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The post will be predominately research, and this time will be spent planning, recruiting patients, and taking consent, carrying out imaging and organising investigation of patients, collecting, and analysing data, meeting with supervisors, writing manuscripts. The postholder will be required to carry out research clinics and attend ophthalmology teaching. Some parts of the job plan may be flexible and finalised before commencement of employment after discussion with the successful applicant. Main duties of the job The post will be predominately research, and this time will be spent planning, recruiting patients, and taking consent, carrying out imaging and organising investigation of patients, collecting, and analysing data, meeting with supervisors, writing manuscripts. The postholder will be required to carry out research clinics and attend ophthalmology teaching. Some parts of the job plan may be flexible and finalised before commencement of employment after discussion with the successful applicant.

• Medical Degree
• Minimum one year full-time postgraduate training (or equivalent gained on part-time or flexible basis)
Other Requirements Essential
• Full registration and a licence to practice with the General Medical Council
Experience Essential
• Basic Slit Lamp Skills including Fundus Examination
Teaching and Audit Desirable
• Experience of audit
Academic Achievements and Research Desirable
• Research and Publications
Interpersonal Skills Essential
• Organisational skills
• Team working skills
Desirable
• Leadership skills
  
  MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary. We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022. We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable. At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.