Clinical Fellow (ST7+) - Neuro-Ophthalmology

Job summary

The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (NHNN), Queen Square, is the UK's largest dedicated neurological and neurosurgical hospital. It provides comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services for the diagnosis, treatment and care of all conditions that affect the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nervous system and muscles.

The Department of Neuro-Ophthalmology provides a multidisciplinary service to all departments in the hospital for inpatient and outpatient consultations as well as running its own outpatient service. Care is provided to patients with orbital or neurological disease affecting the visual or ocular motor systems Fundus imaging, OCT, orthoptics, and automated perimetry are available in the department.

NHNN sits within University College London NHS Trust, and there are close links on-site with University College London Institute of Neurology and Moorfields Eye Hospital.

Main duties of the job

Applications are invited for the post of Clinical Fellow in Neuro-Ophthalmology, for an Ophthalmologist [ST7+], commencing August 2024 for a period of 6 months. This is a 0.7 whole time equivalent post, working Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. There is no out of hours or on-call commitment with this post.

The post represents an opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic doctor to join a dynamic clinical team which will support their acquisition of expertise in the assessment and management of a wide range of neuro-ophthalmic conditions including papilloedema and raised intracranial pressure, neurological causes of visual failure, ocular motility abnormalities and facial hyperkinetic syndromes. Targeted training is offered to fulfil relevant requirements of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists curriculum in Ophthalmic Specialty Training, and in preparation for post-graduate clinical exams as required. The post is recognised by the Royal College of Ophthalmologists for Trainee Selected Component (TSC) experience in Neuro-Ophthalmology. Training in RCOphth curricular requirements of general ophthalmology and cataract surgery for pre-CCT post-holders is available.

The National Hospital is an important research institution, and the post-holder will be expected to contribute to the research, audit, teaching and training within the department. The post-holder will also be encouraged to attend post-graduate teaching activities as the timetable permits.

About us

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)

• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals

• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building

• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine

• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre

• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases

• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.