Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Clinical Fellow - Oculoplastics

The closing date is 18 December 2025

Job summary

Applications are welcome to join a dynamic and motivated Ophthalmology department which provides both general and specialised Ophthalmology services to its patients in North West London. The Department delivers inpatient and outpatient services to the Trust and works closely with the Plastic Surgery, Craniofacial and general Ophthalmology teams to provide a successful and timely support service for patients with a range of benign and malignant conditions.

This post falls within the Division of Planned Care which is led by the Medical Director - Ms Isabel Jones and the Divisional Director of Operations - Osian Powell.

Main duties of the job

The clinical responsibilities of the successful candidate will include attending outpatient clinics, inpatient and day case theatre sessions, attending the MDT meetings, doing ward rounds as well as participating in specialist activities.

Please see the attached JD for a more comprehensive account of duties.

About us

We provide services from two main hospitals, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, and a number of clinics across London and the South-East. We have over 6,000 members of staff that arePROUD to Carefor nearly one million people. Both hospitals provide full clinical services, including full maternity, emergency and children's, in addition to a range of community-based services across London, such as award-winning sexual health and HIV clinics.

We're one of the best preforming Trusts in the country. We're also one of the top trusts to work for - our staff say they're engaged, motivated, and would recommend us as a place to work and receive treatment.

Our Trust has been rated by the Care Quality Commission as 'Good' in all five of the main domains of safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led, giving an us overall rating of 'Good'. We've also been awarded an 'Outstanding' rating for 'use of resources' by an NHS Improvement inspection.

Our facilities are some of the best in the country. We have been investing around £10 million a year in our estate. We are currently spending £25 million on expanding our adult and neonatal critical care facilities at Chelsea and Westminster and redevelopment of our children's unit at West Middlesex - in partnership with our charity, CW+ and generous donors.

Details

Date posted

04 December 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£44,170 to £67,610 a year Per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

289-PC-126

Job locations

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital

369 Fulham Road

London

SW10 9NH


Job description

Job responsibilities

The clinical responsibilities of the successful candidate will include attending outpatient clinics, inpatient and day case theatre sessions, attending the MDT meetings, doing ward rounds as well as participating in specialist activities.

Please see the attached JD for a more comprehensive account of duties.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The clinical responsibilities of the successful candidate will include attending outpatient clinics, inpatient and day case theatre sessions, attending the MDT meetings, doing ward rounds as well as participating in specialist activities.

Please see the attached JD for a more comprehensive account of duties.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • GMC registration
  • MBBS (or equivalent)
  • Complete training or equivalent

Desirable

  • Additional honours degree FRCOphth or equivalent
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • GMC registration
  • MBBS (or equivalent)
  • Complete training or equivalent

Desirable

  • Additional honours degree FRCOphth or equivalent

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital

369 Fulham Road

London

SW10 9NH


Employer's website

https://www.chelwest.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital

369 Fulham Road

London

SW10 9NH


Employer's website

https://www.chelwest.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Consultant Ophthalmologist

Mr Richard Scawn

richard.scawn1@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

04 December 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£44,170 to £67,610 a year Per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

289-PC-126

Job locations

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital

369 Fulham Road

London

SW10 9NH


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