Job summary
- Main area
- Ophthalmology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed term 12 months)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week
- Job ref
- 190-STH-24-364
- Employer
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Hallamshire Hospital
- Town
- Sheffield
- Salary
- £70,425 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/02/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Post CCT Clinical Fellow in Vitreoretinal Surgery
NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.
Job overview
This is a whole-time fixed term post of one year with the Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, based at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital. The appointee will provide intermediate grade support to the Consultant Ophthalmologists appropriate to his/her level of experience. The successful candidate will be expected to develop a special interest in Vitreoretinal Surgery.
The appointment is to commence August 2025 for a fixed term period of 1 year. A medical degree from a recognised UK or overseas university is essential. Candidates will have completed training in Ophthalmology (or be within 6 months of completion) at interview. The post does not award a National Training Number. As this post is not recognised as a ‘training post’, full registration with the GMC with a licence to practise is required, and if the appointee does not hold right of residence in the UK sponsorship will be required.
Applicants should be ST7 or equivalent at the time of interview.
Main duties of the job
Appointments are made to the Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and the person appointed is required to be sufficiently flexible to undertake their main clinical duties at any of the sites within the Trust and/or to change their base hospital. Given the special interest of this post, a proportion of the duties of this post will be carried out in the Sheffield Children’s Hospital.
Please refer to the supporting job description and person specification which will outline the duties of the role including an indicative job plan.
Working for our organisation
PROUD VALUES
These are the values that all staff at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are expected to demonstrate in all that they do.
Patients First – Ensure that the people we serve are at the heart of what we do
Respectful – Be kind, respectful, fair and value diversity
Ownership – Celebrate our successes, learn continuously and ensure we improve
Unity – Work in partnership with others
Deliver – Be efficient, effective and accountable for our actions
For further details of our services and organisational structure, including our Board of Directors, and our future plans please visitwww.sth.nhs.uk/about-us
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The duties of this post are equivalent to a ST7 or equivalent the time of interview and full details are listed in the Job Description document.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered (or eligible to be registered) with the GMC with a licence to practise
- Qualified Medical Practitioner
- Member of Royal College of Ophthalmology (or equivalent)
Desirable criteria
- Distinction, prizes, awards, scholarships and other degrees
- Presentations
Clinical Expereicne
Essential criteria
- Successful completion of training prior to commencement of the Fellowship (or within 6 months of completion).
- Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining CCT in Ophthalmology.
- Appropriate post-membership experience
Desirable criteria
- Eligible for specialist registration with the GMC
- Competence in the assessment and management of retinal disease
Research
Essential criteria
- Ability to critically assess published research and incorporate it into clinical practice where appropriate
- Basic understanding of research methods and statistics
Desirable criteria
- Publications in Peer reviewed journals
CPD
Essential criteria
- Evidence of participation in CME/CPD in the last 12 months
Desirable criteria
- Maintenance of a CPD diary or portfolio
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates behaviour consistent with PROUD values
- The applicant must demonstrate skills in listening, reading, writing and speaking the English language that enables effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues as set out in the GMC' good medical practice (2013).
- Good oral and written communication skills.
- Potential to cope in stressful situation
- Behave in a manner which establishes professional relationship with patients
- Good interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a team.
Desirable criteria
- Computer skills
- Initiative
- A critical enquiring approach to the acquiring approach to the acquisition of knowledge
- Evidence of leadership skills
Clinical Governance and Audit
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of participation or enthusiasm for audit
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Mr Kurt Spiteri Cornish
- Job title
- Clinical Lead for Vitreoretinal
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01142713829
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Medical HR Department
1st Floor
8 Beech Hill Road
Sheffield
S10 2SB
- Telephone
- 0114 2713756
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