Job summary
Applications are invited for the post of Corneal Fellow in Ophthalmology. This post based at the Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre offers opportunities to gain subspecialty and research experience in complex corneal and external eye disease. The fellow will work with five corneal consultants and will be exposed to tertiary level care of a wide range of medical and surgical ophthalmic cases in this busy regional eye center.
This is for 2 posts - one is a 6 month post starting February 2024 (potential to extend) and one is for a 12 month post starting August 2024.
Closing date: 30/11/2023
Interview date: w/c 18th December
Main duties of the job
Applicants should have completed their core curriculum and should have previous experience in corneal and external eye disease preferably as a fellow or TSC (Trainee Selected Component). Possession of CCT or equivalent is desirable. Applicants must hold registration with the General Medical Council.
The programme includes Corneal and Ocular Surface Subspecialty clinic sessions as well opportunities to attend specialist Theatres. The post is whole time and non-resident. The Corneal Fellow will be required to participate in out of hours on-call commitment.
About us
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
For more information on the job role and responsibilities, please refer to the Job Description attached.
Informal enquiries are welcome. Interested candidates can contact Mr Barua, Corneal Lead, (0121 507 4440; ankur.barua@nhs.net) if they wish to discuss the post further.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information on the job role and responsibilities, please refer to the Job Description attached.
Informal enquiries are welcome. Interested candidates can contact Mr Barua, Corneal Lead, (0121 507 4440; ankur.barua@nhs.net) if they wish to discuss the post further.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oMBBS or equivalent
- oParts 3 MRCOphth, Part 2 FRCOphth (or equivalent international qualification)
Desirable
- oIntercalated BMedSc or equivalent
- oMSc, MD, MPhil, PhD
- oCCT or equivalent international qualification
GMC Requirement
Essential
Clinical Experience
Essential
- oCompleted core curriculum training in ophthalmology in the UK (or equivalent international qualification)
- oPrevious corneal and external diseases training
- oAble to take a detailed medical history, carry out a full medical examination and arrive at a differential diagnosis
- oAble to manage common medical and eye emergencies
- oSurgical and laser experience
Desirable
- oPrevious advanced sub-specialty training opportunity or fellowship in corneal and external diseases
Professional and Multi-disciplinary team working
Essential
- oAbility to work well with colleagues/within a team
Management and Administrative Experience
Essential
- oAbility to organise and prioritise workload effectively as required for the post
Clinical Effectiveness
Essential
- oExperience of taking part in clinical audit
Research Experience
Essential
- oUnderstands principles and value of research
- oParticipate in papers, presentations or posters
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oMBBS or equivalent
- oParts 3 MRCOphth, Part 2 FRCOphth (or equivalent international qualification)
Desirable
- oIntercalated BMedSc or equivalent
- oMSc, MD, MPhil, PhD
- oCCT or equivalent international qualification
GMC Requirement
Essential
Clinical Experience
Essential
- oCompleted core curriculum training in ophthalmology in the UK (or equivalent international qualification)
- oPrevious corneal and external diseases training
- oAble to take a detailed medical history, carry out a full medical examination and arrive at a differential diagnosis
- oAble to manage common medical and eye emergencies
- oSurgical and laser experience
Desirable
- oPrevious advanced sub-specialty training opportunity or fellowship in corneal and external diseases
Professional and Multi-disciplinary team working
Essential
- oAbility to work well with colleagues/within a team
Management and Administrative Experience
Essential
- oAbility to organise and prioritise workload effectively as required for the post
Clinical Effectiveness
Essential
- oExperience of taking part in clinical audit
Research Experience
Essential
- oUnderstands principles and value of research
- oParticipate in papers, presentations or posters
Desirable
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).
