Senior Clinical Fellow in Ophthalmology


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£67,325
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Blackburn, BB2 3HH
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	17 Aug 2026
Closing date:	18 Aug 2026

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Summary

The medical team work closely with the nursing team and also with a range of technical, orthoptic and optometrist staff who offer support with visual field tests, OCT, photography, Glaucoma screening, follow up and other extended clinical roles. Outpatient Department (RBH) The outpatient department is a purpose built unit consisting of clinic rooms with state of the art computer and digital dictation equipment. There are dedicated rooms for visual field assessment, orthoptic assessment, OCT, FFA, Pascal, SLT and YAG Laser, Intravitreal injections and Minor Operations. Clinics A variety of general and specialist clinics take place. These include Cataract, Medical Retina, Cornea, Diabetic Eye Disease, Macular, Glaucoma, Paediatric Ophthalmology, Oculoplastics and Intravitreal injections. In addition there are Nurse led A&E, Cataract, Glaucoma and Intravitreal injection clinics. The Unit also runs an emergency service based at Burnley General Teaching Hospital. Surgery The Unit performs around 4,686 operations a year of which a significant proportion are Phacoemulsification procedures, the vast majority of which are undertaken under topical anesthesia. In addition there is a well-established Vitreo-Retinal, Oculoplastic, Paediatric and Corneal Transplantation, Glaucoma and medical retina service. There are two dedicated Ophthalmic theatres with modern microsurgical facilities, two Infinity Phacoemulsification machines and an constellation machine that was recently acquired for Vitreoretinal surgery. The strategic aims of the Ophthalmology Department are: To provide up-to-date, friendly and efficient care in areas of general ophthalmology and to facilitate referral to specialist care as appropriate. To keep waiting times for outpatient and inpatient care within the Trust guidelines. To work with NICE, CCG, or local guidelines for the best provision of care within established financial boundaries To meet standards set out in government directives e.g. "Action on Cataracts", and to formulate and follow pathways formulated for such purpose .

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