Corneal and External Eye Disease Fellow - Birmingham, United Kingdom - Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

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Birmingham, United Kingdom

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Description

Applications are invited for the post of Corneal Fellow in Ophthalmology.

This post based at the Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre offers opportunities to gain subspecialty and research experience in complex corneal and external eye disease.

The fellow will work with five corneal consultants and will be exposed to tertiary level care of a wide range of medical and surgical ophthalmic cases in this busy regional eye center.

The post is fixed-term, available as soon as possible. The post may be renewable for a further year.

Closing date: 29/01/2023

Interview date: 08/02/2023

Applicants should have completed their core curriculum and should have previous experience in corneal and external eye disease preferably as a fellow or TSC (Trainee Selected Component).

Possession of CCT or equivalent is desirable. Applicants must hold registration with the General Medical Council.

The programme includes Corneal and Ocular Surface Subspecialty clinic sessions as well opportunities to attend specialist Theatres. The post is whole time and non-resident. The Corneal Fellow will be required to participate in out of hours on-call commitment.

The Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre (BMEC) is one of the largest specialist eye hospitals in Europe. The centre has 32 consultants, each subspecialising in particular areas of ophthalmic practice. The centre is the main site for eye surgery and Emergency Department in Birmingham and Sandwell.

The department has a busy corneal service with regular admissions of corneal inpatients in our dedicated ophthalmic inpatient ward.

We have trained specialist optometrists and corneal nurse practitioners to assist in the delivery of the corneal service including corneal crosslinking treatment.

The corneal outpatient clinics are supported by in-house Optometry and Contact Lens services, Visual Function department and nurses who undertake corneal topography.

Imaging techniques available include Pentacam Corneal Topography, Specular Microscopy, Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography, Anterior Segment imaging, Confocal Microscopy and high resolution Anterior Segment Ultrasonography.

For more information on the job role and responsibilities, please refer to the Job Description attached.