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Job summary

Main area
Ophthalmology Research
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Clinical Research Fellow
Contract
12 months (Fixed term)
Hours
Full time - 40 hours per week
Job ref
196-MED4929
Employer
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
St Thomas' Hospital
Town
London
Salary
£52,656 per annum excl LZ
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
31/08/2025 23:59

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Glaucoma Research Fellow

NHS Medical & Dental: Clinical Research Fellow

Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.

Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital.

Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions. 

Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.

In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.

We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.

Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’.

The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.

We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS.



Job overview

The post holder will, together with colleagues, be responsible for the provision of glaucoma research services to the Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust.

Main duties of the job

The main role of the post holder will be to undertake glaucoma research relating to new glaucoma treatment and aqueous dynamics. The position holder will undertake clinical examinations and study recruitment. The role will involve using a range of traditional and the latest devices available on the market. The post will be under the direct supervision of Professor Lim.

Working for our organisation

The King’s College London Frost Eye Research Unit runs alongside the ophthalmology service at St Thomas’ hospital. Our department has a proven track record of nationally and internationally recognised research focusing on the cause and treatment of eye disease, alongside clinical expertise in the diagnosis and treatment in all sub-specialities of Ophthalmology.

Glaucoma research, in particular, forms the main focus of this department. We are the only centre in Europe with an active aqueous dynamic lab. We are the leading recruiting centre for many landmark glaucoma studies.

The department has delivered successfully on a number of both commercial and non-commercial portfolio studies and plays a key role in driving and supporting continued recruitment within the NIHR Clinical Research Network South London. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities:

Clinical:

The post holder will, together with colleagues, be responsible for the provision of glaucoma research services to the Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust to include:

a)    Diagnosis and treatment of patients of the trust in such hospitals, health centres or clinics or other premises as required.

b)    Continuing clinical responsibility for the patients in your charge, allowing for all proper delegation to, and training of, your staff.

c)     Have demonstrated commitment to a career in glaucoma

d)    Lead and provide clinical supports to glaucoma research projects including commercial trials

e)    Support the provision of the glaucoma service including clinics, ward & theatres

f)      Contribute to the development overall of the research department & ophthalmology service

g)    Participate in clinical and other service activities with the object of ensuring a high standard of patient care

h)    Work with medical, nursing and managerial colleagues to ensure the high performance in outpatients.

i)      Prepare scientific/research data to be presented at internal and external meetings in relation to the programme of research where relevant

j)      Prepare, or contribution to the preparation of, manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed journals

Training of junior staff:

The postholder will take responsibility for the training and direction of junior staff allocated to him/her under aegis of the training plan that that postholder has agreed with their supervising consultant.

Teaching:

The postholder will be expected to contribute as appropriate in the teaching of undergraduate and postgraduate students. 

Clinical Governance:

All medical and dental staff are expected to take part in clinical governance activity, including clinical audit, clinical guideline and protocol development and clinical risk management.  They will be expected to produce evidence of their contribution in these areas and their audit of their own clinical work as part of their appraisal. 

 

*** Please be advised that this vacancy may close early should we receive sufficient number of applications ***

Person specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential criteria
  • Full GMC Registration and hold a licence to practise
Desirable criteria
  • GCP trained

Clinical Experience

Essential criteria
  • Basic clinical experience in ophthalmology
Desirable criteria
  • Have appropriate clinical experience & skills in glaucoma to see & treat new patient consultations
  • Able to perform glaucoma surgical procedures

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team
Desirable criteria
  • Ability to perform aqueous dynamics research procedures

Research

Essential criteria
  • Understanding of the principles and applications of clinical research
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of original research

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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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Prof Sheng Lim
Job title
Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
02071888888
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