Corneal & Urgent Care Fellow

Job summary

Job title: Corneal & Urgent Care Clinical Fellow

Department: Moorfields Croydon

Grade: Clinical Fellow

Responsible to: Ms Nicola Lau, Consultant Ophthalmologist

Accountable to: Dr Konstantinos Bouras, Clinical Director Moorfields Croydon

The Post

The content of the Clinical Fellowship in the Corneal & Urgent Care will be split across a variety of clinics at Moorfields Croydon. It will also include 1 cataract training theatre per week, all clinical sessions will be at the Moorfields Croydon site in South London.

Main duties of the job

Main responsibilities of this roleinclude:

Working within the Corneal, Urgent Care and Cataract service at Moorfields Croydon site

Undertake Administrative roles as directed by consultant body

Participation in regular clinical and research meetings

Active participation in ongoing research projects

Participation in departmental teaching activities

About us

Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of eye health services in the UK and a world-class centre of excellence for ophthalmic research and education. We have a reputation, developed over two centuries, for providing the highest quality of ophthalmic care. Our 2,300 staff are committed to sustaining and building on our pioneering legacy and ensuring we remain at the cutting edge of developments in ophthalmology.

Moorfields has contracts with more than 80 primary care trusts across the country, making us a truly national centre for eye care.

We have recently completed the development for our 10-year clinical strategy - Our Vision of Excellence, which continues to develop our networked model of service delivery for hospital and community based care.

Job description

Job responsibilities

May vary, as outlined above, but will also include:

7 clinical sessions split between Corneal, Urgent Care and the Cataract service , 2 research / study / admin sessions and 1 cataract training theatre in a Monday to Friday working week.

Attendance at regular Corneal Fellow Virtual Teaching Sessions (typically 3-5, 1-hour sessions per week)

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

MRCOphth or FRCOphth or equivalent ophthalmic qualification

Full GMC Registration (with a Licence to Practice or be eligible to apply

Desirable

Higher Degree

Experience

Essential

Significant experience in Cataract surgery

Completed or be near to completing Higher Specialist Training in Ophthalmology

Desirable

Research

Audit

Publication experience in ophthalmic plastic surgery

Skills

Essential

Good communication skills

Good organisational skills

Desirable

Use of database systems

Knowledge

Essential

Broad knowledge of ophthalmology

Completed or be near to completing Higher Specialist Training in Ophthalmology