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Manchester Royal Eye Hospital is the second largest regional ophthalmic teaching centre in the United Kingdom outside of Moorfields Eye Hospital in London. The Fellowship in Oculoplastic Surgery provides advanced sub-specialty training as part of the role of the sub-specialty training unit in Oculoplastics.

There are five Oculoplastic Consultants: Mr Saj Ataullah, Miss Anne Cook, Mr Paul Cannon Mr Aruna Dharmasena and Mr James Laybourne.

Applications are invited for one 12 months fellowship post in Oculoplastics in one of the largest provincial ophthalmic unit in the UK. Two posts are to commence 1stweek of August 2024, with a further post commencing February 2025.

Manchester Royal Eye Hospital (MREH) is a major tertiary referral centre with complex Oculoplastic cases being received from across the North West, from North Wales up to Cumbria. The MREH Oculoplastic Fellowship has gained a National and International reputation for the breadth and complexity of cases fellows are exposed to. Lacrimal, adnexal and orbital experience, both adult and paediatrics, is on offer, with an acute specialty on call system, and the opportunity to work with 5 experienced consultants. In addition, there is a wide range of MDT input, including Head and Neck, Radiology, Skin, Skull base, Thyroid/endocrinology, and Facial Function clinics.

MFT is England’s largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.5bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we’ve launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team [email protected].

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!