Clinical fellow in Ophthalmology

at  Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Advert closing date is 05/09/2024, Shortlisting week commencing 09/09/2024, and Interviews expected to take place week commencing 16/09/2024. Applications are invited for Clinical Fellow in Ophthalmology.
This post will be fixed term until July 2025 to cover a gap on the Ophthalmology specialty team. The post holder will attend clinics, laser clinics and on call casualty clinics, theatres and also participate in the on call rota.
The post holder will attend clinics, theatres and participate in the on-call rota. The Ophthalmology Department is purpose built and is based on the BRI site where there is operating theatre and ward provision. The ophthalmology department at Bradford is well equipped with some of the latest technology available including a number of Heidelberg Spectalis OCTs, facilities for OCT angiography, wide filed Optos imaging, Pentacam, retinal laser- Navilas, YAG and SLT laser, B Scan ultrasound, visual field analysers etc. while Electro diagnostic facility is available at the University of Bradford. A hospital wide electronic patient record is complemented by ophthalmology specific EPR –Medisoft. Two dedicated Ophthalmology operating theatres are equipped for all ophthalmic surgical procedures. The department has recently purchased a 3D operating system (Ingenuity).

The Fellow will divide their time between the outpatient clinics, the laser suite, and the theatre. The Fellows are expected to work-up all surgical patients, and to be involved with all aspects of post-operative care. The high volume of patients will allow extensive experience in all aspects of medical and surgical retinal disease. The amount of responsibility afforded to each particular fellow will depend on individual ability