Job vacancy: Clinical Fellow for Oculoplastic Fellow ST6+, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford

Job summary

Main area: Ophthalmology Fellow - Oculoplastic
Grade: NHS Medical & Dental: Clinical Research Fellow
Contract: Fixed term: 12 months (0)
Hours: Full time - 40 hours per week (0)
Job ref: 321-NOTS-MS-7289303

Employer: Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: John Radcliffe
Town: Oxford
Salary: £70,425 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 29/07/2025 23:59

Clinical Fellow for Oculoplastic Fellow ST6+

NHS Medical & Dental: Clinical Research Fellow

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

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE: OCULOPLASTIC FELLOWSHIP

GRADE: ST6+

ACCOUNTABLE TO: Managerial Responsibility [Lead Consultant]

Professional Accountability [Medical Director administered through Divisional Chair]

DEPARTMENT: Ophthalmology

Weekly Timetable

The timetable below is flexible and the candidate should expect that this will evolve with the needs of the service. A formal job plan will be agreed with the appointee and their supervising Consultant (s) on behalf of the Clinical Director / Medical Director.

Facilities for Study and Training

Good library facilities are available at the John Radcliffe and at other libraries in central Oxford hospitals.

Teaching, Audit, Research

Active participation in audit, clinical trials and research is an essential requirement of NHS clinical

governance unit and would be expected.

On-call commitment

There is a formal on call commitment

IMPORTANT GENERAL NOTE

The post-holder must take reasonable care of his/her own health and safety and any other personnel who may be affected by his/her omission. Trust policies and regulations must be followed at all times.

Annual and study leave arrangements must be co-coordinated within the SDU to ensure there is an acceptable level of cover.

Weekly timetable:

Monday	AM	Oculoplastic theatre (GA/LA) / Ad-hoc surgery with craniofacial team
	PM	Eye casualty/ Orbital trauma clinic (4/year)

Tuesday	AM	Oculoplastic clinic
	PM	Research & admin (3/4) / Mohs reconstruction theatre (1/4)

Wednesday	AM	Oculoplastic clinic (LA) (3/4) / Thyroid inflammatory orbit MDT clinic (1/4).
	PM	Oculoplastic theatre / Facial palsy MDT (1/4).

Thursday	AM	Oculoplastic theatre (GA)
	PM	Oculoplastic theatre alternate weeks (GA) / Oculoplastic minor ops (2/4)

Friday	AM	Oculoplastic minor ops
	PM	Oculoplastic post-op clinic alternate weeks / admin

Please refer to attached job description for further details.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Full GMC registration with licence to practice
Medical Degree
General training in ophthalmology to specialist level with some sub-specialty experience

Desirable criteria

CCT, CESR or equivalent. Higher degree
FRCOphth/Part III/MRCOphth

Experience

Essential criteria

Demonstrate ability to conduct clinical and operative care in ophthalmology
Demonstrate special expertise in the areas of subspecialty of oculoplastics
Higher specialist training in ophthalmology or equivalent

Skills

Essential criteria

Ability to self motivate and be involved in teaching and training
Ability to work independently
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

Desirable criteria

Knowledge of the organisation
NHS and the Government’s agenda for its modernisation
Interest in taking part in research projects
Computing skills: ability to use word processor, spreadsheet programme and web browser
Management training and experience

COVID-19: The COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment at this time, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. We will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage individual and environmental risks and so that we can support those who may be undecided about vaccination. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information at Oxfordshire County Council Website where you can also find out more about how to access vaccination. There is a current Government consultation underway which will determine whether some new starters may need to be vaccinated.

No unsolicited recruitment agency telephone calls or emails.

Please make sure that you read the job description and person specification attached below, and that your statement in support reflects this as your application will be judged against these criteria.

All candidates will be contacted with an update on the application. The majority of correspondence will be via the e-recruitment system, therefore you should check your emails regularly including junk mail folders in web-based email products.

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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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Jonathan Norris
Job title: Ophthalmology Consultant
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 03003047777
Additional information: for further information please contact - [email protected]

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Clinical Fellow for Oculoplastic Fellow ST6+

NHS Medical & Dental: Clinical Research Fellow

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