Job summary
Love Life, Love Bristol and Weston.
Are you ready to be part of a talented team that is driving an ambitious future vision of care across Bristol and Weston? Look no further than Bristol Eye Hospital (BEH) at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston Foundation Trust (UHBW). We invite you to watch our captivating YouTube video, "See Yourself at BEH," which provides a glimpse into the extraordinary opportunities that await you: https://youtu.be/he7-XrxIopo
The Bristol Eye Hospital (BEH) at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston Foundation Trust (UHBW) is looking to grow its talented team to drive an ambitious future vision of care across Bristol and Weston.
Applications are warmly invited for a full time fixed term fellowship attached to the Glaucoma service commencing on 5th August, 2025
Main duties of the job
Candidates are expected to have extensive cataract surgical experience and be able to routinely perform phacoemulsification surgery unsupervised, as well as experience managing glaucoma cases. Applicants should be at Specialist Registrar/Trainee grade or equivalent and should have completed their higher surgical training in ophthalmology or be close to doing so. The successful candidates will be required to be registered with the General Medical Council with a License to Practice.
The BEH is a highly regarded Regional Centre for Ophthalmology which sits within the Division of Surgery at UHBW (recently rated Good by the CQC). BEH provides a tertiary referral glaucoma service. also be expected to participate in the workload of the department should the need arise. Glaucoma clinics are risk stratified and the Fellowship would provide opportunity to work in complex clinics with supervision and work with an experienced specialty optometry team. Theatre time is dedicated and will be supervised.
About us
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information, you can download the attached document "Job Description". Also for informal enquiries please feel free to contact us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information, you can download the attached document "Job Description". Also for informal enquiries please feel free to contact us.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Good knowledge of general ophthalmology, with basic specialist registrar training for ophthalmology and glaucoma (STR)
Desirable
- Ability to perform cataract surgery independently (minimum 400 cases)
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Good communication skills, including patients, nursing/ medical/administrative staff
- Ability to work in a team
- Ability and willingness to participate in teaching and training of junior doctors, nurses, medical students, optometrists and other allied health professionals
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Applicants should already have CCST (or equivalent) or be entering into their final year of Specialist training, Overseas applicants would normally be at the end of their local training scheme
- Full registration with the United Kingdom General Medical Council
Additional and Aptitudes
Essential
- Supportive
- Respectful
- Innovative
- Collaborative
- Fluent English to an appropriate standard
Person Specification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Good knowledge of general ophthalmology, with basic specialist registrar training for ophthalmology and glaucoma (STR)
Desirable
- Ability to perform cataract surgery independently (minimum 400 cases)
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Good communication skills, including patients, nursing/ medical/administrative staff
- Ability to work in a team
- Ability and willingness to participate in teaching and training of junior doctors, nurses, medical students, optometrists and other allied health professionals
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Applicants should already have CCST (or equivalent) or be entering into their final year of Specialist training, Overseas applicants would normally be at the end of their local training scheme
- Full registration with the United Kingdom General Medical Council
Additional and Aptitudes
Essential
- Supportive
- Respectful
- Innovative
- Collaborative
- Fluent English to an appropriate standard
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).
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)
Address
Bristol Eye Hospital
Marlborough Road
Bristol
BS2 8HN
Employer's website
https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
