Senior Glaucoma Fellow - 215415 PM

TN United Kingdom; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Edinburgh is seeking a Senior Glaucoma Fellow for a 12-month clinical fellowship. The role involves managing glaucoma care, performing surgeries, and contributing to research. The successful candidate will work closely with experienced consultants and participate in teaching activities.

Qualifications

• Competent independent cataract surgeon required.
• Experience in glaucoma surgery preferred, training provided.

Responsibilities

• Provide higher sub-speciality training in glaucoma care.
• Manage emergency glaucoma patients and contribute to research.
• Teach post-graduate trainees at the Eye Pavilion.

Skills

Glaucoma Surgery

Cataract Surgery

Research

Education

CCT

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Senior Glaucoma Fellow - 215415 PM, Edinburgh

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Client:

NHS Scotland

Location:

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

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Posted:

12.05.2025

Expiry Date:

26.06.2025

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Job Description:

Reference - 215415

NHS Lothian is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.

To this end, NHS Lothian welcomes applications from all sections of society.

We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

Applications are welcome for the above fixed term, full time (40 hours per week) post based in Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion.

This post is designed to provide higher sub-speciality training in glaucoma care for a period of up to 12 months.

This is an exciting opportunity for a 12-month clinical glaucoma fellowship with NHS Lothian. The post will provide broad experience in all aspects of the management of glaucoma including complex glaucoma surgery. The successful candidate will work closely with the glaucoma consultants Andrew Tatham, Tej Malcolm and Mei Ling Cheng.

The fellow will be expected to already be a competent independent cataract surgeon and have already obtained their CCT (i.e. completed residency). Ideally, they will also have some experience in glaucoma surgery, however training will be offered in trabeculectomy, Baerveldt tube and Paul tube surgery, Preserflo and minimally invasive glaucoma surgery, including Hydrus surgery. Exposure to complex glaucoma and cataract surgery will be offered.

We also expect the successful fellow to work in our development virtual clinics and contribute to the department’s research programme. We are currently involved in several commercial studies of new medical and surgical treatments and would expect the fellow to publish the results of their research work.

The post does not have an on-call component, but the fellow would be expected to manage emergency glaucoma patients. The post will also have a teaching role, contributing to the post-graduate teaching programme at the Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion and teaching the specialist trainees. The post holder will be expected to give advice and assistance to members of the junior medical staff in training.

Some parts of the job plan may be flexible and finalised before commencement of employment, after discussion with the successful applicant.

The post does not have educational approval from the Postgraduate Dean and will not be recognised for training.

For an informal discussion or further information please contact:
Andrew Tatham , Consultant Ophthalmologist [emailprotected]

If viewing from an external site, please visit https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk for a job pack detailing the minimum requirements for this post and details of how to apply.

We cannot accept CV’s as a form of application and only a completed online application form will be accepted. Personal information will not be sent with the application for short listing. The application form will be identified by the candidate number only to ensure that all applicants are treated equally.

Closing Date: 24/05/2025

***PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early***