Job summary
- Main area
- Ophthalmology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Local Appointment nodal point 5 (MT05)
- Contract
- Fixed term: 24 months (0)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week (On-call VR theatre 1 in 3 (including 1 in 3 weekends))
- Job ref
- 321-CORP-MS- 8037672-S6
- Employer
- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- John Radcliffe
- Town
- Headington
- Salary
- £76,582 Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
Employer heading
FELLOWSHIP IN VITREORETINAL GENE THERAPY
NHS Medical & Dental: Local Appointment nodal point 5 (MT05)
The Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.
The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.
Many of our recruitment programmes use values-based interviewing to identify those who have the skills we seek, who share our values and who are able to deliver compassionate excellence from the outset. We know that this makes a significance difference to your job satisfaction and above all the outcomes and experience of our patients and their families.
For more information about our Values and Value Based Interviewing please visit http://www.ouh.nhs.uk/about/vision-and-values/default.aspx
Job overview
FELLOWSHIP IN VITREORETINAL GENE THERAPY
JOB SUMMARYThe VITREORETINAL GENE THERAPY fellowship is available at the John Radcliffe Hospital from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2028.
This post is suitable for doctors who have completed their training but seek experience in VITREORETINAL SURGERY in relation to GENE THERAPY and clinical trials prior to obtaining a consultant appointment. It is not a post for general vitreoretinal surgical training and nor is it approved for training by the Royal College of Ophthalmologists. Candidates are welcome to visit the department and are invited to contact the Consultant, Professor Robert MacLaren, Honorary Consultant Ophthalmologist at the Oxford Eye Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Tel: Oxford 01865 234567, PA contact [email protected]). The post is for one year in the first instance but extendable to two years with a final completion date of 31 July 2028. It is funded by the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, an NHS research programme.
Main duties of the job
This post is suitable for doctors who have completed their training but seek experience in gene therapy clinical trials relevant to vitreoretinal surgery, prior to obtaining a clinical academic or consultant appointment. This full time NHS appointment involves setting up and managing clinical trials in vitreoretinal surgery. Experience with retinal imaging and management of uveitis is essential as is completion of good clinical practice (GCP) training in order to be on the clinical trial delegation log. Experience with handling and disposing of gene therapy vectors in the operating theatre is also essential. On alternate Wednesdays, the post holder will attend Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital to gain further experience of paediatric gene therapy under the supervision of Prof Rob Henderson. Travel expenses for this are included in the post. The post-holder will also be required to attend clinical trial meetings which encompass a number of gene therapy clinical trials.
The post-holder is expected to be on call for vitreoretinal emergencies on 1:3 Mondays, every Thursday and 1:3 weekends on a rota with the other two VR fellows. Days can be swapped. In addition to running the clinical trials, the post holder would also be required to lead his or her own research programme and present papers at the international meetings. Possession of an independent academic fellowship award would be an advantage.
Working for our organisation
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.
We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.
These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.
In 2023 NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to the ten core principles
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If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinical
The postholder’s duties will be primarily at the Oxford Eye Hospital but their presence may from time to time be required in other parts of the Trust, such as the Horton Hospital in Banbury. Alternate Wednesdays will be spent in the Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital vitreoretinal clinic under the supervision of Rob Henderson who is working closely with Oxford in relation to forthcoming gene therapy treatments. This is to facilitate the NHS roll out of RPGR gene therapy to the paediatric population and coordinate further expansion of the ABCA4 retinal gene therapy programme.
Teaching/Research/Audit
This is an NHS research position and research is therefore assumed to be a main component of this job. In addition, the post order would be expected to contribute to the vitreoretinal teaching and audit work that is ongoing in our department. Additional funding to attend conferences will be provided if Oxford-based research is being presented, for instance, at Euretina or ARVO.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full GMC with licence to practice
- Medical degree
- General training in ophthalmology to specialist level or equivalent with VITRORETINAL experience
- GCP certification
- FRCOphth/Part III/MRCOphth or FRCSEd (Ophth)
Desirable criteria
- CCT, CESR or equivalent
- Higher degree
- Previous surgical fellowship experience
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate ability to conduct clinical and operative care in ophthalmology
- Higher specialist training in ophthalmology or equivalent
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to self motivate and be involved in teaching and training
- Experience with vitreoretinal surgery
- Ability to organize and manage clinical workload
- To undertake effectively the role of clinical fellow in a large teaching hospital.
- Good personal and interpersonal skills
- Ability to communicate effectively through good verbal and written skills
- Evidence of ability to communicate with patients, colleagues and staff at all levels skills should be highly developed.
- Experience of teaching undergraduates and trainees
- Experience of routine clinical audit
- A comprehensive list of publications in ophthalmology
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of the organization
- NHS and the Government’s agenda for its modernisation
- Research publication in retinal gene therapy
- Research publication in retinal gene therapy
- Management training and experience
Other
Essential criteria
- Driving License
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Robert MacLaren
- Job title
- Ophthalmology Consultant
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01865 223146
- Additional information
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