Job summary
Employer heading
Senior Clinical Fellow in Retina
NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow
"At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values"
As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19.
At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values
Job overview
Applications are invited for a Retina Senior Clinical Fellow for a twelve month post commencing September / October 2024. 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 doctors, 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 good quality 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.
Working for our organisation
Thank you for showing an interest in working with us at Epsom and St Helier – a family of more than 7,000 colleagues.
We are truly an integrated health and care Trust. In simple terms, that means that as well as the services we provide at our acute care hospitals (Epsom in Surrey and St Helier nearby in south west London) we work with local GPs, mental health services, community providers and local authorities, with the joint aim of preventing local people from becoming unwell, and when they do, that they receive the right care, in the right place, with the right support.
We also work as part of the St George’s, Epsom and St Helier Hospital and Health Group, with a shared leadership and increasing collaboration to develop stronger clinical and corporate services between two major providers serving Surrey and South West London. Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey.
“As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19.”
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further details about this opportunity.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Hold a medical qualification or qualification registered with the GMC and a licence to practice
- Interest in pursuing a career in medical retina
Desirable criteria
- MRCOphth /FEBO or equivalent
- Appropriate higher medical qualification i.e. FRCOphth /FRCS or equivalent.
- Independent cataract surgeon
- Evidence of peer reviewed publications
Clinical Experience
Essential criteria
- High standard of clinical skill and expertise in the specialty
- Minimum of 2 years post – registration experience
- At least 4 years ophthalmic experience
Desirable criteria
- Experience in medical and laser management of retina
Management & Administrative Experience
Essential criteria
- Personal time management skills
- Clinical Governance
- Ability to organise inpatient and outpatient waiting lists
Desirable criteria
- Familiarity within issues of service organisation and development
Teaching Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of teaching undergraduate and postgraduate trainee
- Ability to teach clinical skills
Desirable criteria
- Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduates/ post graduates
- Experience of supervising junior doctors
- Experience of teaching Lay groups and other staff groups
- Ability to supervise postgraduate research
Research Experience
Essential criteria
- Ability to contribute to change management
- Ability to apply research findings to clinical problems
- Ability to critically review research
Desirable criteria
- Publications in peer review journals
Language
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfil the job requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Ramu Muniraju
- Job title
- Retina Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0208 296 4985
- Additional information
Applicants are welcome and encouraged to visit the Trust to discuss the post.
Contact Details:
Edward Lee, lead clinician: [email protected]
Ramu Muniraju, retina lead: [email protected]
Cathy Goldfinch, Service Manager: [email protected]
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