Job summary
- Main area
- Ophthalmology
- Grade
- Specialty Doctor
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 273-DC-8693
- Employer
- Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- City Road
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £61,542 - £99,216 Per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Medical Retina Specialty Doctor
Specialty Doctor
YOU MAKE US MORE
Join Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
At Moorfields, people’s sight matters—and so do the people who make it possible.
For over 200 years, Moorfields has been at the forefront of ophthalmic care, research, and education. With more than 2,300 dedicated team members and over 700,000 patients seen annually across our City Road site and 22 networked sites, we are proud to be a global centre of excellence.
We're also a vibrant community where kindness, equity and excellence shape every aspect of our work. Whether it’s pioneering research through our partnership with UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre or training the next generation of global eye care leaders, we’re united by one mission—delivering world-class eye health, sustainably and at scale.
And we’re just getting started.
Construction is well underway on our groundbreaking new centre in Camden, a joint initiative between Moorfields Eye Hospital, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Eye Charity This modern, flexible facility will bring together eye care, research, and education under one roof—enabling transformative innovation and collaboration like never before.
Could you be part of this future? Make us more.
Job overview
ORGANISATIONAL CONTEXT
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.
Our 1,800 staff treat and provide support for patients at our main hospital base in London’s City Road and at over 30 other sites in and around the capital, which enables us to provide expert treatment closer to patients’ homes.
Main duties of the job
The Post and Duties
The full-time job plan will consist of 8.25 clinical sessions with the provision for 1.75 SPA/administration sessions. The direct clinical sessions will include 5 Medical Retina (including a 0.5PA MR telephone clinic), 1 session managing the administrative work as the MR high-cost drugs (HCD) and PIFU admin lead and 2.25 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.
Working for our organisation
What’s in it for You?
At Moorfields, we invest in you—your growth, your wellbeing, your future.
You’ll join a flexible, supportive organisation offering:
• Competitive salary (including high-cost area supplement)
• Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme
• 24/7 independent counselling support
• Career-long learning and development opportunities
• Excellent transport connections
• Access to NHS and Blue Light discount schemes
• Free Pilates classes
• Full support and training to develop your skills
And so much more! To see the full range of benefits we offer please view our Moorfields benefits leaflet.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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.
Person specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- 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 criteria
- FRCOphth/MRCOphth OR equivalent.
Further Training & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Completion of Medical Retina fellowship.
- Experience and competence in clinical.
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of PIFU and commissioning of high-cost drugs in Medical Retina.
Skills & Ability
Essential criteria
- Reliable examination & interpretation skills.
- Ability to work unsupervised.
Desirable criteria
- Participation and contribution in service or quality improvement project.
Experience
Essential criteria
- 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 criteria
- Experience in & participation in departmental audit.
Personality & Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- 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.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Luke Nicholson
- Job title
- Service Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Daisy Kyolaba
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