Fellow in Ophthalmology (Uveitis / Medical Retina) ST3-5 equivalent

Freeman Hospital

Carthage (MO)

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USD 53.000 - 73.000

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Descripción de la vacante

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is offering a position for a Uveitis/Medical Retina Fellow (ST3-5) in the Ophthalmology Department. The post runs for 12 months starting November 2026 and includes exposure to inflammatory eye conditions with a medical retina component and virtual screening assessments.

The successful candidate will join a team of consultants and support staff, with opportunities for CESR discussions and potential involvement in emergency ophthalmology work.

Formación

Primary Medical Qualification.
Full GMC registration.
Desirable criteria: Part 2 FRCOphth.
Clinical ophthalmology experience.
Good history & examination skills.
Experience with medical retina including laser & intraocular injections.
UK-based training with satisfactory ARCP outcomes.
Ability to interpret retinal imaging.
Experience with uveitis and immunosuppression.
Ability to perform retinal laser (macular & PRP).
Experience of NHS.
Written evidence of satisfactory training (workplace assessments).
Experience teaching undergraduate medical students & Foundation Doctors.
Experience of audit projects.
Audit outcomes; research; presentations/publications.

Responsabilidades

Provide clinical expertise in line with the agreed job plan.
Work as part of the uveitis team with a smaller component within medical retina and wider department teams.

Conocimientos

Clinical ophthalmology experience

History & examination skills

Retina imaging interpretation

Uveitis management with immunosuppres?

Retinal laser / PRP experience

NHS experience

Teaching undergrad & foundation

Audit projects experience

Publications / presentations

Educación

Primary Medical Qualification

Full GMC registration

Part 2 FRCOphth (Desirable)

Descripción del empleo

Education and Qualifications

Essential criteria

Employer heading

Fellow in Ophthalmology (Uveitis / Medical Retina) ST3-5 equivalent

NHS Medical & Dental: Local Appointment nodal point 4a (MT04)

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS hospital trusts in the country. We have around 16,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.7 billion.

With strong history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation regionally, nationally and internationally, we’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country.

As well as providing a wide range of hospital and community services, we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.

Job Overview

We are delighted to be able to offer opportunities for highly motivated ambitious individuals to join a well-integrated team within the Department of Ophthalmology, in the post of Uveitis / Medical Retina Fellow (ST3-5). The post is available from November 2026 for 12 months. This post will be of interest to those who are looking to gain further experience in areas of Uveitis (inflammatory eye conditions) with a smaller component of medical retina including virtual screening assessment of conditions such as hydroxychloroquine, macular degeneration, vascular disorders and diabetes). The successful candidate would join a team of 1 uveitis consultant, 1 locum uveitis consultant and a larger medical retina team of 6 consultants,, 3 specialist and 1 speciality doctor, 1 fellow, 1 trust grade, residents and ophthalmic practitioners, who are part of a larger team of 30 consultants and their support staff. In addition there will be the opportunity for some emergency ophthalmology clinical work.

Main duties of the job

The Royal Victoria Infirmary has a large Ophthalmology department covering all aspects of ophthalmology and is well equipped with the full range of diagnostic equipment especially for medical retina including wide field OCTA, colour, FFA&ICG and electrodiagnostic tests. Candidates seeking CESR are welcome to apply and discuss their requirements.

Please note this post is capped at ST3-5 salary.

Working for our organisation

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Locations

With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:

Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
Freeman Hospital
Newcastle Dental Hospital
Cramlington Manor Walks
Urgent treatment centres
Newcastle Fertility Centre
Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
Northern Genetics Service

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.

For further information on Careers at The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit our website: Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

To provide clinical expertise in line with agreed job plan.
To work as part of the uveitis team with a smaller componant within medical retina and wider departments teams

Person specification

Education And Qualifications

Essential criteria

Primary Medical Qualification.
Full GMC registration.

Desirable criteria

Part 2 FRCOphth.

Clinical Skills and Knowledge

Essential criteria

Clinical ophthalmology experience
Good history & examination skills.
Previous experience of medical retina work including laser and intraocular injections.

Desirable criteria

UK based run through training with satisfactory ARCP outcomes.
Ability to interpret retinal imaging.
Experience in Uveitis and ability to manage inflammatory eye conditions
Experience with immunosuppression used in Uveitis.
Ability to perform retinal laser eg macular and prp
Previous experience in NHS.

Maintaining Clinical Competence

Essential criteria

Written evidence of satisfactory training to date e.g. workplace assessments.

Teaching

Essential criteria

Experience of teaching undergraduate medical students & Foundation Doctors.

Clinical Governance, Audit and Research

Essential criteria

Experience of audit projects.

Desirable criteria

Audit outcomes.
Experience of research.
Evidence of presentations and publications.
Experience of working on clinical trials.

Important note on completion of reference section of Application Form

All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.

Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e‑mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.

Applicant requirements

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.

Documents to download