Job summary
- Main area
- Ophthalmology
- Grade
- Clinical Teaching Fellow
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed Term - 12 months)
- Hours
- 40 hours per week (Fixed Term 12 months - Full time)
- Job ref
- 273-DS-8228
- Employer
- Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- City Road
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £49,333.59 per annum
- Closing
- 09/11/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 08/12/2025
Employer heading
Clinical Teaching Fellow (4 posts)
Clinical Teaching Fellow
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
Applications are invited for 4 Teaching Fellow vacancies with responsibility for teaching:
- Undergraduate medical students in line with the universities’ and RCOphth ophthalmology curricula.
- Postgraduate learners (Foundation Doctors, GPs and MSc students)
- Undergraduate & Postgraduate Physicians Associates
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:
- Full management of patients attending hospital clinics / casualty departments as required.
- The post holder will be required to attend specified clinics as established by Service / Training Director of their chosen service(s).
- Supervision of junior medical staff in the Service and participation in informal and formal clinical teaching.
- There will be opportunities for undertaking clinical research, audit and quality improvement projects.
- 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
- Preparation, development and upkeep of teaching material (including websites), and equipment
- Student projects, supervision and feedback,
- Assessment of coursework and dissertations
- Mentoring of medicals students in preparing course work, abstracts posters, publications as required
- Identifying underperforming learners, and offering additional teaching
- Audit / Research / Quality Improvement Projects into Education / Training methods
- Mandatory attendance at and highly active contributory role in the running of the Moorfields Academy.
- Writing exam questions, Case based PBL
- Marking and assessments (oral and written)
Working for our organisation
At Moorfields, we provide more than just an excellent career and great colleagues to work with. We also offer:
Salary including High-Cost Area Supplement
Opportunity to join the NHS Pension Scheme
Free 24/7 independent counselling service
Learning and development opportunities
Easy and quick transport links
A range of attractive benefits and discounts
Access to Blue Light Card and other NHS Discount Schemes
Free Pilates classes
Full support and training to develop your skills
Flexible working friendly organization
And so much more! To see the full range of benefits we offer please see our Moorfields benefits document.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This is a post within Moorfields Eye Hospital and can be associated with a subspecialty department of the candidate’s choice within the Hospital. It will mainly involve sessions at City Road and St George's, but can include sessions at any of the Moorfields satellite units.
Applicants at the final stages of their training are very welcome.
There are no on-call or regular surgical sessions associated with this post. The post is not recognised towards completion of continuum of training (CCT).
This is a fulltime post. Part-time working may be arranged.
The teaching timetable is known in advance, but will change from week to week. The post holder will have a timetable with 8 PA and 2 SPA/ RSTA sessions a week. Over the period of the year, 50-60% of the post holders’ weekly time is spent on teaching duties with 40-50% on clinical work and associated duties.
Training, Quality Improvement and Research (into Educational Methods and Clinical Ophthalmology) is very much encouraged and there may be an opportunity to undertake a distance learning degree in Medical Education for all those interested who stay in post for 1 year or more.
Teaching fellows undertaking / holding higher degrees in medical education are particularly welcome. Every effort is made to allow sufficient time for medical education study and research in order to ensure completion of higher degrees and publications in the 12 months period of the teaching fellowship.
The PGcert level higher degree in medical education is part funded by the department and time for fulfilling course assignments and CPD / journal club events can be organised.
Person specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full GMC Registration with a License to Practice or eligible to apply
- ST3 or equivalent (or higher) in training programme
Experience (Teaching)
Essential criteria
- Evidence of formal and informal teaching experience Exposure to different groups / teaching methods
- Evidence of effective teaching (including student and peer feedback and evaluation)
Skills/abilities
Essential criteria
- Ability to work as a team
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
- Prof Narciss Okhravi
- Job title
- [email protected]
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
. Prof Narciss Okhravi - Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Director of Undergraduate Education - [email protected]
Regarding: Medical student and PA teaching
. Ms Rashmi Mathew - Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Deputy Director of Undergraduate Education - [email protected]
Regarding: Medical student teaching (years 2-6)
. Mr Raja das Bhaumik - Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Consultant Education Lead for Physician Associates (PA) [email protected]
Regarding: Physician Associates (PA) teaching
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