Clinical Teaching Fellow

Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

Applications are invited for a Teaching Fellow vacancy with responsibility for teaching:

Undergraduate medical students in line with the universities’ and RCOphth ophthalmology curricula.Postgraduate learners (Foundation Doctors, GPs and MSc students)

Candidates may request that the clinical duties of this post be attached to any sub-specialty Service at Moorfields Eye Hospital (with clinical work at any of the hospitals clinical sites).

Candidates should be at least at a level of ST3 (or equivalent) and be able to provide evidence of formal and informal teaching experience. Those nearing the end of their clinical training (or post CCT) candidates are welcome to apply.

Main duties of the job

Clinical Duties:

  1. Full management of patients attending hospital clinics / casualty departments as required.
  2. The post holder will be required to attend specified clinics as established by Service / Training Director of their chosen service(s).
  3. Supervision of junior medical staff in the Service and participation in informal and formal clinical teaching.
  4. There will be opportunities for undertaking clinical research, audit and quality improvement projects.
  5. There are no surgical lists attached to this post but this is at the discretion of the Service Director of the chosen Service (but any surgical experience would not occur on surgical lists used for training of Specialist Ophthalmology trainees).

The clinical duties of this post are to be undertaken in a manner satisfactory to the Service Director.

Teaching Duties

  1. Preparation, development and upkeep of teaching material (including websites), and equipment
  2. Student projects, supervision and feedback,
  3. Assessment of coursework and dissertations
  4. Mentoring of medicals students in preparing course work, abstracts posters, publications as required
  5. Identifying underperforming learners, and offering additional teaching
  6. Audit / Research / Quality Improvement Projects into Education / Training methods
  7. Mandatory attendance at and highly active contributory role in the running of the Moorfields Academy.
  8. Writing exam questions, Case based PBL
  9. Marking and assessments (oral and written)

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential

  • Full GMC Registration with a License to Practice or eligible to apply
  • ST3 or equivalent (or higher) in training programme
  • MBBS (or equivalent)

Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of formal and informal teaching experience Exposure to different groups / teaching methods
  • Evidence of effective teaching (including student and peer feedback and evaluation)

Desirable

  • Experience in specialties related to Ophthalmology

Skills/abilities

Essential

  • Ability to work as a team

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: 9 August 2026

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