A 12-month ST3-5 equivalent fellowship in uveitis and medical retina in the Department of Ophthalmology at the Royal Victoria Infirmary, run by Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The work is mainly clinical care for inflammatory eye conditions, with a smaller medical retina element including virtual screening, plus some emergency ophthalmology. The department is large, with a uveitis consultant team, a wider retina team and full diagnostic equipment; CESR candidates are welcome. Full GMC registration and a primary medical qualification are required.
What the job involves
- Provide clinical expertise in uveitis, in line with the agreed job plan
- Work as part of the uveitis team, with a smaller component in medical retina
- Virtual screening assessment of conditions such as hydroxychloroquine toxicity, macular degeneration, vascular disorders and diabetes
- Emergency ophthalmology clinical work
What’s required
Qualifications
- Primary Medical Qualification
Registration & licences
- Full GMC registration
Experience
- Clinical ophthalmology experience
- Previous medical retina work including laser and intraocular injections
- Experience of teaching undergraduate medical students and Foundation Doctors
- Experience of audit projects
Skills & knowledge
- Good history and examination skills
Other
- Written evidence of satisfactory training to date, such as workplace assessments
Nice to have
- Part 2 FRCOphth
- UK-based run-through training with satisfactory ARCP outcomes
- Ability to interpret retinal imaging and perform retinal laser, such as macular and PRP
- Experience in uveitis, managing inflammatory eye conditions and immunosuppression used in uveitis
- Previous NHS experience
- Audit outcomes and experience of research
- Evidence of presentations and publications
- Experience of working on clinical trials
What’s offered
- Flexible working, where it works for the service
- Staff benefits set out in attached documents
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
