Job summary
- Main area
- Ophthamology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed Term - 12 Months)
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 273-DS-1724
- Employer
- Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Moorfields St Georges Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £61,542 - £99,216 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Medical Retina Specialty Doctor
NHS Medical & Dental: 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
Medical Retina Specialty Doctor
Applications are invited a fixed term (12 month contract) full time Specialty Doctor in Medical Retina at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. The exact job plan will be agreed with the successful candidate at the point of offer. The 8 clinical sessions will comprise of medical retina face to face clinics, intravitreal injection clinics, MR laser clinics, and MR virtual clinics (review of patient imaging remotely).
The Medical Retina Service at Moorfields St Georges 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 service receives referrals from multiple sources, including A&E, primary care, internal referrals from other services within MEH, as well as external providers across the South-East of England and beyond.
Candidates invited for interview are welcome to come and visit the Moorfields St George's department and should contact Tom Akins, Assistant Divisional Manager, Moorfields South, [email protected].
Main duties of the job
The full time job plan will consist of 8 clinical sessions with the provision for 2 administration sessions. The direct clinical sessions will comprise of medical retina face to face clinics, intravitreal injection clinics, MR laser clinics and MR virtual clinics (review of patient imaging remotely).
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 London Zone Allowance
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
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
Entitlement is in line with 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.
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8.1 Annual leave entitlement Staff group |
Entitlement on first appointment to grade |
Enhanced entitlement |
|
Consultants (2003) |
6 weeks + 2 days (32 days) |
A further 2 days (after 7-years’ service in the grade) |
|
Consultants (pre-2003) |
6 weeks + 2 days (32 days) |
n/a |
|
Specialty and Associate Specialist (2008) |
5 weeks + 2 days |
6 weeks + 2 days (after 2-years’ service in the grade) |
|
Senior Specialists |
32 days |
n/a |
|
Fellows |
32 days |
n/a |
|
Specialist Registrar (trainees) |
27 days |
32 days (after 5 years NHS service) |
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.
- Competent and understands MR digital asynchronous clinics OR Competent in delivering PDT treatment.
Desirable criteria
- Experience in managing and organising high volume MR digital clinics OR Experience in coordinating PDT clinics.
Skills & Ability
Essential criteria
- Reliable examination & interpretation skills.
- Ability to work unsupervised.
- Competent in performing cataract surgery and completed 250 independent cases.
Desirable criteria
- Competent in performing cataract surgery independently (completed 500 independent cases).
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.
- Created new pathways/ clinics either relating to MR Digital clinics or AMD treatments.
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
- Avi Gurbaxani
- Job title
- Moorfields South MR Lead Consultant
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
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