Senior Clinical Fellow in Medical Retina

Job overview

Applications are invited for a Retina Senior Clinical Fellow for a twelve month post commencing April/ May 2026. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Ophthalmologist to broaden their training in the field of retina.

As well as working with the consultant team in the retina clinics, this fellowship is surgically intensive with at least two theatre lists.  The candidate should have good knowledge of general ophthalmology and the management of acute ophthalmic conditions; with a high level of competence in cataract surgery and retina clinics being desirable. As a department we are keen to develop our clinicians, encouraging their own professional development and goals.

Main duties of the job

The clinical fellow will help support the busy retina service; working with the clinical lead to ensure patients referred to the service receive excellent care and treatment. The successful candidate will obtain training in the assessment, diagnosis and  management of patients attending retina clinics, laser and the intravitreal injection service, as well the Acute Eye Service.

The successful candidate is expected to participate in all the other on-going activities of the department including audit, research projects and to attend departmental meetings and teaching sessions.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further details about this opportunity.