Applications are invited for the post of Corneal Fellow in Ophthalmology. This post based at the Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre offers opportunities to gain subspecialty and research experience in complex corneal and external eye disease. The fellow will work with five corneal consultants and will be exposed to tertiary level care of a wide range of medical and surgical ophthalmic cases in this busy regional eye center.
This is for 2 posts - one is a 12 month post starting in July 2025 and one is a 12 month post starting in August 2025.
Main duties of the job
Applicants should have completed their core curriculum and should have previous experience in corneal and external eye disease preferably as a fellow or TSC (Trainee Selected Component). Possession of CCT or equivalent is desirable. Applicants must hold registration with the General Medical Council.
The programme includes Corneal and Ocular Surface Subspecialty clinic sessions as well opportunities to attend specialist Theatres. The post is whole time and non-resident. The Corneal Fellow will be required to participate in out of hours on-call commitment.
About us
We have three strategic objectives:
1. People: To cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff
2. Patients: To be good or outstanding at everything we do
3. Population: To work seamlessly with partners to improve lives
We run services from Sandwell, City and Rowley Regis Hospitals, Birmingham & Midland Eye Centre, Birmingham Treatment Centre, the Lyng and Leasowes Intermediate Care Centre. Our GP practices and community teams provide care in schools, healthcare centres and at home.
Our next milestone is opening the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), a once in a career opportunity to shape care transformation within and beyond the hospital walls. MMUH will host the busiest Emergency Department in Europe, with state of the art facilities and future development of a Learning Campus.
Developing and caring for our People is fundamental. We were one of the first Trusts to provide the Real Living Wage, as well as a Live and Work scheme to support people at risk of homelessness into paid work and training. We offer a range of staff benefits, health & wellbeing support and will help you to bring your ambition to life through our bespoke training and development programmes. As People is one of our three strategic objectives, we make a continued commitment to prioritise support for all our colleagues.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information on the job role and responsibilities, please refer to the Job Description attached.
Informal enquiries are welcome. Interested candidates can contact Mr Barua, Corneal Lead, (0121 507 4440 ankur.barua@nhs.net) if they wish to discuss the post further. You may also contact Rattan Nandra, Rota Coordinator (rattandeep.nandra@nhs.net) to arrange an informal visit.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* MBBS or equivalent
* Parts 3 MRCOphth, Part 2 FRCOphth (or equivalent international qualification)
Desirable
* Intercalated BMedSc or equivalent
* MSc, MD, MPhil, PhD
* CCT or equivalent international qualification
GMC Requirement
Essential
* Full GMC Registration
Clinical Experience
Essential
* Completed core curriculum training in ophthalmology in the UK (or equivalent international qualification)
* Previous corneal and external diseases training
* Able to take a detailed medical history, carry out a full medical examination and arrive at a differential diagnosis
* Able to manage common medical and eye emergencies
* Surgical and laser experience
Desirable
* Previous advanced sub-specialty training opportunity or fellowship in corneal and external diseases
Professional and Multi-disciplinary team working
Essential
* Ability to work well with colleagues/within a team
Management and Administrative Experience
Essential
* Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively as required for the post
Clinical Effectiveness
Essential
* Experience of taking part in clinical audit
Research Experience
Essential
* Understands principles and value of research
* Participate in papers, presentations or posters
Desirable
* MSc, MD, MPhil, PhD
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