Trosolwg o'r swydd

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Ophthalmology Fellow in Oculoplastics to join the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust on a fixed-term basis. This is an excellent opportunity to gain extensive clinical and surgical experience within a busy and well-established oculoplastics service.

The successful candidate will work alongside experienced consultant oculoplastic surgeons, managing a wide range of adult and paediatric oculoplastic conditions, including eyelid, lacrimal and orbital disorders. The role includes dedicated oculoplastics clinics and theatre sessions across the Royal Berkshire Hospital and Prince Charles Eye Unit, supported by a multidisciplinary team committed to delivering high-quality patient care.

This post is ideally suited to a doctor wishing to further develop their clinical and surgical skills in oculoplastics and gain broad experience within a large and forward-thinking ophthalmology department.

Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd

The post holder will deliver specialist oculoplastics care through dedicated clinics and theatre sessions, managing a wide range of eyelid, lacrimal and orbital conditions under consultant supervision. They will contribute to the ophthalmology on-call rota and support teaching, audit and service development activities within the department.

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

The department undertakes approximately 7000 day-case procedures and provides approximately 100,000 outpatient attendances and over 20,000 Eye Casualty attendances per annum, serving a population of approximately 1 million.

At the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading the service is located in the Eye Block and includes the Eye Outpatient Department and the dedicated Eye Day Case Unit. Inpatient care is provided on Dorrell Ward for Head and Neck patients. There are dedicated eye theatres with Bausch and Lomb equipment for phaco and posterior Vitrectomy, cyclodiode and indirect lasers and recording equipment for training and research purposes.

The Prince Charles Eye Unit in Windsor is on the site of the King Edward VII Hospital. There are two fully commissioned ophthalmic theatres within the unit undertaking day case admissions and minor operations including emergency and elective vitreo-retinal procedures with anaesthetic cover.

Ophthalmic Accident and Emergency services are provided in both the Royal Berkshire Hospital and Prince Charles Eye Unit, and run adjacent to the clinics.  The outpatient facilities at all sites include up to date equipment including OCT with angiography and autofluorecsence, HRT, anterior and wide field OPTOS  posterior segment  photography with FFA and ICG, ultrasound, YAG/SLT and multi-spot argon lasers, Pentacam corneal scanning and IOL Master biometry.