Glaucoma Fellow Specialty Dr

Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; East Grinstead; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

The Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a glaucoma/anterior segment fellowship. The post provides intensive clinical and surgical exposure in glaucoma and complex anterior segment cases, with opportunities across Corneal/External, Refractive and General Ophthalmology.

Training aligns with GMC Good Medical Guide and Royal College curricula. Fellows will participate in diagnosis, management and follow-up, undertake surgery under supervision or independently, and

Qualifications

• Near to completion or completed specialty training in Ophthalmology.
• Competence in glaucoma and anterior segment disease management.
• Experience with cataract surgery and related anterior segment procedures.

Responsibilities

• Provide extensive clinical and surgical experience in glaucoma and anterior segment disease.
• Engage in diagnosis, management and follow-up of glaucoma patients including complex cases.
• Perform general ophthalmology services and undertake cataract/ophthalmic surgery under supervision and independently.
• Develop clinical skills and progress to handling increasingly complex caseloads.
• Contribute to research, audit, outcomes, management and teaching within the Trust.

Skills

Glaucoma management

Anterior segment surgery

Cataract surgery

Education

Specialty training in Ophthalmology

Job description

The postholder will be part of the senior clinical team with a priority on the delivery of the Glaucoma and anterior segment service. In taking responsibility for your own training and development; the Trust will offer you opportunities to further your knowledge and skills and you will be assigned an Educational Supervisor. You will work in accordance with the GMC Good Medical Guide and Trust policies and engage in revalidation. Applicants should be near to, or have completed their specialty training in Ophthalmology and fulfill all the competencies of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists Specialty Training Curriculum in this respect.

The postholder will provide extensive clinical and surgical experience in the diagnosis and management of Glaucoma and anterior segment disease. The postholder will also be exposed to Corneal/External, Refractive and General Ophthalmology conditions. The post holder will be expected to participate in the diagnosis, management and follow-up of Glaucoma patients including those with complex anterior segment diseases, but will also provide General Ophthalmology services and to undertake surgery on such cases both under supervision and independently. The postholder will be encouraged to develop their clinical skills and progress in the post, taking on an increasingly complex caseload. Whilst service delivery is important, contributions to the wider Trust as a medical leader in fields such as research, audit, outcomes, management and teaching will be expected and supported by the department and QVH.

The primary objective of the fellowship is to provide the fellow with exposure to and hands on training with the most advanced and complex glaucoma and anterior segment surgical problems. The fellow is expected to be available to participate in these cases as well.

The Fellowship is surgically intensive and a high level of competence with routine and complex cataract surgery is a fundamental requirement of the fellowship. Prior experience with glaucoma filtering surgery, glaucoma drainage devices and minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) is preferable.

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