CRN Wessex Ophthalmology Research Fellow -Southampton and Salisbury

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity to appoint an Ophthalmology Research Fellow for a full time (shared) post based at Southampton General Hospital and Salisbury District Hospital. The Fellow would be expected to have commitments in both the hospitals. The timetable would be tailored to reflect the Fellow's Personal Development Plan and career aspirations.

This post would both suit an enthusiastic Doctor at entry level or a middle level trainee who wishes to develop a special interest in Medical Retina or a doctor working through the CESR route.

A commitment to audit, appraisal, teaching, clinical governance is expected. The successful candidate will be encouraged to participate in weekly teaching sessions in Salisbury and Southampton. They will be encouraged to publish papers and present in regional, national and international conferences.

4 days a week will be worked in Salisbury and one day will be in Southampton.

The vacancy will close as soon as suitable number of applications are received

Informal discussion regarding this post is welcomed. Please contact -

i. Prof Andrew Lotery, Professor in Ophthalmology (Southampton) on 02381 205049, or email: a.j.lotery@soton.ac.uk and

ii. Ms Rashi Arora, Consultant Ophthalmologist (Salisbury) on 01722 429351, or email: rashi.arora1@nhs.net

Main duties of the job

This is a shared full-time research post based at Southampton General Hospital and Salisbury District Hospital. The job would cover three broad domains:research skills, generic skills and speciality skills.

The Fellow would be expected to have commitments both at Southampton and Salisbury. The timetable would be tailored further to reflect the Fellow's Personal Development Plan and career aspirations. They would gain experience in research methodology and processes by working with the experienced clinical trials team at Southampton on Wednesdays.

They will be expected to attend NIHR research fellow events and prepare an annual report on their progress.

They will attend the Research clinics at Southampton on Friday. The rest of their time will be based in Salisbury.

They will be encouraged to publish papers and present in regional, national and international conferences. They will work closely with the Regional teaching programme and will attempt to increase awareness in the local trainees about the ongoing CRN Wessex research activities. They will be expected to attend NIHR events organised for research fellows and provide educational reports to the NIHR.

About us

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk