Main area: Ophthalmology
Grade: Clinical Fellow
Contract: Fixed term: 1 year (1 year from start of contract)
Hours: Full time - 40 hours per week (on call rotas covering evenings and weekends)
Job ref: 153-M3591
Employer: University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Royal Bournemouth Hospital
Town: Bournemouth
Salary: £61,825 PA
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 11/02/2025 23:59
Clinical Fellow in Ophthalmology
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University Hospitals Dorset , we are a three-site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m. We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve. We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming, and productive place to work. Job overview
University Hospitals Dorset is newly formed by a merger of Poole Hospital and Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals partnered with Bournemouth University. RBH is the designated major acute and emergency hospital in Dorset housing the Eye Centre where the posts are mainly based, and Poole Hospital is the major planned care hospital. Enjoying all that Dorset has to offer, you will be part of a friendly, cohesive, and enthusiastic ophthalmology department, passionate about teaching and providing excellent care. We are equipped with the latest technology in our purpose-built Eye Centre with 4 eye theatres, eye wards, outpatients, and an eye emergency department. Main duties of the job
You will be applying to join a team of 13 consultants covering all subspecialties, 3 associate specialists, 4 Trust grade doctors, and 6 Wessex Deanery specialist registrars. Participation in the 1 in 8 second on-call rota is essential. Applications are invited for the post of Clinical Fellow Ophthalmologist within the general ophthalmology service. It will involve general ophthalmology, emergency, and medical retinal clinics. It will involve some intravitreal injections and access to cataract surgery training if appropriate. Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Monday am: Eye emergency clinic pm: Eye emergency clinic / Theatre (Alt weeks) Tuesday am: Specialty clinic Wednesday am: Specialty clinic / Theatre (Alt weeks) pm: Study Thursday am: General clinic pm: Theatre Friday am: Specialty clinic pm: Eye emergency clinic / specialty clinic Person specification
Skills
Meet the requirement of the GMC's Good Medical Practice Evidence
Evidence of any general ophthalmic training undertaken Qualifications
Are on the GMC Register for Ophthalmology Please note:
Staff recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across all our Trust locations to meet service demands. This advert may be closed early if sufficient applications are received. COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. While this vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. 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.
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University Hospitals Dorset , we are a three-site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m. We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve. We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming, and productive place to work. Job overview
University Hospitals Dorset is newly formed by a merger of Poole Hospital and Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals partnered with Bournemouth University. RBH is the designated major acute and emergency hospital in Dorset housing the Eye Centre where the posts are mainly based, and Poole Hospital is the major planned care hospital. Enjoying all that Dorset has to offer, you will be part of a friendly, cohesive, and enthusiastic ophthalmology department, passionate about teaching and providing excellent care. We are equipped with the latest technology in our purpose-built Eye Centre with 4 eye theatres, eye wards, outpatients, and an eye emergency department. Main duties of the job
You will be applying to join a team of 13 consultants covering all subspecialties, 3 associate specialists, 4 Trust grade doctors, and 6 Wessex Deanery specialist registrars. Participation in the 1 in 8 second on-call rota is essential. Applications are invited for the post of Clinical Fellow Ophthalmologist within the general ophthalmology service. It will involve general ophthalmology, emergency, and medical retinal clinics. It will involve some intravitreal injections and access to cataract surgery training if appropriate. Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Monday am: Eye emergency clinic pm: Eye emergency clinic / Theatre (Alt weeks) Tuesday am: Specialty clinic Wednesday am: Specialty clinic / Theatre (Alt weeks) pm: Study Thursday am: General clinic pm: Theatre Friday am: Specialty clinic pm: Eye emergency clinic / specialty clinic Person specification
Skills
Meet the requirement of the GMC's Good Medical Practice Evidence
Evidence of any general ophthalmic training undertaken Qualifications
Are on the GMC Register for Ophthalmology Please note:
Staff recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across all our Trust locations to meet service demands. This advert may be closed early if sufficient applications are received. COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. While this vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. 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.
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