Senior Clinical Fellow in Glaucoma Ophthalmology

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK healthcare organization in Cardiff seeks a Clinical Fellow in Glaucoma to participate in various clinical and theatre sessions. Candidates must possess an FRCOpht or equivalent and a GMC certificate, along with three years of postgraduate experience in ophthalmology. The role requires proficiency in general ophthalmology and phacoemulsification, facilitating high-quality patient care and research opportunities across multiple hospital sites.

Responsibilities

• Participate in 4 Glaucoma clinics each week.
• Conduct 4 theatre sessions weekly.
• Undertake administrative duties related to patient care.

Skills

General ophthalmology

Phacoemulsification

Administrative duties

Education

FRCOpht or equivalent

GMC certificate

3 years postgraduate experience in Ophthalmology

Completion of Higher Surgical Training or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Cardiff Eye Unit provides a comprehensive ophthalmic service for South Glamorgan (population circa 600,000) and also for the Lower Rhymney Valley in mid Glamorgan (population circa 107,000). The Department also has contracts with purchasing authorities in most of the other parts of South Wales. The demand for services is increasing and the department is expanding to meet this need.

Equipment

The Unit is fully equipped with all the facilities to be expected in a modern ophthalmic unit including Argon and SLT/YAG and Diode lasers, B‑scan, Humphrey Visual Field Machine, OCT, Optos retinal imaging, IOL Master 700 and Pentacam.

Clinical Fellow in Glaucoma

The advertised post is Clinical Fellow in Glaucoma. The successful candidate will participate in 4 Glaucoma clinics and 4 theatre sessions.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be participating in 4 clinic sessions, 4 operating theatre sessions, and 1 administrative/research/post‑grad session per week. A high degree of proficiency will be expected in general ophthalmology, phacoemulsification and a basic grounding in the sub‑specialty concerned.

The Clinical Fellow posts will be work cross‑site at the University Hospital of Wales (UHW) and the University Hospital of Llandough (UHL), and at the Princess of Wales Hospital, Bridgend. This is part of an existing networking arrangement between the UHB's. The post was introduced to broaden the subspecialty service at both units and to provide sub‑specialist training to a high level and facilitate high quality research.

You will be responsible for undertaking the administrative duties associated with the care of patients and the administration of the department in the respective ULHB's.

About us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together, and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10‑year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.

Qualifications and Experience

• FRCOpht or equivalent (Essential)
• GMC certificate (Essential)
• 3 years postgraduate experience in Ophthalmology hospital posts (Essential)
• Completion or near completion of Higher Surgical Training or equivalent (Desirable)