Senior Clinical Fellow in Cornea

NHS; City Of London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent UK healthcare provider is seeking a Senior Clinical Fellow in Cornea to support their ophthalmology service. The role involves providing clinical care, performing cataract surgeries, and participating in a flexible on-call commitment. Candidates must have full GMC registration and relevant clinical experience. Join us to contribute to high-quality patient care in a prestigious environment and access numerous benefits.

Benefits

Final salary pension scheme

Flexible working shift patterns

Qualifications

• Full GMC Registration and hold a licence to practise.
• Previous clinical experience in ophthalmology including training in cataract, cornea & eye casualty.
• Able to perform simple cataract surgery unsupervised.

Responsibilities

• Provide high standard of patient care in ophthalmic services.
• Contribute to the ophthalmology service through clinics, ward rounds, and theatres.
• Diagnosis and treatment of patients in various settings.

Skills

Full GMC Registration

Clinical experience in ophthalmology

Ability to perform simple cataract surgery

Experience in laser procedures

Education

4-7 years postgraduate experience

Job description

Overview

GUY'S AND ST. THOMAS' HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Ophthalmology

Senior Clinical Fellow in Cornea

Nodal point 4/5 - (£ 55,329 - 63,152 p.a.)

Fixed Term - 1 year

Full Time - 40 hours per week (including 1:10 on call commitment)

Job responsibilities

Applications are invited for a fixed term position of a clinical fellow with a specialist interest in Cornea to join our renowned eye department. This post involves working to support the busy Corneal/Cataract service including theatre and Eye Casualty.

As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends. This post also includes a 1:10 on call commitment.

Our excellent benefits include final salary pension scheme. Please visit our website to find out more.

About us

Guy's & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.

UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.

We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research's biomedical research centres, established with King's College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.

We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighboring NHS organizations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.

Details

Date posted: 24 October 2025

Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade: Doctor - other

Salary: £65,048 to £73,992 a year per annum + on call commitment

Contract: Fixed term

Duration: 12 months

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 196-MED4976

Job locations: Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London

Job responsibilities (cont.)

The post holder will, together with colleagues, be responsible for the provision of ophthalmic services to the Guys & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust to include:

• To participate in clinical and other service activities with the object of ensuring a high standard of patient care.
• To work with medical, nursing and managerial colleagues to ensure the high performance in outpatients.
• To support the provision of the ophthalmology service including clinics, ward rounds, theatres and eye emergency. The post timetable consists of working in Cornea, Cataracts and Eye casualty.
• To contribute to the development overall of the ophthalmology service
• Diagnosis and treatment of patients of the trust in such hospitals, health centres or clinics or other premises as required.
• Continuing clinical responsibility for the patients in your charge, allowing for all proper delegation to, and training of, your staff

Person Specification

Essential criteria

• Full GMC Registration and hold a licence to practise
• Previous clinical experience in ophthalmology including training in cataract, cornea & eye casualty
• Previous experience of performing laser procedures
• Able to perform simple cataract surgery unsupervised
• 4 -7 years post graduate years or equivalent experience

Desirable

• Experience in treating patients in eye casualty.
• Experience in on-calls

Disclosure and Sponsorship

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see the NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name: Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, SE1 7EH

Employer's website: https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx