Trust Oculoplastics Fellow in Ophthalmology

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust; Stoke Mandeville; Remote; GBP 55.000 - 77.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust invites applications for an Oculoplastics Service Clinical Fellow post across its hospitals, based at Stoke Mandeville and other sites. The appointment is permanent and starts 3 February 2027, with flexible working options discussed.

The successful candidate will contribute to the Oculoplastics service, gain experience in patient assessment, outpatient decision-making, and cataract/Oculoplastic surgery, and may undertake occasional operating lists and audits.

Qualifikationen

• Must hold GMC Registration with a licence to practise in the UK.
• MRCOphth or FRCOphth Part 1 or equivalent.
• Experience in training grades in ophthalmology.
• Experience as SpR or equivalent role in Ophthalmology.
• Experience of cataract surgery and Oculoplastic clinic and theatre attendance.

Aufgaben

• Provide logbook evidence of surgical experience and audit outcomes.
• Develop clinical and surgical skills in Oculoplastics.
• Undertake cataract operating lists and support Acute Eye Casualty Clinic as needed.
• Supervise junior trainees as appropriate.

Kenntnisse

GMC Registration

Licence to practise

Ophthalmology training grades

Ophthalmology experience

Cataract surgery experience

Tools

MRCOphth

FRCOphth Part 1

Jobbeschreibung

Trust Oculoplastics Fellow in Ophthalmology

Main area Ophthalmology Grade Specialty Registrar Doctor (ST3-8 Eqv) Contract Permanent: 2016 Contract (non training) Hours

• Full time
• Part time
• Job share
• Flexible working

40 hours per week (40 hours per week) Job ref 434-MSCC-427

Site Stoke Mandeville Hospital Town Buckinghamshire Salary £55,355.00 - £77,348.00 per annum depending on experience Closing 03/11/2026 23:59

Be part of our BHT family

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.

We care for over half a million patients every year:

• Provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
• Nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
• Regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
• Deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.

More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.

We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work and invite you to join our BHT family.

Job overview

An Oculoplastics Service Clinical Fellow post is available on a full-time basis at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. This is a permanent appointment which is due to commence on 3 February 2027.

The Trust provides a busy and expanding Oculoplastics Service to patients across Buckinghamshire, East Oxfordshire and West Hertfordshire.

The successful applicant will be required to provide logbook evidence of their surgical experience, together with an audit of their surgical outcomes and complication rates. This post is ideally suited to candidates who have some experience in Oculoplastics and wish to further develop their clinical and surgical skills. However, candidates without previous Oculoplastics experience will also be considered on their merits.

Candidates must hold full GMC registration with a licence to practise in the UK.

Main duties of the job

A Clinical Fellow post in the subspecialty of Oculoplastics is available at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. The post is based across the Trust's hospitals, including Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Wycombe General Hospital, and Amersham Hospital in Buckinghamshire.

Our hospitals are located in an area of outstanding natural beauty and are within easy reach of both London and the Midlands.

The successful applicant will gain experience in the clinical and surgical management of Oculoplastic conditions, including patient assessment, clinical decision-making in the outpatient setting, and Oculoplastic and cataract surgery.

The post holder will also be expected to undertake occasional cataract operating lists and provide fellow-level support to the Acute Eye Casualty Clinic when required. Research and audit activities are actively encouraged. Supervision of junior trainees may also be required, depending on the successful candidate's level of experience.

Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date.

For further information, please contact Miss Fiona Jazayeri, Consultant Ophthalmologist with a Special Interest in Oculoplastics, at [e-mail].

Working for our organisation

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

• As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

• We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.

What do we stand for?

• Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
• Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more detail on this post please review the Job Description and Person Specification attached to this advert.

• Must hold a valid GMC Registration with a Licence to Practice in the UK
• MRCOphth or FRCOphth Part 1 or equivalent

Experience

• Experience in training grades in ophthalmology
• Ability to take an ophthalmic history, perform an ophthalmic examination, request and interpret common ophthalmic investigations and formulate a clinical management plan without immediate supervision.
• Experience as SpR or equivalent role in Ophthalmology
• Experience of cataract surgery and Oculoplastic clinic and theatre attendance.
• Minimum of 2 years direct paid NHS Registrar experience in Ophthalmology

Skills, Knowledge and Personal

• Good personal organisation and time management skills.
• Good personal and interpersonal skills
• Good spoken and written English
• Communication skills should be highly developed.
• Competent computer literacy and keyboard skills including Microsoft packages
• Experience of clinical audit
• Practical experience of clinical administration (eg responsibility for duty rota)
• Management training and experience
• Experience of teaching doctors-in-training and undergraduates

Other Requirements

• Able to travel across Multiple Hospital sites
• Full UK Driving Licence with access to own Transport

TRUST VALUES

• Communicates openly, honestly and professionally, and actively promotes team working and building strong working relationships
• Patients are always first. Drives service improvements. Strong self-awareness with a desire to grow.
• Treats all with compassion and kindness. Ensures everyone feels valued.
• Consults others and listens to their views/opinions. Enables others to take the initiative

PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.

Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.

Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.

Contacting you: We will contact candidates through the email address supplied on their application form. Please make sure you check this regularly.

Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.

Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.

Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.

Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.

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.

Name Fiona Jazayeri Job title Consultant Ophthalmologist Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01494 323506 Additional information