Clinical Fellow Medical Retina

Overview

The Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.

The Trust comprises four hospitals – the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton Hospital in Banbury. Our values define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients and colleagues. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and focus on compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

We use values-based interviewing to identify those who share our values and can deliver compassionate excellence from the outset.

Applications are invited for MR fellowships in Ophthalmology based at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, from June 2026 for 12 months in the first instance. Candidates should be post CCT or equivalent and wish to specialise in MEDICAL RETINA. This post is suitable for doctors who have completed their training but seek experience in medical retina prior to obtaining a consultant appointment.

It is not an approved training post.

Applicants are welcome to visit the Department and can contact the consultant Dominik Fischer () at the Oxford Eye Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, The John Radcliffe.

Clinical

The postholder’s duties will be primarily at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford but may occasionally be required to work at other sites within the Trust, such as the Horton Hospital in Banbury. The role includes one admin session. The fellowship includes sub-specialty training in inherited retinal diseases, uveitis and other retinal diseases. Fellows may have access to cataract surgery on extra-curricular lists depending on experience and availability.

Fellows will be involved in training nurse injectors to support a nurse-led injection service. Regular weekly teaching sessions cover retinal imaging, genetics and uveitis. The Oxford Eye Hospital is a tertiary referral centre for complex retinal pathology with a reputation in genetics, gene therapy and retinal phenotyping; fellows may develop and broaden specialist and research interests in these fields.

OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

OUH Trust provides secondary care for Oxfordshire and is a tertiary referral centre. Services are delivered by four hospitals:
The John Radcliffe Hospital, The Churchill Hospital, The Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre and The Horton Hospital in Banbury.

General

The post-holder has continuing responsibility for patient care in their charge and for the proper functioning of their department. Office accommodation and secretarial support are available for this post.

Weekly Timetable

The timetable may be flexible and will evolve with service needs. A formal job plan will be agreed with the appointee and supervising Consultants on behalf of the Clinical Director / Medical Director.

Facilities for Study and Training

Teaching, Audit, Research

On-call commitment

There is a formal on-call commitment.

Important general note

The post-holder must take reasonable care of their health and safety and follow Trust policies and regulations at all times. Annual and study leave arrangements must be co-ordinated within the SDU to ensure adequate cover.

Indicative weekly timetable includes:

• Several medical retina clinics including AMD, Vascular Medical Retina, VHL amongst other MR clinics
• 1 Eye Casualty session
• 1 Admin session
• 1 Teaching session

Cataract surgery is possible via weekend theatres, but this is optional and not included with the Medical Retina Clinical Fellow timetable.

• GMC – Registered with a Licence to Practice
• General training in ophthalmology to specialist level or equivalent with MEDICAL RETINA experience
• CCT, CESR or equivalent
• FRCOphth/Part III/MRCOphth

• Demonstrate ability to conduct clinical and operative care in ophthalmology
• Demonstrate special expertise in the areas of the MEDICAL RETINA sub-specialty
• Higher specialist training in ophthalmology or equivalent

• Ability to organise and manage clinical workload
• Ability to undertake effectively the role of clinical fellow in a large teaching hospital
• Effective verbal and written communication
• Experience of teaching undergraduates and trainees
• Experience of routine clinical audit
• Knowledge of NHS and government agenda for modernization
• Interest in taking part in research projects
• Management training and experience

• Driving Licence

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