Job summary
Love Life, Love Bristol Eye Hospital.
The Bristol Eye Hospital (BEH) at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston Foundation Trust (UHBW) is looking to grow its talented team of consultants to drive an ambitious future vision of care across Bristol and Weston.
Applications are warmly welcomed for a 12 month, fixed term post of Clinical Fellow in Medical Retina and uveitis, ideally starting as soon as possible. The post itself is designed to provide sub-specialist training in medical retina services and uveitis, as well as general ophthalmology care for patients at the Bristol Eye Hospital (BEH) and Weston General Hospital (WGH). Innovation is at our core at BEH. Most recently we were commended for our use of the NHS Nightingale Hospital Bristol, created to treat Covid-patients, as a high-volume eye diagnostic assessment hub for medical retina patients during the pandemic.
Main duties of the job
The BEH is a highly regarded Regional Centre for Ophthalmology which sits within the Division of Surgery at UHBW. BEH provides a tertiary referral retina service with an integrated medical retina, uveitis and vitreo-retinal service closely linked to an excellent Clinical Research Unit (Recognising Success Awards 2019). The new Retinal Unit Outpatients Department is supported by an excellent medical imaging department. Flexible working opportunities (working from home) and involvements in clinical research trial are available.
Candidates should have completed their higher surgical training in the UK or equivalent. We are seeking candidates with previous clinical experience in medical retina, unsupervised retinal laser experience, and intravitreal injections.
Join us and enjoy all that the South West region has to offer. Bristol is an amazingly diverse city, sometimes referred to as little London, with its community feel, quality housing and outstanding schools, plus many music venues, galleries and festivals that drive its creative reputation. Alternatively, if you're looking for country living, we are only a few miles away from many picturesque villages and small towns in Gloucestershire and Somerset, which are all within commuter distance.
About us
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact.
Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them.
Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description for a more detailed overview of the main responsibilities of the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description for a more detailed overview of the main responsibilities of the role.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Good knowledge of general ophthalmology with basic specialty training (SpR) level completed for medical retinal disorders. Some experience of interpretation of fluorescein angiograms for age-related macular degeneration and other retinal disorders
Desirable
- Able to perform retinal laser treatment
- Experience of treating sight-threatening uveitis with immunosuppressives
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Good communication skills, including patients, nursing/ medical/administrative staff
- Ability to work in a team
- Ability and willingness to participate in teaching and training of junior doctors, nurses, medical students, optometrists and other allied health professionals
- Be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Applicants should already have CCST (or equivalent) or be entering into their 4th or 5th year of Specialist training, Overseas applicants would normally be at the end of their local training scheme
- Full registration with the United Kingdom General Medical Council
Additional and Aptitudes
Essential
- Respecting Everyone
- Embracing Change
- Recognising Success
- Working Together
Person Specification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Good knowledge of general ophthalmology with basic specialty training (SpR) level completed for medical retinal disorders. Some experience of interpretation of fluorescein angiograms for age-related macular degeneration and other retinal disorders
Desirable
- Able to perform retinal laser treatment
- Experience of treating sight-threatening uveitis with immunosuppressives
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Good communication skills, including patients, nursing/ medical/administrative staff
- Ability to work in a team
- Ability and willingness to participate in teaching and training of junior doctors, nurses, medical students, optometrists and other allied health professionals
- Be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Applicants should already have CCST (or equivalent) or be entering into their 4th or 5th year of Specialist training, Overseas applicants would normally be at the end of their local training scheme
- Full registration with the United Kingdom General Medical Council
Additional and Aptitudes
Essential
- Respecting Everyone
- Embracing Change
- Recognising Success
- Working Together
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.
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).
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.
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).
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)
Address
Bristol Eye Hospital
Lower Maudlin Street
Bristol
BS1 2LX
Employer's website
https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
