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Essential
11 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- General
Full GMC Registration and hold a licence to practise
- General
Comprehensive clinical experience in ophthalmology
- General
Sufficient clinical experience in the treatment of patients in medical retina at clinical fellow level.
- General
Post CCT
- General
Experience in performing intravitreal injections.
- General
Experience of performing laser procedures.
- General
Experience in treating patients in eye casualty.
- Knowledge and Skills
Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team
- Knowledge and Skills
Evidence of understanding of the role of clinical management
- Knowledge and Skills
Evidence of understanding of and adherence to the principles of Good Medical Practice set out by the General Medical Council
- Knowledge and Skills
Evidence of contribution to effective clinical audit and clinical risk management
Desirable
Not listed in the available specification.
Job overview
GUY’S AND ST. THOMAS’ HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Ophthalmology
Senior Clinical Fellow in Medical Retina
Nodal point 4/5 - (£67,325 to £76,582 p.a.)
Fixed Term - 1 year
Full Time - 40 hours per week (including 1:10 on call commitment)
Main duties of the job
Applications are invited for a fixed term position of a clinical fellow with a specialist interest in Medical Retina to join our renowned eye department. This post involves working to support the busy Medical Retina service including outpatients, injection & laser clinics.
The Medical Retina team consists of three consultants, two specialty doctors, numerous specialist trainee doctors, two nurse specialists, staff nurses, orthoptists, technicians and two ophthalmic imagers.
The ophthalmology department is well equipped with PDT, retinal, YAG. SLT lasers, 4 OCT’s (Spectralis & Topcon), a digital fluorescein angiography system, a dedicated injection suite and eye theatres.
The new fellow will benefit from being exposed to a wide range of different Medical Retinal pathology including genetic disorders, CSCR and PDT treatment, hydroxychloroquine screening, sickle cell retinopathy, vein occlusions in addition to the more routine AMD and Diabetic Retinopathy.
As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends. This post also includes a 1:10 on call commitment.
Our excellent benefits include final salary pension scheme. Please visit our website to find out more.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will, together with colleagues, be responsible for the provision of ophthalmic services to the Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust to include:
- Diagnosis and treatment of patients in face to face medical retina clinics and virtual review of those from image-capture clinics. .
- Treatment of patients by the use of laser procedures.
- Treatment of patients such as patients with AMD, DMO and Retinal vein occlusion by the use of intravitreal injection.
- To cover eye emergency at least once per week.
- To take part in the registrar on call rota.
- Potential access to a theatre list (dependant on previous operating experience
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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.
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This advert is for Senior Clinical Fellow in Medical Retina with Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust in London, England. It is listed as a Senior Medical doctor Ophthalmology role. The advertised salary is £67,325 - £76,582 per annum excl. LZ, plus on call. The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (12 Months). The application deadline is 30 Sep 2026.
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