Job summary

Medical Retina Specialty Doctor

Applications are invited for a full time Specialty Grade in Medical Retina at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. The clinical sessions will comprise of Naevus/Medical retina face to face and telephone clinic.

The Medical Retina Service at Moorfields City Road is well established and highly Specialty, treating all aspects of medical retina pathology and caring for many patients with diabetic retinopathy. The complex patient demographics and the challenging pathology at patient presentation requires consultant and senior ophthalmic specialist input for a significant amount of the clinical workload.

The service receives referrals from multiple sources, including A&E, primary care, internal referrals from other services within MEH, as well as external providersacross the South-East of England and beyond.

Candidates invited for interview are welcome to come and visit the Moorfields City Road department and should contact Luke Nicholson, Service Director for Medical Retina at City Road (email : )

Main duties of the job

The full-time job plan will consist of clinical sessions with the provision for SPA/administration sessions. The direct clinical sessions will include 5 Medical Retina and Naevus clinics (including a MR telephone clinic), 1 session managing the administrative work as the MR high-cost drugs (HCD) and PIFU admin lead and sessions in the Clinical research facility. The main hospital base will be City Road with 1 whole day of clinics at one of Moorfields satellite hubs. The post-holder in the MR HCD and PIFU admin session will manage PIFU requests with the clinical administrative team and work along-side the high-cost drugs pharmacist and service director in regard to high-cost drugs use and independent funding requests within the service.

About us

Moorfields is one of the world's leading eye hospitals, providing expertise in clinical care, research and education. We have provided excellence in eye care for more than 200 years and we continue to be at the forefront of new breakthroughs and developments. We are an integral part of one of the UK's first academic health science centres, UCL Partners, and recently celebrated five years as one of the country's first NHS foundation trusts.

Our main focus is the treatment and care of NHS patients with a wide range of eye problems, from common complaints to rare conditions which require treatments not available anywhere else in the UK. The unique case-mix and volume of our larger services means that our surgeons can develop expertise in different areas of the sub-specialty.

The Medical Retina Service at Moorfields City Road is well established and highly specialist, treating all aspects of medical retina pathology and caring for many patients with diabetic retinopathy. The complex patient demographics and the challenging pathology at patient presentation requires consultant and senior ophthalmic specialist input for a significant amount of the clinical workload.

The Medical Retina service treats a wide spectrum of patients presenting with retinal diseases, including diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration and vascular occlusions. In 2023/24 the service saw a total of 18,451 outpatients and saw a further 6,289 patients for intravitreal injection.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Research

Moorfields is an important research institution and each individual will be expected to contribute to research, teaching, and training within the Service. As a result the Trust has a policy conveying intellectual property, which may apply to you.

Study and Training

Study leave is granted prospectively by the Study Leave Sub-Committee, following Consultant approval and is subject to agreement by the Clinical Management Board. A minimum of 10 weeks notice is required to permit adjustment of planned clinical work.

The Clinical Tutorial Complex, with well-equipped Seminar Rooms and a large modern lecture theatre, provides the principal location for courses and lectures organised by the Post Graduate Medical Education Centre. There is also a skill laboratory, which provides microscopes and other equipment for surgical training.

Annual Leave Entitlement

32 days per annum for full time employees, is awarded in line with the Trusts Annual Leave policy and within the rules defined by the local service. A minimum of 8 weeks notice is required for annual leave to permit adjustments of planned clinical work.

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

MBBS OR equivalent medical qualification. FULL GMC Registration OR eligible for Full Registration with the GMC with License to Practise at time of appointment.

Desirable

FRCOphth/MRCOphth OR equivalent.

Further Training & Knowledge

Essential

Completion of medical retina fellowship. Competent and understands MR digital asynchronous clinics OR Competent in delivering PDT treatment.

Desirable

Experience in managing and organising high volume MR digital clinics OR Experience in coordinating PDT clinics.

Skills & Ability

Essential

Reliable examination & interpretation skills. Ability to work unsupervised. Competent in performing cataract surgery and completed 250 independent cases.

Desirable

Competent in performing cataract surgery independently (completed 500 independent cases).

Experience

Essential

4 Years full-time postgraduate training at least two of which must be in the Ophthalmology Specialty Training Programme or have equivalent experience & competencies. (or its equivalent gained on a part-time flexible basis). Experience in the assessment and management of patients with Medical Retinal conditions and competent in making clinical decisions & managing risk.

Desirable

Experience in & participation in departmental audit. Created new pathways/ clinics either relating to MR Digital clinics or AMD treatments.

Personality & Personal Attributes

Essential

Able to communicate well with patients & establish good working relationships with staff. Capacity to cope under pressure. Demonstrates initiative & resilience to cope with setbacks & adapt to rapidly changing circumstances. Team player. Enthusiastic worker. Committed to job. Good organisational & time management skills. Acceptance that the post requires a strong service commitment.