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Job summary

Main area
Medical
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow
Contract
12 months (Fixed Term - 12 months)
Hours
40 hours per week (Full Time 40 hours per week)
Job ref
273-DC-3800
Employer
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Moorfields Eye Hospital
Town
London
Salary
£47,436.14 + £10,100 recruitment premium per annum
Closing
05/12/2024 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Clinical Research Fellow

NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow

 

Moorfields - A global leader in Ophthalmology

We are Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.  Founded in 1804, Moorfields Eye Hospital is a world-class centre of excellence for eye health services, ophthalmic research, and education.

With more than 2,300 staff we are proud to be supported by one of the most diverse workforces in the NHS.  Every year we treat more than 700,000 patients at City Road in central London and at our 22 satellites sites, and, in partnership with the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre we lead one of the most impactful ophthalmic research programmes in the world.

We train many of the leading eye care clinicians in the UK and internationally and have a global reputation for quality and professionalism in ophthalmic care. In addition, we also operate commercial divisions that provide care to private patients in both London and the Middle East. 

This is an exciting time to join Moorfields.  The pandemic fast-tracked a huge amount of innovation which is changing the way we work and deliver care.  Construction is under way on Oriel, our new eye care, research, and education centre being built in Camden.   The new centre will be flexible and modern, enabling us to bring together healthcare, eye research and education under one roof for the first time.

If you want to be part delivering world class eye health services and you share our values: excellence, equity, and kindness, then we would love to hear from you!

Job overview

This medical retina clinical and research fellowship in Moorfields offers a unique experience for aspiring medical retina specialists to obtain the experience and knowledge in managing complex medical retina, genetics and uveitis cases essential for taking up a future consultant post. It also offers the opportunity to participate and be an investigator in exciting clinical trials including multi-centre and multi-national studies.

Main duties of the job

In this post as a medical retina clinical and research fellow in Moorfields Eye Hospital, you will spend half your time in the medical retina, uveitis and genetics clinics managing complex cases under the guidance and tutelage of senior consultants and the other half within the R&D department working within the clinical research facility as an investigator in numerous clinical trials.

The applicant should have completed their ophthalmology training locally and is seeking fellowship training in medical retina.

Ability to manage common medical retina pathology with experience in retinal laser treatment and intravitreal injection is required. 

Applicants are required to be registered with the General Medical Council and hold a License to Practice.

 

Working for our organisation

Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of eye health services in the UK and a world-class centre of excellence for ophthalmic research and education.

We have a reputation, developed over two centuries, for providing the highest quality of ophthalmic care. Our 2,300 staff are committed to
sustaining and building on our pioneering legacy and ensuring we remain at the cutting edge of developments in ophthalmology.

Moorfields has contracts with more than 80 primary care trusts across the
country, making us a truly national centre for eye care. We have recently completed the development for our 10-year clinical strategy –
Our Vision of Excellence, which continues to develop our networked model of service delivery for hospital and community based care.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post-holder will be expected to:

·      Collect genetic and clinical data (including history, examination findings, any investigations) and collate in custom-designed databases.

·      Work collaboratively with other members of the research team and clinical colleagues.

·      Recruit and co-ordinate patients for studies and clinical trials

·      Organise, maintain and analyse project data

·      Responsibility for clinical data management and liaison with the lead investigator

·      Participate in weekly laboratory meetings

·      Active participation in other ongoing research projects

·      Achieve goals, agreed in discussions with their line manager

·      Present the results of the project in national and international meetings

·      Prepare the results of the project for publication

·      Perform any other duties within the scope, spirit and purpose of the post, the title of the post and its grading as requested by their line manager

·      Undertake patient and public involvement exercises to promote the disease and the research

 

Person specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • GMC registration
Desirable criteria
  • Ophthalmology research experience

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience in managing medical retina conditions
Desirable criteria
  • Research Experience

Knowledge

Desirable criteria
  • Ophthalmology level ST3

Skills

Desirable criteria
  • Laser / AntiVEGF Injections
  • Previous publication records

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Professor Michel Michaelides
Job title
Consultant Ophthalmologist
Email address
[email protected]
Additional information

 

 

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