Job summary
Applications are invited for the post of clinical fellow (ST3+equivalent) in Medical Retina at BMEC. This is an exciting job opportunity to work in a dynamic and busy department. This post is for a fixed term of 12 months with possibility of extension. Suitable applicants must have full GMC registration.
Closing date: 17th July 2023
Interview date: 26th July
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be expected to have reasonable medical retina competence in managing common retinal and macular diseases such as wet-AMD and diabetic retinopathy. There will be opportunity to further increase experience in these common medical retinal disorders.
About us
Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust is a friendly, integrated healthcare provider focused on improving the life chances and health outcomes of our diverse population
We have three strategic objectives:
People: To cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff;
Patients: To be good or outstanding at everything we do;
Population: To work seamlessly with partners to improve lives;
We run services from Sandwell, City and Rowley Regis Hospitals, Birmingham & Midland Eye Centre, Birmingham Treatment Centre, the Lyng and Leasowes Intermediate Care Centre. Our GP practices and community teams provide care in schools, healthcare centres and at home.
Our next milestone is opening the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), a once in a career opportunity to shape care transformation within and beyond the hospital walls. MMUH will host the busiest Emergency Department in Europe, with state of the art facilities and future development of a Learning Campus
Developing and caring for our People is fundamental. We were one of the first Trusts to provide the Real Living Wage, as well as a Live and Work scheme to support people at risk of homelessness into paid work and training. We offer a range of staff benefits, health & wellbeing support and will help you to bring your ambition to life through our bespoke training and development programmes. As "People" is one of our three strategic objectives, we make a continued commitment to prioritise support for all our colleagues.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Medial retina department has a team of five consultants giving the successful candidate an excellent opportunity to be exposed to common and rarer conditions. The department is well equipped with state-of-the-art multimodal retinal diagnostic imaging including wide field imaging and OCT-angiography. The department is fully equipped with various lasers including multi-spot, subthreshold, Indirect and PDT laser. There will also be opportunity to learn management of hereditary retinal disorders while working in genetic clinic.
There will be opportunity in taking part in ongoing research projects including various multicentre clinical trials.
Applicants may contact Mr Randhir Chavan Medical Retina Lead Consultant (rchavan@nhs.net) to arrange an informal visit.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Medial retina department has a team of five consultants giving the successful candidate an excellent opportunity to be exposed to common and rarer conditions. The department is well equipped with state-of-the-art multimodal retinal diagnostic imaging including wide field imaging and OCT-angiography. The department is fully equipped with various lasers including multi-spot, subthreshold, Indirect and PDT laser. There will also be opportunity to learn management of hereditary retinal disorders while working in genetic clinic.
There will be opportunity in taking part in ongoing research projects including various multicentre clinical trials.
Applicants may contact Mr Randhir Chavan Medical Retina Lead Consultant (rchavan@nhs.net) to arrange an informal visit.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oBasic Medical Qualification (MBBS, MBChB or equivalent.
Desirable
Clinical Experience
Essential
- oA minimum of 1 year recent training.
Desirable
- Previous publications or research experience
Other Requirements
Essential
- oEligible for or possess limited or full GMC registration
Professional and MDT
Essential
- oAbility to work independently at research including organising patient visits and assessments
- oExperience in setting up and analysing databases, (including use of word, excel, general computer literacy and literature searches)
Desirable
- oExperience of conducting clinical audit
- oExperience in setting up research projects
Career Objectives
Essential
- oSpecialist training towards a consultant ophthalmologist post
Clinical Effectiveness
Essential
- oAbility to use the evidence base and clinical audit to support decision-making
Personal Attributes
Essential
- oAn ability to organise and prioritise work effectively with an enquiring and critical approach to work
- oAbility to work well with colleagues and within a team
- oAbility to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses, other staff and agencies. (including managing hostile situations)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oBasic Medical Qualification (MBBS, MBChB or equivalent.
Desirable
Clinical Experience
Essential
- oA minimum of 1 year recent training.
Desirable
- Previous publications or research experience
Other Requirements
Essential
- oEligible for or possess limited or full GMC registration
Professional and MDT
Essential
- oAbility to work independently at research including organising patient visits and assessments
- oExperience in setting up and analysing databases, (including use of word, excel, general computer literacy and literature searches)
Desirable
- oExperience of conducting clinical audit
- oExperience in setting up research projects
Career Objectives
Essential
- oSpecialist training towards a consultant ophthalmologist post
Clinical Effectiveness
Essential
- oAbility to use the evidence base and clinical audit to support decision-making
Personal Attributes
Essential
- oAn ability to organise and prioritise work effectively with an enquiring and critical approach to work
- oAbility to work well with colleagues and within a team
- oAbility to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses, other staff and agencies. (including managing hostile situations)
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
