# Paediatric Ophthalmology Clinical Fellow

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Liverpool
- **Region:** North West
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Medical doctor
- **Speciality:** Ophthalmology
- **Grade:** Junior
- **Salary:** £67,325 - £76,582 per annum
- **Contract type:** 12 months (Fixed Term Fellowship)
- **Employment type:** Full time - 40 hours per week (NA)
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-10T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-06-26T13:22:09.467Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Merseyside/Liverpool/Alder_Hey_Childrens_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Ophthalmology/Ophthalmology-v8114946
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8114946?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.alderhey.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

The Clinical Fellow will work as part of the wider ophthalmology team supported by 5 full time consultants, 3 visiting consultants and 1 consultant who works annualised hours.

The department is fully supported with orthoptist, optometric and paediatric ophthalmic nursing staff as well as a clinical electrophysiologist for one and a half days per week.  Theatres are staffed by experienced ophthalmic theatre nurses

Emergency care is provided initially by the A&E department with primary care clinics running through the week for ongoing management of emergency problems.

The emphasis is on quality of care, a team approach to problem solving ans service development  and there is an active audit programme.

### Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job are to provide clinical care through outpatient clinics and surgical intervention.  To be aware of the principles of clinical governance and to contribute to the aims of the Trust in achieving continuing improvement in all aspects of delivery of the service.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The job is for 40 hours (8 clinical sessions and 2 sessions for administration and research) Adjustments to work plans can be made according to individual requirements in agreement with the consultant body and clinical director. Clinical Fellows are expected to be aware of the principles of clinical governance and to contribute to the aims of the Trust in achieving continuing improvement in all aspects of delivery of the service.

## Job Details

The Clinical Fellow will work as part of the wider ophthalmology team supported by 5 full time consultants, 3 visiting consultants and 1 consultant who works annualised hours.

The department is fully supported with orthoptist, optometric and paediatric ophthalmic nursing staff as well as a clinical electrophysiologist for one and a half days per week. Theatres are staffed by experienced ophthalmic theatre nurses

Emergency care is provided initially by the A&E department with primary care clinics running through the week for ongoing management of emergency problems.

The emphasis is on quality of care, a team approach to problem solving ans service development and there is an active audit programme.

## Job Description

Main duties of the job are to provide clinical care through outpatient clinics and surgical intervention. To be aware of the principles of clinical governance and to contribute to the aims of the Trust in achieving continuing improvement in all aspects of delivery of the service.

## Responsibilities

The job is for 40 hours (8 clinical sessions and 2 sessions for administration and research) Adjustments to work plans can be made according to individual requirements in agreement with the consultant body and clinical director. Clinical Fellows are expected to be aware of the principles of clinical governance and to contribute to the aims of the Trust in achieving continuing improvement in all aspects of delivery of the service.

## Person Specification

### Essential

**Essential**

- GMC Registration or willingness to register

## Documents

- [clinical fellow - ophthalmology (pdf, 448.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10410494)

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