Clinical Fellow in Glaucoma

One post-CCT Glaucoma Fellow is required, based at the King's College Hospital Denmark Hill site. The post would suit an experienced trainee wishing to consolidate their glaucoma experience and to gain further experience in managing complex glaucoma and undertaking advanced surgical techniques, including aqueous shunts, glaucoma revision surgery, trabeculectomy, Preserflo Microshunt and less invasive glaucoma surgery, including IStent implants and glaucoma Laser procedures.

Consultant surgical training and supervision will be provided with dedicated glaucoma theatre sessions. The appointees should be able to competently undertake cataract surgery, as it is expected that the appointees will undertake cataract surgery in challenging cases and supervise junior trainees., Regular clinical duties include the management of out-patients and in-patients, including ward referrals. Post-holder will be expected to take part in the on-call rota at King's College Hospital (Denmark Hill site), which includes provision of ophthalmic care to patients of Lewisham Hospital, Queen Elizabeth Hospital and Princess Royal University Hospital. Urgent referrals from General Practitioners, Optometrists, and the Accident & Emergency Departments of King's College and Lewisham Hospitals, are generally managed within the booked appointment system of the King's Rapid Eye Service (KRES) or Rapid Access Unit, but patients may be referred to the on-call team for emergency management. Post holder will participate in virtual and face to face outpatient clinics, have regular theatre list exposure, and also have one weekly KRES or RAU session. Additionally, timetable will include regular CPD and teaching sessions.

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The Trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD; Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust are proud of our diverse workforce and the strength that gives us to provide compassionate care to all of our patients. We are fortunate to employ a workforce that represents the population we care for, and we celebrate the value of differences in age, disability, gender reassignment, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sex, sexual orientation and religion or belief. We have demonstrated out commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion by making it one of our four headline ambitions in our BOLD vision (brilliant people, outstanding care, leaders in research, innovation and education and diversity, equality and inclusion at the heart of everything we do) and there is significant work undertaken at the Trust to ensure that this is a reality for all of our staff.