Job summary
- Main area
- Ophthalmology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: 2002 Contracts MN37
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week
- Job ref
- 396-2874-MS
- Employer
- Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Kingston Hospital
- Town
- Kingston Upon Thames
- Salary
- £45,715 - £69,976 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/07/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Trust Fellow in Primary and Cataract Care
NHS Medical & Dental: 2002 Contracts MN37
Home, community, hospital
Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust offers a range of fantastic opportunities to grow your career across both hospital and community settings in south London. Whether you're looking to build new skills or take your experience to the next level, we are uniquely placed to provide the right environment to support your professional development. With colleagues working in people’s homes, in community clinics, and in our two hospitals, we have an outstanding breadth of knowledge and experience to draw from.
Our commitment to exceptional care is reflected in being the first trust of our kind in London to achieve an ‘Outstanding’ rating from the CQC for both overall quality and leadership. We exist to provide the best possible care for our patients and we do that by giving our colleagues what they need to be their best at work. We have won numerous awards from the HSJ and Nursing Times for the way we support our colleagues across all our services.
We are proud to be recognised for our outstanding cancer care, children's services, pioneering surgical teams, and exceptional rehabilitation services. Our maternity services have been rated the "Best in London" by women surveyed by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), with parents travelling to Kingston to take advantage of our considerable experience and expertise.
Our Trust values
These words are important reminders, but it’s our behaviours that tell people who we are. We expect all colleagues to bring our values to life in their work.
- Compassionate: We provide care with kindness, understanding, and empathy for all.
- Inclusive: We embrace diversity and respect the unique contributions of every individual.
- Collaborative: We foster teamwork across all levels, working together and with our partners to deliver the best outcomes.
- Inspiring: We are committed to continuous improvement and excellence in patient care, staff development, and innovation.
Job overview
The Royal Eye Unit is a well-established, high performing ophthalmology service based at Kingston Hospital is part of Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust (KRFT). It provides assessment and management as part of a regional system of care focused on improving population health locally and regionally.
The thriving Ophthalmology department runs busy outpatient clinics, an eye casualty service and day surgery lists provided by a dedicated multidisciplinary team of medical clinicians, in conjunction with a full range of allied health care professionals, specialist nurses, orthoptic & optometry teams.
The Royal Eye Unit is a purpose-built unit that supports outpatient consultations and treatments houses a dedicated eye theatre. There is shared access to a day case theatre for patients requiring covered lists. The facility has had extensive refurbishment and expansion to house a dedicated retinal suite and eye casualty to undertake Acute Referral Clinics.
Main duties of the job
This is a full-time clinical post based at The Royal Eye Unit, Kingston Hospital, to provide elective and emergency care for ophthalmology patients as part of a multidisciplinary team.
There is no out of hours on-call commitment.
The post offers an excellent opportunity for the successful candidate to develop their clinical knowledge and skills in the management with patients with acute ophthalmology problems, cornea and cataract pathology. It would be ideally suited for a candidate who has already received basic training in cataract surgery but is not fully independent and wishes to build up their experience and surgical numbers.
The Fellowship will be primarily supervised by Mr Vijay Shanmuganathan
Working for our organisation
Development and staff wellbeing
Your growth and personal happiness matters to us. After all, we can’t expect the best from you if we don’t invest in your development and nurture your wellbeing. From the moment you join us, we’re committed to fostering your professional and personal development within a supportive, empowering environment. Whether you’re just starting your career or looking to advance further, we provide you with the tools and opportunities you need to succeed. We actively support colleagues to take part in research, quality improvement and innovation, whatever their role or level in the organisation.
To support your wellbeing, we offer an extensive range of resources, including an on-site staff nursery at Kingston Hospital, wellbeing practitioners, regular wellbeing classes, dedicated staff physiotherapist, comprehensive occupational health services, 24/7 employee assistance programme, and a range of other support and activities.
We also take every opportunity to thank and recognise the work our teams do, through weekly ‘shoutouts’ and patient feedback, monthly and annual awards.
Wherever you work across our organisation, we look forward to welcoming you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
for further details on this post and the person specification please see attached full job description
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full registration and a Licence to Practice with the General Medical Council
Desirable criteria
- Post graduate degree in Ophthalmology FRCOphth / FRCS or equivalent
- Masters degree or diploma in relevant subject
- Higher degree MD (in research) / PhD or equivalent
Clinical Experience
Essential criteria
- Completed an Ophthalmology residency or training programme in UK or abroad
- Be competent to work in an eye casualty and deal with patients with acute ophthalmic problems
- Have undergone basic cataract surgery training and have completed a minimum of 30 full procedures
Desirable criteria
- Experience working in a specialist corneal outpatient clinic
- Experience of cataract pre and post op assessment
Management Skills
Essential criteria
- Evidence of Organisational skill and/or experience
Desirable criteria
- Course or higher qualification in management
- Evidence of a completed quality improvement project
Experience in Training, Audit and Research
Essential criteria
- Experience in teaching / training of junior staff or allied specialities
- Understanding of the principles of clinical audit
- Understanding of the principles of research
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of completed clinical audit(s)
- Relevant Publications
Personal qualities
Essential criteria
- Good written and verbal communication skills,
- Commitment to continuing professional development
- Team player and able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Enthusiasm and approachable.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Mr Hooman Sherafat
- Job title
- Consultant Ophthalmologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 020 8934 6404
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