Acute and General Ophthalmology Fellow | Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 08 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £47,436.14 plus £10,100 for additional duties per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 September 2025 |
| Location: | Tooting, SW17 0QT |
| Company: | Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7394243/273-DS-4243 |
Summary
Acute and General Ophthalmology Fellow
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Fellow in general and acute ophthalmology, cataract and either external diseases, glaucoma or medical retina to join our teams in Moorfields South. This role will give the successful applicant the opportunity to gain experience in general and acute ophthalmology at a teaching hospital , as well as access to the teaching and resources of Moorfields City Road and to participate on the South West Thames Regional Oncall Rota. The successful candidate will also be able to be timetabled to a Moorfields subspecialty clinic of their choosing where possible.
You should have achieved an MBBS and FRCOphth/ MRCOphth or equivalent and have registration with the General Medical Council. Full details of the post and the requirements are found in the job description and person specification.
All doctors are responsible to maintain a portfolio of their career over the last 5 years in order to satisfy GMC Revalidation criteria. If successful, you will be required to bring along your supporting information portfolio including recent appraisals documents when joining the Trust.
Main duties
- Diagnosis and management of in/outpatients
- Management of urgent cases presenting at any time during the week.
- Supervision of junior medical staff and participation in informal and formal teaching.
- There will be opportunities for undertaking research and audit.
- Participation in a 1:9 on-call rota
At Moorfields, we provide more than just an excellent career and great colleagues to work with. We also offer:
• Salary including High-Cost Area Supplement
• Opportunity to join the NHS Pension Scheme
• Free 24/7 independent counselling service
• Learning and development opportunities
• Easy and quick transport links
• A range of attractive benefits and discounts
• Access to Blue Light Card and other NHS Discount Schemes
• Free Pilates classes
• Full support and training to develop your skills
• Flexible working friendly organization
And so much more! To see the full range of benefits we offer please see our Moorfields benefits document.
This is a one year fixed-term full-time clinical fellowship post with 8 clinical sessions and 2 admin/study sessions. The fellowship includes clinic activity in cataract, urgent care and general ophthalmology, and a specialty service aligned to experience and interest which includes either Cornea or Medical Retina.
They will take part in the diagnosis, management and follow-up of general ophthalmology patients. The clinical sessions will be based at Moorfields’ at St Georges Hospital (and if needed Nelson Hospital, Wimbledon or Queen
Mary’s Hospital, Roehampton).
This advert closes on Wednesday 20 Aug 2025