# Ophthalmology Senior Clinical Fellow > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/ophthalmology-senior-clinical-fellow/c9a71236-7459-4929-9149-daf06eb811c5 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/ophthalmology-senior-clinical-fellow/c9a71236-7459-4929-9149-daf06eb811c5.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Royal Free Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Ophthalmology - **Grade:** Senior - **Salary:** £67,325 Per annum plus £2,162 London Weighting. - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 40 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-07T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-24T10:31:13.232Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Hampstead/Royal_Free_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Ophthalmology_Senior_Fellow_Cornea/Ophthalmology_Senior_Fellow_Cornea-v8233060 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8233060?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.royalfree.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview This is an exciting opportunity for a clinician working at ST3+ level to join the team and develop their clinical and surgical experience within a supportive environment. The post offers opportunities for further exposure to theatre lists and surgical training, tailored to the successful candidate’s experience, aptitude and development needs. The post holder will be expected to contribute actively to postgraduate teaching and education, with opportunities to support the development of medical, nursing and orthoptic colleagues. There may also be opportunities to participate in clinical research alongside supervising consultant colleagues. A strong commitment to clinical governance, audit and continuous improvement is essential. The post holder will participate in the established clinical audit programme, outcome review and service improvement activities, as well as supporting incident reporting, risk management and the achievement of national and local performance targets. The role provides an excellent opportunity for professional development within a team committed to high-quality patient care, education, research and continuous service improvement ### Main duties of the job Main Duties Provide clinical duties at ST3+ level, with opportunities for further surgical theatre training depending on experience and aptitude. Participate in postgraduate teaching and contribute to the education of medical, nursing and orthoptic colleagues as appropriate. Support and, where appropriate, participate in clinical research under the supervision of consultant colleagues. Participate actively in the Trust’s clinical audit programme, including outcome review and service improvement. Contribute to clinical governance, including incident reporting, risk management, performance targets and compliance with Trust policies. Participate in appraisal and professional development activities. Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to maintain high standards of patient safety and quality of care. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. ### 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 ### Skills **Essential** - Participation in clinical audit - Organisational skills - Communication skill **Desirable** - Research and publication record - Leadership skills ### Experience **Essential** - A minimum of 36 months experience at SHO level and/or ST3+ or equivalent with broad experience in general ophthalmology - Can undertake routine phacoemulsification unsupervised (audit of last 100 cataract cases to be submitted) **Desirable** - Experience in Corneal Surgery - Training and education of junior resident doctors and undergraduate/postgraduate students ### Qualifications **Essential** - GMC Regitration - MRCOphth or Equivalent - FRCOphth or equivalent ### Shared Commitments **Essential** - Ability to meet trust shared commitments ### Personal qualities and attributes **Essential** - Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team - Motivated, flexible and enthusiastic ## Documents - [generic work schedule (pdf, 399.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10544635) - [functional requirements (pdf, 98.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10543565) - [personal specification - scf (pdf, 208.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10543251) - [job description - senior clinical fellow (pdf, 360.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10543250) ## 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.