Clinical Fellow in Medical Retina and Uveitis

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)

Job summary

Love Life, Love Bristol Eye Hospital!

Are you ready to be part of a talented team that is driving an ambitious future vision of care across Bristol and Weston? Look no further than Bristol Eye Hospital (BEH) at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston Foundation Trust (UHBW). We invite you to watch our captivating YouTube video, “See Yourself at BEH,” which provides a glimpse into the extraordinary opportunities that await you: https://youtu.be/he7-XrxIopoApplications are warmly welcomed for three 12-month, fixed-term posts of Clinical Fellow in Medical Retina and Uveitis at BEH with a projected start date of early Autumn 2026. These positions offer the perfect platform for sub-specialist training in medical retina services, uveitis, and general ophthalmology care for patients at the Bristol Eye Hospital (BEH) and Weston General Hospital (WGH). We are proud recipients of the Recognizing Success 2023 ‘Innovation and Improvement Award’ in recognition of our ground-breaking establishment of a virtual ophthalmology outpatient service from scratch. Initially launched at the Nightingale Hospital in 2020, this service has now found its new home at The Galleries in Bristol city centre. By focusing on high volume and high-pressure areas such as glaucoma and medical retina, we have transformed the way ophthalmology is offered in our city.

Main duties of the job

As a highly regarded Regional Centre for Ophthalmology within the Division of Surgery at UHBW, BEH takes immense pride in offering a tertiary referral retina service. Our integrated medical retina, uveitis, and vitreo-retinal service work in close collaboration with an excellent Clinical Research Unit, which was honoured with the Recognising Success Award for Innovation and Improvement in 2019. Supported by an exceptional medical imaging department, our new Retinal Unit Outpatients Department is equipped to provide exceptional care. Involvement in clinical research trials is encouraged to promote professional growth and contribute to cutting-edge advancements in the field.

To be considered for these positions, candidates should have completed their higher surgical training in the UK or hold an equivalent qualification. We are particularly interested in individuals with previous clinical experience in medical retina, unsupervised retinal laser experience, and expertise in intravitreal injections.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • Able to perform intravitreal injections
  • Experience of treating sight-threatening uveitis
  • Good knowledge of general ophthalmology with basic specialty training (SpR) level completed for medical retinal disorders and uveitis. Some experience of interpretation of fluorescein angiograms for age-related macular degeneration and other retinal disorders

Desirable

  • Able to perform retinal laser treatment
  • Able to perform intravitreal implants injections
  • Experience with immunosuppressive agents

Skills and Abilities

Essential

  • Good communication skills, including patients, nursing/medical/administrative staff
  • Ability to work in a team
  • Ability and willingness to participate in teaching and training of junior doctors, nurses, medical students, optometrists and other allied health professionals
  • Willingness and ability to participate in Clinical research

Qualifications and Training

Essential

  • Applicants should already have CCST (or equivalent) or be entering into their final year of Specialist training, Overseas applicants would normally be at the end of their local training scheme
  • Full registration with the United Kingdom General Medical Council

Aptitudes and Additional

Essential

  • Respecting everyone
  • Embracing change
  • Recognising success
  • Working together
  • Be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 24 July 2026

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