Job summaryWe are delighted to be able to offer opportunities for highly motivated ambitious individuals to join a well-integrated team within the Department of Ophthalmology, in the post of Uveitis / Medical Retina Fellow (ST3-5). The post is available from November 2026 for 12 months. This post will be of interest to those who are looking to gain further experience in areas of Uveitis (inflammatory eye conditions) with a smaller component of medical retina including virtual screening assessment of conditions such as hydroxychloroquine, macular degeneration, vascular disorders and diabetes). The successful candidate would join a team of 1 uveitis consultant, 1 locum uveitis consultant and a larger medical retina team of 6 consultants, 3 specialist and 1 speciality doctor, 1 fellow, 1 trust grade, residents and ophthalmic practitioners, who are part of a larger team of 30 consultants and their support staff. In addition there will be the opportunity for some emergency ophthalmology clinical work.
Main duties of the jobThe Royal Victoria Infirmary has a large Ophthalmology department covering all aspects of ophthalmology and is well equipped with the full range of diagnostic equipment especially for medical retina including wide field OCTA, colour, FFA and ICG and electrodiagnostic tests. Candidates seeking CESR are welcome to apply and discuss their requirements.
Please note this post is capped at ST3-5 salary.
About usAs a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:
- Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
- Freeman Hospital
- Newcastle Dental Hospital
- Cramlington Manor Walks
- Urgent treatment centres
- Newcastle Fertility Centre
- Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
- Northern Genetics Service
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.
For further information on Careers at The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit our website: Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
DetailsPay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Doctor - other
Salary: £67,325 to £67,998 a year per annum
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 317-TD-26-254-A
Job locations: Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4LP, United Kingdom
Job responsibilitiesTo provide clinical expertise in line with agreed job plan. To work as part of the uveitis team with a smaller component within medical retina and wider departments teams.
Person SpecificationEducation and QualificationsEssential- Primary Medical Qualification.
- Full GMC registration.
DesirableClinical Skills and KnowledgeEssential- Clinical ophthalmology experience
- Good history and examination skills.
- Previous experience of medical retina work including laser and intraocular injections.
Desirable- UK based run through training with satisfactory ARCP outcomes.
- Ability to interpret retinal imaging.
- Experience in Uveitis and ability to manage inflammatory eye conditions
- Experience with immunosuppression used in Uveitis.
- Ability to perform retinal laser eg macular and PRP.
- Previous experience in NHS.
Maintaining Clinical CompetenceEssential- Written evidence of satisfactory training to date e.g. workplace assessments.
TeachingEssential- Experience of teaching undergraduate medical students and Foundation Doctors.
Clinical Governance, Audit and ResearchEssential- Experience of audit projects.
Desirable- Audit outcomes.
- Experience of research.
- Evidence of presentations and publications.
- Experience of working on clinical trials.
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.Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.Apply through our website.
