Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust is an Acute Hospital in the East of England providing acute services to the people of the Mid Essex region and has a positive and successful approach to developing and delivering excellence in health care.

At our best we are a kind, professional, positive, team and these are reflected in the Trust's values and behaviours. The Trust believes in investing in our staff and helping them to uphold our values to the highest standard.

Employing over 4,000 people with vast amount of experience, skill and expertise, employee performance is something we pride ourselves on and we are always looking to welcome new individuals to our dynamic and caring staff community.

Situated in the heart of Essex, Broomfield Hospital is conveniently located in the City of Chelmsford, Essex just 35 minutes train journey to London Liverpool Street and 30 minutes to London Stansted Airport. Chelmsford offers vibrant options for shopping and leisure activities as well as a variety of family friendly attractions. Essex boasts unrivalled countryside, wonderful surrounding parks and landscapes as well as a vast coastline.

CLINICAL FELLOW IN OCULOPLASTICS
MN37 £31,217 - £49,086

Applications are invited for a full time Clinical Fellow post in the sub specialty of oculoplastics/lacrimal with some general ophthalmology commitments. This will be for a fixed term of one year. The successful candidate will have training in assessment and management of common eyelid disorders, eyelid tumour excision and reconstruction, lacrimal disorders and DCR surgery.
The Ophthalmology Department is situated within a purpose built eye clinic which includes all the diagnostic services and ophthalmology YAG and Argon lasers. All ophthalmology surgeries are undertaken in the Day Stay Unit. Outreach clinics are held in Maldon, Braintree and South Woodham Ferrers.

Sub specialty clinics are held for glaucoma, medical retinal disease including treatment of wet macular degeneration, Cornea, Oculo-plastics and paediatric ophthalmology. 
The post will be suitable for an experienced trainee towards the completion or following completion of their training programme. The time table will involve mainly oculoplastics and lacrimal training with some general ophthalmology. There will be two oculoplastocs/lacrimal clinics and two oculoplastics/lacrimal theatre session per week plus attendance at a facial plastics clinic/theatre per week with the plastics team. There would also be emergency an on call duties (1 in 6).
You must have full GMC with a licence to practice. You will possess excellent communication skills.

There is an active Postgraduate Medical Education centre and single/married accommodation is available on the hospital site. We encourage further career development and postgraduate qualifications.

Broomfield Hospital is situated in Chelmsford close to the A12 and the major motorway networks, M25 and M11. Local public transport facilities are excellent with buses and a British Rail station is nearby.

Interested applicants can contact Mr Ghazi-Nouri, consultant ophthalmologist and oculoplastic surgeon for an informal discussion or a visit via email seyed.ghazi-nouri@meht.nhs.uk

Only short listed candidates will be notified. We are an equal opportunity employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community, and we operate the Children’s Safeguard Review Policy and screen applicants accordingly. Applicants who consider they have a disability will be short listed for interview if they meet the essential criteria. We also operate strict screening procedures for posts with access to vulnerable adults and children.

Mid Essex Hospitals Trust is a non smoking Trust.

For further details / informal visits contact:

seyed.ghazi-nouri@meht.nhs.uk