Clinical Fellow Medical Retina

Job overview

We are looking for a dedicated candidate for the post of Medical Retina Clinical Fellow in Ophthalmology.    The role will involve clinical sessions to gain experience in specialist clinics and a cataract theatre list.

We offer a full range of hospital eye care services including specialist outpatient clinics, admitted care and an acute referral service for eye emergencies.

The eye department accommodates ophthalmic outpatients, a day surgery suite with dedicated ophthalmic theatre, minor ops and integrated orthoptic and optometric services.  There is a laser suite for YAG and Argon laser, a full suite of  diagnostic facilities and the team are in the process of establishing a dedicated diagnostic Hub.   The trust have implemented Medisight electronic patient records and been in use since July 2021 and is interconnected with other MSE Trust Sites.

This post is ideally suited to candidates who have some experience in Medical Retina (MR) and wish to further their clinical and surgical skills.

This is an excellent opportunity to work within Mid and South Essex NHS University Trust.

This post is not recognised for specialist training by the Royal College of Ophthalmologists currently.

Main duties of the job

The Fellow will be expected to:, • undertake all clinics and theatres as per the timetable, • manage medical retina emergencies, • coordinate the acute ophthalmology service including ward/casualty referrals from A&E, • take part in emergency first  on call rota, • deal with patient administration in a timely manner, • contribute and participate in  regular MR teachings, • undergo appraisal once a year, A successful candidate will have the opportunity to gain experience in complex cataract surgery, as well as to participate in clinical audit and engage with teaching medical students and research opportunities.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description document  that sets out job description and main responsiblities in full.

We look forward to your application.