rare retinal diseases Indicative weekly timetable ### 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 ### Experience **Essential** - Demonstrate ability to conduct clinical and operative care in ophthalmology - Demonstrate special expertise in the areas of sub-specialty of medical retina - Higher specialist training in ophthalmology or equivalent - Experience of teaching undergraduates and trainees - Experience of routine clinical audit ### Other Requirements **Essential** - Transport ### Skills and Knowledge **Essential** - Ability to organise and manage clinical workload - To undertake effectively the role of clinical fellow in a large teaching hospital. - Ability to communicate effectively through good verbal and written skills - Evidence of ability to communicate with patients, colleagues and staff at all levels skills should be highly developed. ### Qualifications/Training **Essential** - GMC - Registered with a Licence to Practice - Medical degree - General training in ophthalmology to specialist level or equivalent with medical retina experience ## Documents - [person specification (pdf, 352.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10444032) - [medical retina fellow jd - feb 27 (pdf, 832.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10444034) ## 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.