Job Advert
You are invited to apply for the post of International Medical Training Fellow in Ophthalmology. You will be based at Queen Margaret Hospital, Dunfermline, with a commitment to Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy.
You will join a well established team of 9 Consultant Ophthalmologists, 4 specialty trainees in ophthalmology and 2 associate specialists/specialty doctors who provide elective and emergency services in Fife. You will have a varied experience and exposure to a range of the subspecialties undertaken within NHS Fife.
You will participate in the provision of emergency services with our specialty registrars on week days until 5pm. It is envisaged that a limited number of overnight and weekend duties may be required, but the majority of these are provided by the ophthalmology trainee doctors.
You will be supported to participate in research.
Ophthalmology in NHS Fife
NHS Fife serves a catchment area with a population of 380,000 and although this post is based at Queen Margaret Hospital in Dunfermline, you will also be required to work at one of the other facilities used by NHS Fife at Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy, the Adamson Hospital in Cupar, and St Andrews Memorial Hospital.
The eye department provides out-patient clinics and elective surgery for adult and paediatric patients throughout Fife. Our consultants provide general ophthalmology services, as well as specialist care in medical retina, glaucoma, oculoplastics, cornea and external eye disease, paediatrics, uveitis and ocular motility.
Victoria Hospital is a modern well-equipped District General Hospital providing a wide range of services including General Surgery, Vascular, Trauma, and Renal Medicine. There is a Day Surgery Unit, a 10 bedded Intensive Care Unit, 10 Surgical High Dependency and 5 Medical High Dependency beds.
Interested applicants may obtain further information and/or arrange a visit by contacting Dr Peter Wilson, Clinical Lead/Consultant Ophthalmologist on (01383) 623623 Ext 23144.