Job summary
- Main area
- Fellow
- Grade
- Fellow
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (The post includes payment 0f £10,100 for working over 40 hrs a week avg)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week
- Job ref
- 273-DS-4243
- Employer
- Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St George's Hospital
- Town
- Tooting
- Salary
- £47,436.14 plus £10,100 for additional duties per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 20/08/2025 08:00
Employer heading

Acute and General Ophthalmology Fellow
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
Acute and General Ophthalmology Fellow
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Fellow in general and acute ophthalmology, cataract and either external diseases, glaucoma or medical retina to join our teams in Moorfields South. This role will give the successful applicant the opportunity to gain experience in general and acute ophthalmology at a teaching hospital , as well as access to the teaching and resources of Moorfields City Road and to participate on the South West Thames Regional Oncall Rota. The successful candidate will also be able to be timetabled to a Moorfields subspecialty clinic of their choosing where possible.
You should have achieved an MBBS and FRCOphth/ MRCOphth or equivalent and have registration with the General Medical Council. Full details of the post and the requirements are found in the job description and person specification.
All doctors are responsible to maintain a portfolio of their career over the last 5 years in order to satisfy GMC Revalidation criteria. If successful, you will be required to bring along your supporting information portfolio including recent appraisals documents when joining the Trust.
Main duties of the job
Main duties
- Diagnosis and management of in/outpatients
- Management of urgent cases presenting at any time during the week.
- Supervision of junior medical staff and participation in informal and formal teaching.
- There will be opportunities for undertaking research and audit.
- Participation in a 1:9 on-call rota
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 one year fixed-term full-time clinical fellowship post with 8 clinical sessions and 2 admin/study sessions. The fellowship includes clinic activity in cataract, urgent care and general ophthalmology, and a specialty service aligned to experience and interest which includes either Cornea or Medical Retina.
They will take part in the diagnosis, management and follow-up of general ophthalmology patients. The clinical sessions will be based at Moorfields’ at St Georges Hospital (and if needed Nelson Hospital, Wimbledon or Queen
Mary’s Hospital, Roehampton).
Person specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MBBS or equivalent
- FRCOphth or MRCOphth or equivalent
- Have, or be eligible for, GMC registration
- Ability to communicate in English verbally and in writing
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in general ophthalmology
- Experience working in acute ophthalmology setting
Desirable criteria
- Experience of clinical audit
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Completion of Specialist Ophthalmology training, or equivalent
- Broad knowledge of general ophthalmology
Desirable criteria
- Research training/ experience
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
- Rathie Rajendram
- Job title
- Consultant Ophthalmologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Miss Rathie Rajendram, Consultant Ophthalmologist in acute and general ophthalmology and cataract
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