Vitreo-Retinal Fellow

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

St. Paul's Eye Unit is a Care Group, now part of the Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, a merger between the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen Trust and the Aintree Trust. St. Paul's is located on three sites: the Royal, Aintree and the South Liverpool Treatment Centre at Garston.

Senior medical staff currently comprises almost thirty substantive consultants including five clinical academics at consultant level, three locum consultants, two associate specialists and six specialty doctors. In addition two consultants from Alder Hey Children's Hospital participate in the strabismus services. Doctors in training comprise two clinical lecturers, specialist trainees and sub-specialty fellow posts, including two surgical corneal fellows.

This fellowship role is a training post for a total of 12 months. This is a replacement for the fellows currently in post due to complete in November 2023 . The Vitreoretinal fellows work within St Paul's eye unit, covering VR emergencies, theatres and outpatients. Many VR inpatients are also on ward 9Y (although that may vary in these COVID times). The subspecialty is led by Rumana Hussain and the CD for the department is Mark Batterbury.

Main duties of the job

The vitreoretinal fellowship includes clinical sessions of 7 surgical and 3 outpatient based roles. In addition, the assessment and organisation of retinal emergencies, organisation of theatre lists and post-operative reviews. This is under the supervision of a team of 7 vitreoretinal consultants led by R Hussain.

About us

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.

The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.

To hear more about our achievements click here https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/media/13089/1606-annual-report-booklet_final.pdf

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Date posted

28 September 2023

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£43,923 to £63,152 a year per annum, pro rata (salary will be dependent on experience)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

287-RMED-395-23

Job locations

St Pauls Eye Hospital

Liverpool

L7 8XP

Job description

Job responsibilities

Out of hours work during the week is uncommon but includes taking calls regarding and reviewing emergency patients. Weekend work includes emergency patient reviews, post-operative reviews and some surgical activity when required.

The on call is split between the 2 fellows.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The on call is split between the 2 fellows.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

Full GMC registration

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

Surgical competence in keeping with full CCT

Desirable

Further subspeciality experience

Teaching and Training

Essential

oActive interest in current advances in the field

Desirable

oEvidence of local teaching

Research, Audit and Clinical Governance

Essential

oInterest in audit

Desirable

oEvidence of research output

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

Full GMC registration

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

Surgical competence in keeping with full CCT

Desirable

Further subspeciality experience

Teaching and Training

Essential

oActive interest in current advances in the field

Desirable

oEvidence of local teaching

Research, Audit and Clinical Governance

Essential

oInterest in audit

Desirable

oEvidence of research output

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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