Trust Oculoplastics Fellow in Ophthalmology

Job description

Be part of our BHT family

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.

We care for over half a million patients every year:

• Provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
• Nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
• Regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
• Deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients' own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.

More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.

We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.

If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact [email protected] or phone 01494 734868.

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work and invite you to join our BHT family.

Job overview

An Oculoplastics Service Clinical Fellow post is available on a full-time basis at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. This is a permanent appointment which is due to commence on 3 February 2027.

The Trust provides a busy and expanding Oculoplastics Service to patients across Buckinghamshire, East Oxfordshire and West Hertfordshire.

The successful applicant will be required to provide logbook evidence of their surgical experience, together with an audit of their surgical outcomes and complication rates. This post is ideally suited to candidates who have some experience in Oculoplastics and wish to further develop their clinical and surgical skills. However, candidates without previous Oculoplastics experience will also be considered on their merits.

Candidates must hold full GMC registration with a licence to practise in the UK.

We anticipate this to be a popular post and this advert may closer earlier than the advertised, we therefore welcome interested candidates to apply early.

Main duties of the job

A Clinical Fellow post in the subspecialty of Oculoplastics is available at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. The post is based across the Trust's hospitals, including Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Wycombe General Hospital, and Amersham Hospital in Buckinghamshire.

Our hospitals are located in an area of outstanding natural beauty and are within easy reach of both London and the Midlands.

The successful applicant will gain experience in the clinical and surgical management of Oculoplastic conditions, including patient assessment, clinical decision-making in the outpatient setting, and Oculoplastic and cataract surgery.

The post holder will also be expected to undertake occasional cataract operating lists and provide fellow-level support to the Acute Eye Casualty Clinic when required. Research and audit activities are actively encouraged. Supervision of junior trainees may also be required, depending on the successful candidate's level of experience.

Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date.

For further information, please contact Miss Fiona Jazayeri, Consultant Ophthalmologist with a Special Interest in Oculoplastics, at [email protected].

Working for our organisation

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

• As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

• We're committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.

What do we stand for?

• Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
• Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more detail on this post please review the Job Description and Person Specification attached to this advert.

Alternatively for an informal discussion about this post please contact the Oculoplastic lead, Fiona Jazayeri