# Senior Clinical Fellow

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Bolton NHS Foundation Trust.

## Canonical URLs

- **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-clinical-fellow/bf186c1a-afda-4208-8a4d-ed8252abdc71
- **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-clinical-fellow/bf186c1a-afda-4208-8a4d-ed8252abdc71.md

## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Bolton
- **Region:** North West
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Medical doctor
- **Speciality:** Ophthalmology
- **Grade:** Senior
- **Salary:** £67,325 per annum
- **Contract type:** 12 months (Fixed Term)
- **Employment type:** Full time - 40 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-29T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-15T18:01:27.593Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Lancashire/Farnworth/Bolton_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Ophthalmology_Oculoplastics/Ophthalmology_Oculoplastics-v7846559
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7846559?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.boltonft.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Fixed Term contract for 12 months.

The Senior Clinical Fellow role is required to support the Eye Unit through Oculoplastic clinics, minor operations, botulinum toxin clinics and general Ophthalmology on-call. The role is to provide support to the Oculoplastic service working under the two Oculoplastic Consultants, as well as working independently and autonomously.

### Main duties of the job

The candidate is expected to carry out independent oculoplastic clinics. Includes minor eyelid abnormalities, dry eyes/ tearfilm disturbance / lacrimal issues and running minor operations clinics and Botulinum toxin clinics. This could be expanded to ectropion/ entropion repair and additional surgery depending on experience and filling in theatre lists when the Consultants are away.

Provide clinical supervision to resident trainee doctors.

Be part of the on call rota.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for further details and specific information about this role.

## Person Specification

### Other

**Essential**

- Ability to be part of the first on call rota

### Skills

**Essential**

- Excellent written and spoken communication in English
- Empathy and sensitivity: capacity to listen and take in others’ perspectives
- Able to prioritise workload
- Willingness to be flexible and adaptable
- Clear and accurate record keeping
- Able to work with minimal supervision and use own initiative
- Competent with skin suturing and surgical instruments in standard Oculoplastic set that may be required for minor operations
- Teaching skills

**Desirable**

- Strong leadership skills
- Leadership in audit or Quallity Improvement

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Advanced ophthalmic knowledge and interest in Oculoplastics specifically.
- Up to date on latest development of national guidance from RCOphth and BOPSS / ESOPRS

### Experience

**Essential**

- Significant medical work (either a continuous period or in aggregate) since obtaining a primary medical qualification which is acceptable to the GMC.
- Relevant experience in Ophthalmology with previous experience in Oculoplastic clinics, minor eyelid operations.
- Knowledge of the use of Botulinum toxin in Oculoplastics.
- Relevant NHS Experience
- Equivalent service is also acceptable, with the agreement of the relevant College or Faculty Regional Adviser
- Serve a minimum of four years in ST3+ staff grade and/or specialty doctor grade

**Desirable**

- Undertaken independent Botulinum toxin clinics.
- Formal certified Botulinum toxin injection course.

### Qualifications & Professional Registration

**Essential**

- MB, ChB or equivalent
- Full GMC registration with a license to practice

**Desirable**

- FRCS/FRCOpth
- ALS Provider
- Higher degree e.g. MSc, MD or other higher degree
- Other relevant diplomas

## Documents

- [open letter (pdf, 235.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2681)
- [job description (pdf, 576.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10117725)
- [person specification (pdf, 520.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10117726)
- [applicants with a disability (pdf, 207.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1983)
- [welcome to bolton nhs foundation trust (pdf, 774.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3041)

## 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.