Trust Oculoplastics Fellow in Ophthalmology


Location
Aylesbury, England
Salary
Negotiable
Profession
Medical doctor
Grade
Senior
Deadline
03 Nov 2026
Contract Type
Permanent: 2016 Contract (non training)
Posted Date
20 Oct 2026
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Job requirements

Essential

17 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Experience

    Experience in training grades in ophthalmology

  • Experience

    Ability to take an ophthalmic history, perform an ophthalmic examination, request and interpret common ophthalmic investigations and formulate a clinical management plan without immediate supervision.

  • Experience

    Experience as SpR or equivalent role in Ophthalmology

  • Experience

    Experience of cataract surgery and Oculoplastic clinic and theatre attendance.

  • TRUST VALUES

    Communicates openly, honestly and professionally, and actively promotes team working and building strong working relationships

  • TRUST VALUES

    Patients are always first. Drives service improvements. Strong self-awareness with a desire to grow.

  • TRUST VALUES

    Treats all with compassion and kindness. Ensures everyone feels valued.

  • TRUST VALUES

    Consults others and listens to their views/opinions. Enables others to take the initiative

  • Other Requirements

    Able to travel across Multiple Hospital sites

  • Qualifications/Training

    MB,BS or equivalent

  • Qualifications/Training

    Must hold a valid GMC Registration with a Licence to Practice in the UK

  • Skills, Knowledge and Personal

    Good personal organisation and time management skills.

  • Skills, Knowledge and Personal

    Good personal and interpersonal skills

  • Skills, Knowledge and Personal

    Good spoken and written English

  • Skills, Knowledge and Personal

    Communication skills should be highly developed.

  • Skills, Knowledge and Personal

    Competent computer literacy and keyboard skills including Microsoft packages

  • Skills, Knowledge and Personal

    Experience of clinical audit

Desirable

7 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Experience

    Minimum of 2 years direct paid NHS Registrar experience in Ophthalmology

  • Other Requirements

    Full UK Driving Licence with access to own Transport

  • Qualifications/Training

    MRCOphth or FRCOphth Part 1 or equivalent

  • Skills, Knowledge and Personal

    Practical experience of clinical administration (eg responsibility for duty rota)

  • Skills, Knowledge and Personal

    Management training and experience

  • Skills, Knowledge and Personal

    Communication skills training

  • Skills, Knowledge and Personal

    Experience of teaching doctors-in-training and undergraduates

Job overview

An Oculoplastics Service Clinical Fellow post is available on a full-time basis at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. This is a permanent appointment which is due to commence on 3 February 2027.

The Trust provides a busy and expanding Oculoplastics Service to patients across Buckinghamshire, East Oxfordshire and West Hertfordshire.

The successful applicant will be required to provide logbook evidence of their surgical experience, together with an audit of their surgical outcomes and complication rates. This post is ideally suited to candidates who have some experience in Oculoplastics and wish to further develop their clinical and surgical skills. However, candidates without previous Oculoplastics experience will also be considered on their merits.

Candidates must hold full GMC registration with a licence to practise in the UK. We anticipate this to be a popular post and this advert may closer earlier than the advertised, we therefore welcome interested candidates to apply early.

Main duties of the job

A Clinical Fellow post in the subspecialty of Oculoplastics is available at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. The post is based across the Trust's hospitals, including Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Wycombe General Hospital, and Amersham Hospital in Buckinghamshire.

Our hospitals are located in an area of outstanding natural beauty and are within easy reach of both London and the Midlands.

The successful applicant will gain experience in the clinical and surgical management of Oculoplastic conditions, including patient assessment, clinical decision-making in the outpatient setting, and Oculoplastic and cataract surgery.

The post holder will also be expected to undertake occasional cataract operating lists and provide fellow-level support to the Acute Eye Casualty Clinic when required. Research and audit activities are actively encouraged. Supervision of junior trainees may also be required, depending on the successful candidate's level of experience.

Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date.

For further information, please contact Miss Fiona Jazayeri, Consultant Ophthalmologist with a Special Interest in Oculoplastics, at fiona.jazayeri@nhs.net.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more detail on this post please review the Job Description and Person Specification attached to this advert. Alternatively for an informal discussion about this post please contact the Oculoplastic lead, Fiona Jazayeri

fiona.jazayeri@nhs.net

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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