Medical Retina Fellow - Ophthalmology

This is a 10 fixed clinical session role (40 hours per week) within the Medical Retinal Service and Accident and Emergency Department in Ophthalmology at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.,

• Provide clinical expertise and patient care within the Medical Retinal Service and A&E department.
• Diagnose, manage, and treat a variety of retinal conditions, including macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, and retinal vein occlusions.
• Participate in the triage and management of acute ophthalmic emergencies, ensuring timely and effective care.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, including nurses, optometrists, and other ophthalmology specialists, to deliver comprehensive patient care.
• Contribute to teaching and training junior doctors, medical students, and other healthcare professionals.
• Engage in clinical audits, research activities, and service improvement initiatives to enhance patient outcomes and service delivery.
• Maintain accurate and timely medical records in line with Trust policies and standards.
  
  The AMD service at the Western Eye Hospital is one of busiest in West London. The service is expanding at the Western Eye Hospital. In addition, the trust has started the second AMD treatment centre at Charing Cross Hospital January 2012. There is a dedicated AMD co-ordinator and an AMD coordinator assistant who fast track all referrals into one of the eight Macula clinics held every week on both sites.
The Western Eye Hospital Macula Suite has 5 consulting cubicles, two clean rooms for intravitreal injections, two networked Spectralis OCT and OCT-A machines and an ophthalmic photography centre providing both FFA and ICG service. The service is led by Mr Saad Younis. We provide intravitreal injection (Lucentis, Avastin, Ozurdex Ocraplasmin, Iluvien and Eylea) as one-stop service as well and TPA injection in conjunction with the vitreoretinal team. There are Pascal and Micropulse laser machines. The Charing Cross Hospital runs a whole-day Monday AMD one-stop clinic under consultant ophthalmologist Ms Theresa Richardson. The AMD service is actively involved in academic and pharmaceutical research with clinical trials for new therapeutic agents being conducted on site. We have been awarded research grant by the Imperial College BRC and service development grant by the Macular Disease Society. The post-holder will have an opportunity participate in both pharmaceutical and academic research activities., At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities. We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Depending on experience £41,750 to £64,288 per annum plus LW allowance