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Job summary

Main area
Ophthalmology
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow
Contract
1 year (One year fixed term)
Hours
Full time - 40 hours per week
Job ref
343-MED-735
Employer
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
St Helier Hospital
Town
Carshalton
Salary
£61,825 - £70,425 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
03/02/2025 23:59

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Senior Clinical Fellow in Glaucoma

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 Glaucoma Fellow for a twelve month post commencing from August/ September 2025. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Ophthalmologist to broaden their training in modern techniques in Glaucoma surgery.

As well as working with the consultants in the glaucoma clinics, this fellowship is surgically intensive with at least two theatre lists. A high level of competence with routine cataract surgery is a fundamental requirement of the fellowship. Prior experience with glaucoma filtering surgery, glaucoma drainage devices and minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) is preferable but training will be provided.

Main duties of the job

The clinical fellow will help support the busy Glaucoma service; working with the clinical lead for glaucoma to ensure patients referred to the service receive good quality care and treatment. The post holder will work alongside the lead consultant for glaucoma, and will be responsible for the assessment, diagnosis and medical/laser management of patients attending glaucoma clinics and AES. This post includes training in all types of Glaucoma surgery.

We are seeking an enthusiastic individual who is patient centred to work in our multidisciplinary team of ophthalmologists, orthoptists, optometrists and a supportive nursing and technician team. The post holder will also be expected to participate in new and on-going research projects.

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
  • Independent cataract surgeon
  • Interest in developing a career in Glaucoma
Desirable criteria
  • MRCOphth /FEBO or equivalent
  • Evidence of peer reviewed publications
  • Appropriate higher medical qualification i.e. FRCOphth /FRCS or equivalent.
  • Entry onto the Specialist Register for GMC or be within six months of obtaining CCT/CCST or equivalent

Clinical Experience

Essential criteria
  • High standard of clinical skill and expertise in the specialty
  • Minimum of 2 years post – registration experience
  • At least 2 years ophthalmic experience
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of Glaucoma surgery

Management & Administrative Experience

Essential criteria
  • Personal time management skills
  • Clinical Governance
  • Ability to organise in patient and out patient 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

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardTrust IDNo smoking policyLondon Living Wage is a voluntary commitment made by employers, who can become accredited with the Living Wage FoundationDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - BronzeCare quality commission - GoodDisability confident employerNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality MarkHappy to Talk Flexible WorkingNational Preceptorship Quality MarkDisability Advice Line

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Chris Panos
Job title
Glaucoma Clinical 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:

[email protected]

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
Medical Workforce
3rd Floor Horizon House
28 Upper High Street
Epsom
United Kingdom
KT17 4QJ
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