Medical Retina Fellow Feb 26 | Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Oxford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in Oxford is offering a Medical Retina Fellowship starting February 2026 for 12 months. Ideal for doctors post CCT seeking to specialize in medical retina. Participation in clinical work, teaching trainees, and research is encouraged. The fellowship offers unique exposure to the subspecialty while providing general ophthalmic services. Visa sponsorship is available for international applicants.

Qualifications

• Completed training, seeking experience in medical retina.
• Not an approved training post.
• Welcoming job-share candidates.

Responsibilities

• Participate in research and write clinical studies.
• Join the cataract surgical team for weekend surgeries.
• Teach trainees and medical students informally and formally.
• Broad exposure to medical retina and on-call commitments.
• Provide general ophthalmic services and referrals.

Education

Post CCT or equivalent

Job description

Overview

OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST
MEDICAL RETINA FELLOWSHIP
Applications are invited for the MR fellowships in Ophthalmology based at the John Radcliffe Hospital Oxford, from February 2026 for 12 months in the first instance. Candidates should be post CCT or equivalent and wish to specialise in MEDICAL RETINA.

This post is suitable for doctors who have completed their training but seek experience in medical retina prior to obtaining a consultant appointment. It is not an approved training post. Candidates are welcome to visit the Department and are invited to contact consultant Peter Charbel Issa at the Oxford Eye Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, The John Radcliffe (Tel: Oxford [phone]).

Eligibility and arrangements

• Applicants should be post CCT or equivalent and wish to specialise in MEDICAL RETINA.
• This post is not an approved training post.
• Suitably qualified job-share candidates will be considered.
• Applications are invited for individuals unable to work full-time; where appointed, job content may be modified in consultation with consultant supervisors.

Responsibilities and opportunities

• Research: the Oxford Eye Hospital has an active research portfolio; participation through writing up clinical studies and case reports is encouraged.
• Clinical work: fellows are part of the cataract surgical team and have access to cataract surgery only during weekend lists (no weekday theatre allocation within this fellowship).
• Teaching: opportunity to be involved in trainee and medical student teaching on a formal and informal basis.
• Exposure: broad exposure across medical retina; the fellowship provides bespoke exposure to the subspecialty with a small contribution to support the emergency eye department and on-call commitments.
• Service: provision for general ophthalmic needs of the local population and tertiary/quaternary referral for complex disease.

Logistics

Location: John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford; Fellowship start: February 2026; duration: 12 months (in the first instance).

Visa sponsorship

For international applicants, Oxford Eye Hospital is one of the few eye units in the UK approved by the General Medical Council (GMC) to provide direct sponsorship for fast-track visa applications.

Source: https://www.gmc-uk.org/registration-and-licensing/join-the-register/before-you-apply/list-of-approved-sponsoring-bodies

Application deadline

This advert closes on Monday 22 Sep 2025.