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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.
NHS GREATER
OPHTHALMOLOGY DEPARTMENT
ADVANCED MEDICAL TRAINING FELLOWSHIP (AMTF)
IN VITREO-RETINAL SURGERY
Location: Gartnavel General Hospital, Glasgow
Duration: 1 year, from August 2025
This AMTF post has been established as an addition to the West of Scotland Training Programme in Ophthalmology and is supervised by the Post-Graduate Dean’s office. Administrative responsibility for the post remains with NHSGG&C HR department.
This post is intended for ophthalmologists who have recently completed their ophthalmic specialty training, and have been awarded their CCT, or expect to be awarded the CCT, before beginning the post. Experience equivalent to CCT will be considered. All candidates must have the FRCOphth or equivalent.
Gartnavel General Hospital provides a specialised vitreo-retinal service for the West of Scotland, with 5 consultant VR specialists and scheduled VR theatre sessions over 5 days.
The Fellowship offers excellent opportunities for specialist training, audit and research.
Clinical duties include responsibility for the inpatient and outpatient management of patients, assisting at specialist clinic & theatre sessions and participation in the out-of-hours on-call rota.
Requirements:
To practice medicine in the UK you need to hold both GMC registration and a licence to practice.
Contact Information:
For further information, please contact one of the consultants:
Phone: via 0141 211 1041 / 0141 211 0120
Dr S Saidkasimova shohista.saidkasimova@nhs.scot
Dr A Cox Alan.Cox3@nhs.scot
Dr G McGowan Gerard.mcgowan2@nhs.scot
Dr D Yorston David.Yorston@nhs.scot
Dr J Hind jennifer.hind2@nhs.scot
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs.
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