Manchester Royal Eye Hospital invites applications for a 12-month Vitreoretinal Fellowship. There are three vacancies in total, one starting in August 2027, one in October 27 and one in February 2028.
There are seven Consultant Vitreoretinal Surgeons: Mr Niall Patton, Mr Dhawahir-Scala, Mr Assad Jalil, Ms Tsveta Ivanova, Mr Kirti Jasani, Mr George Moussa and Mr George Turner. At any one time there are three Vitreoretinal clinical fellows in post for one year, one research VR fellow together with 2 to 3 Specialist Registrars (including level 4 training) on the Team.
The VR unit provides a 24/7 tertiary referral service to other ophthalmic units in the North West of England. The Fellow attends specialist tertiary referral clinics and dedicated VR operating sessions under the direction of the Consultant trainers. The Clinical Fellowship is suitable for a trainee Ophthalmologist seeking advanced sub-speciality training in vitreoretinal surgery and the Fellow will have the opportunity to acquire skills appropriate to Consultant Ophthalmologists providing a major sub-specialist service in a large ophthalmology centre.
Previous experience of vitreoretinal surgery is essential.
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