Medical Ophthalmology Fellow | Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 09 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £73,992 Per Annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 March 2026 |
| Location: | Oxford, OX3 9DU |
| Company: | Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7636350/321-NOTS-MS-7636350 |
Summary
The OPHTHALMOLOGY fellowship is available from August 2026 at the John Radcliffe Hospital. This fellowship is for candidates interested in one or more of the following subspecialties: Uveitis (ocular inflammation) and medical retina.If you are interested inneuro-ophthalmologyas anadditional subspecialty interest, this will be accommodated.
The appointment is on a whole-time basis, but applications are welcome from those who wish to job share.
This post is suitable for doctors who have completed their training or have completed a significant part of their training but seek experience inUveitis (ocular inflammation) and medical retinaprior to obtaining a consultant appointment. It is not a post that is approved for training by the Royal College of Ophthalmologists. Candidates are welcome to visit the department and are invited to contact Mr Jonathan Norris, Clinical Lead for Ophthalmology and Consultant Ophthalmologist at the Oxford Eye Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, The John Radcliffe.
Any person who is unable for personal reasons to work full-time will be eligible to be considered for the post. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis, in consultation with consultant supervisors. Suitably qualified job-share candidates will be considered. We can assist with obtaining GMC registration for suitably qualified candidates as long as they have passed the English Language test requirements.
OPHTHALMOLOGY FELLOWSHIP IN OCULAR INFLAMMATION / MEDICAL RETINA
Applicants are invited for the position of Ophthalmology Clinical Fellow based at the John Radcliffe Hospital Oxford available from August 2026 for a period of 12 months. We welcome candidates who are interested in enhancing their training to include ocular inflammation, and medical retina and/or neuro-ophthalmology. This post is suitable for ophthalmologists who have completed their training (to CCT level) or have completed a significant part of their training including postgraduate examinations but seek experience in the above ophthalmology subspecialties prior to obtaining a consultant appointment. It is not an approved training post. The post holder will have the opportunity to work within a dynamic team of uveitis and medical retina specialists wide ranging subspecialist interests ranging from uveitis, paediatric uveitis, vascular medical retina, AMD, ocular genetics, specialist retina, ocular oncology and von hippel lindau. We are also a national centre for neuromyelitis optica and neurofibromatosis type 2. We participate in a multidisciplinary service for our regional Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis service.
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.
We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.
These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.
Indicative weekly timetable (neuroophthalmology options in brackets)
- Monday
o 8:45 – 12:30: Administration (Neuroophthalmology)
o 1:30: Regional Post Grad Teaching
o 5:30: Specialist Retina or (Administration)
- Tuesday
o 8:45 – 12:30: AMD MDT then AMD Clinic or Neuroophthalmology
o 1:30: Week 3 Adolescent
o 5:30: Paediatric inflammation clinic, week 1 Nuffield Orthopeadic Centre And Neuroophthalmology 1,2,4 & 5
- Wednesday
o 8:45 – 12:30: Uveitis Clinic
o 1:30: Uveitis Clinic
o 5:30: Uveitis Clinic
- Thursday
o 8:45 – 12:30: Uveitis Clinic
o 1:30: Uveitis Virtual weeks 2, 4, 5. Administration on alternating weeks 1 & 3
o 5:30: Uveitis Virtual weeks 2, 4, 5. Administration on alternating weeks 1 & 3
- Friday
o 8:45 – 12:30: Paediatric inflammation clinic
o 1:30: Eye Emergency
o 5:30: Eye Emergency
This advert closes on Sunday 22 Feb 2026
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