Senior Locally Employed Doctor in Ophthalmology (Medical Education)

Transformationunitgm; Manchester; On-site; GBP 62,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a Senior Locally Employed Doctor in Ophthalmology at Manchester Royal Eye Hospital. This full-time fellowship focuses on medical education, allowing specialists to enhance their teaching skills while maintaining clinical practice. Join a leading NHS Trust committed to research and innovation.

Qualifications

• Experience of teaching and audit.
• Research and publications.

Responsibilities

• Contributing to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
• Participating in clinical sessions and on-call duties.

Skills

Teaching

Organisational skills

Education

Medical Degree

Ophthalmology training at ST3 level

Job description

Main area Ophthalmology (Medical Education) Grade MT04 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (Medical Education) Hours Full time - 40 hours per week Job ref 349-EAD-6823691-RL4

Employer Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site ORC Town Manchester Salary £61,825 per annum (pro rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 29/05/2025 23:59

Senior Locally Employed Doctor in Ophthalmology (Medical Education)

MT04

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust/Manchester Royal Eye Hospital for a fellowship in Medical Education. This full-time fellowship is being offered on a 12-month fixed term basis. The post is designed to allow ophthalmology specialist trainees (ST2+) and middle grade ophthalmologists, who wish to develop skills in medical education and teaching, to undertake a formal period of training, complete a higher qualification in medical education and gain experience by contributing to the organisation and delivery of the University of Manchester undergraduate year 4 ophthalmology clinical placements and post-graduate teaching across the North Western Deanery. The fellow will be based at Manchester Royal Eye Hospital. The post will offer clinical sessions to allow the successful candidate opportunities to keep up to date. On-call sessions out-of-hours will also be expected.

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust/Manchester Royal Eye Hospital for a fellowship in Medical Education. This full-time fellowship is being offered on a 12-month fixed term basis. The post is designed to allow ophthalmology specialist trainees (ST2+) and middle grade ophthalmologists, who wish to develop skills in medical education and teaching, to undertake a formal period of training, complete a higher qualification in medical education and gain experience by contributing to the organisation and delivery of the University of Manchester undergraduate year 4 ophthalmology clinical placements and post-graduate teaching across the North Western Deanery. The fellow will be based at Manchester Royal Eye Hospital. The post will offer clinical sessions to allow the successful candidate opportunities to keep up to date. On-call sessions out-of-hours will also be expected.

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [e-mail] .

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

Person specification

Qualifications and Training

• Medical Degree
• Minimum level of ophthalmology training at ST3 level

Other Requirements

• Full registration and a licence to practice with the General Medical Council

Teaching and Audit

• Experience of teaching
• Experience of audit

Academic Achievements and Research

• Research and Publications

Interpersonal Skills

• Organisational skills

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.