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. 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. Optometrists, Orthoptists, Nurse specialists, and technician specialists.
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. The role will involve general ophthalmology, emergency and medical retinal clinics, some intravitreal injections, and access to cataract surgery training if appropriate.
We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
Applicants should be able to fit into a friendly, cohesive, and enthusiastic unit. They will be expected to contribute to the general ophthalmology service and emergency eye care service. Further specialty interests could be developed depending on the successful candidate's training/aspirations. Candidates should have a desire to teach and will be expected to participate in clinical audit and governance. They will be required to be involved in quality improvement and audit programmes and work in a multidisciplinary team.
RBH is located on the south coast, close to the New Forest in the east and the Jurassic coastline in the west. This is a major tourist area, and during the summer months, over one million holidaymakers visit Bournemouth, including substantial numbers of foreign language students. The fluctuating population, three times greater growth than the average for England and Wales, and the high proportion of elderly present special issues for health care.
Eye Unit
This purpose-built unit opened in April 2000 and includes a 9-bed inpatient ward (including 3 paediatric beds) together with Eye Theatres and an Outpatient Department which includes a One Stop Cataract Clinic and Glaucoma Clinics. We have established a streamlined investigations facility in Poole which allows for virtual clinics in both macular and glaucoma in addition to expanded cataract assessment facilities. Almost 34,000 patients per year are seen in eye clinics, and a further 10,500 benefited from urgent or emergency treatment. Surgeons in the Eye Unit perform around 4,500 cataract operations every year.
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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. The role will involve general ophthalmology, emergency and medical retinal clinics, some intravitreal injections, and access to cataract surgery training if appropriate.
We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
Applicants should be able to fit into a friendly, cohesive, and enthusiastic unit. They will be expected to contribute to the general ophthalmology service and emergency eye care service. Further specialty interests could be developed depending on the successful candidate's training/aspirations. Candidates should have a desire to teach and will be expected to participate in clinical audit and governance. They will be required to be involved in quality improvement and audit programmes and work in a multidisciplinary team.
RBH is located on the south coast, close to the New Forest in the east and the Jurassic coastline in the west. This is a major tourist area, and during the summer months, over one million holidaymakers visit Bournemouth, including substantial numbers of foreign language students. The fluctuating population, three times greater growth than the average for England and Wales, and the high proportion of elderly present special issues for health care.
Eye Unit
This purpose-built unit opened in April 2000 and includes a 9-bed inpatient ward (including 3 paediatric beds) together with Eye Theatres and an Outpatient Department which includes a One Stop Cataract Clinic and Glaucoma Clinics. We have established a streamlined investigations facility in Poole which allows for virtual clinics in both macular and glaucoma in addition to expanded cataract assessment facilities. Almost 34,000 patients per year are seen in eye clinics, and a further 10,500 benefited from urgent or emergency treatment. Surgeons in the Eye Unit perform around 4,500 cataract operations every year.
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