Job Summary
Are you an enthusiastic ophthalmologist looking to develop advanced skills in glaucoma within one of the UK's leading ophthalmic services? Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a motivated and ambitious Clinical Fellow in Glaucoma for a 12-month fixed-term appointment based across Western Eye Hospital and Charing Cross Hospital. This post offers an excellent opportunity to gain comprehensive experience in the diagnosis, management and surgical treatment of glaucoma within a high-volume tertiary referral service.

About the Role
The successful candidate will join a highly regarded glaucoma team providing specialist care to a diverse patient population across North West London and beyond. The post is designed to provide advanced experience in all aspects of glaucoma management, including:

• Glaucoma outpatient clinics
• Virtual glaucoma services
• Laser procedures
• Cataract surgery in patients with glaucoma
• Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery (MIGS)
• Surgical exposure to trabeculectomy and glaucoma drainage devices
• Multidisciplinary working alongside consultants, specialist nurses, optometrists and allied healthcare professionals

Main duties of the job
The post holder will be involved in:

• Out-patient care of Glaucoma patients
• To be involved in their ad hoc care and emergencies and to be available for advice when off site.
• To undertake A&E sessions at the Western Eye Hospital
• To maintain good communication with GP, optometrists, hospital clinicians and other allied professionals
• To provide teaching to medical students, other junior doctors, optometrists
• To assist in academic and pharmaceutical research activities within the department
• To assist in the management and development of the clinical service

About us
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

The statutory requirement to be fully Covid-19 vaccinated as a condition of employment from April 2022 is subject to legislative review. At Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19. The successful applicant may have contact with patients and service users and as part of our pre-employment checks and risk assessments, we will ask all candidates to confirm whether or not they have been fully vaccinated or have a medical exemption.

As part of our continued response to Covid19 we are still conducting the majority of our interviews virtually.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Job Responsibilities
Clinical Responsibilities

• Assess, diagnose and manage patients with glaucoma, ocular hypertension and related conditions within outpatient and virtual clinic settings.
• Undertake comprehensive ophthalmic examinations, including interpretation of visual fields, OCT imaging, optic nerve assessment and other diagnostic investigations.
• Formulate and implement treatment plans under consultant supervision where appropriate.
• Participate in consultant-led and independent glaucoma clinics according to experience and competency.
• Perform laser procedures including Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty (SLT), YAG laser procedures and other treatments as appropriate.
• Participate in cataract surgery and glaucoma surgical procedures, with opportunities for graded surgical responsibility dependent upon experience and competency.
• Ensure timely and accurate clinical documentation and correspondenc

Service Delivery

• Contribute to the efficient delivery of glaucoma services across Western Eye Hospital and Charing Cross Hospital.
• Support the management of patient pathways to ensure safe, effective and timely care.
• Work collaboratively with consultants, specialist nurses, optometrists, orthoptists and administrative teams to maintain service quality and performance standards.
• Participate in departmental rota commitments, including out-of-hours and on-call duties where required.

Person Specification
Academic Achievements Including Research/Publications
Desirable

• Publications in peer reviewed ophthalmic journals.
• Current research projects.

Audit
Essential

• Understanding of clinical governance.
• Previous participation in audit

Education/ qualifications
Essential

• On GMC registered
• Medical qualification MBBS or equivalent, at least 4 years training in ophthalmology

Desirable

• FRCOphth or Equivalent.

Relevant experience in specialty/Sub specialty
Essential

• Experience in Glaucoma, emergency ophthalmology and general ophthalmology
• Achieved Royal College of Ophthalmologists ST4 competencies or equivalent

Desirable

• Publications in Ophthalmology.

Language
Essential

• Able to speak and write English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfil the job requirements.

Clinical skills
Essential

• Ability to manage general, emergency ophthalmic

Desirable

• Ophthalmic surgery

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship: 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).