Glaucoma Fellow

The postholder will be part of the senior clinical team with a priority on the delivery of the service. Whilst you will take responsibility for your own training and development, the Trust will offer you opportunities to further your knowledge and skills and you will be assigned an Educational Supervisor. You will work in accordance with the GMC Good Medical Practice and Trust policies and engage in revalidation and appraisal.
Applicants should have completed their specialty training in Ophthalmology and fulfil all the competencies of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists Specialty Training Curriculum in this respect.

Glaucoma and Anterior Segment Fellow

Applications are invited for Glaucoma and Anterior Segment Fellow for a twelve-month fixed term post. This is an excellent opportunity for experienced Ophthalmologists to broaden their training in modern techniques in Glaucoma and Anterior Segment surgery.

The fellowship is surgically intensive and a high level of competence with routine and complex cataract surgery is a fundamental requirement of the fellowship. Prior experience with glaucoma filtering surgery, glaucoma drainage devices and mínimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) is preferable.

The post holder will be expected to participate in new and on-going research projects as well as present at national and international meetings.

The Queen Victoria Hospital is a specialist hospital for Maxillofacial Surgery, Orthodontics, Plastic Surgery and Burns.

Rated GOOD overall with outstanding care by the CQC. A specialist NHS hospital providing life-changing reconstructive surgery, burns care and rehabilitation services across the South of England and beyond.
A centre of excellence, with an international reputation for pioneering advanced techniques and treatments. Everything we do is informed by our passion for providing the highest quality care and the best clinical outcomes.
At QVH we are proud of our achievements and our specialist services continue to record excellent clinical outcomes for patients. We regularly receive excellent results from patient satisfaction surveys and on average 98% of inpatients say they would recommend the hospital to their family or friends.
Our success is underpinned by the skills and enthusiasm of our staff and a strong culture of partnership. We are fully committed to training and development of the workforce with support for continuing education and learning.

For full details of Job Role, Description and Person Specific requirements please see attached Job Description.