Job summary
- Main area
- Ophthalmology
- Contract
- 12 months (fixed term)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week
- Job ref
- 432-MC2646
- Employer
- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Colchester Hospital
- Town
- Colchester
- Salary
- £61,825 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/04/2025 23:59
Employer heading

ICENI Fellowship in Glaucoma & Complex Cataract Surgery
We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.
Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits
Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of the ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole. The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
Job overview
Applications are invited for a full-time ICENI Centre International Fellowship with special interest in Glaucoma and Cataract surgery to join our dynamic team of 7 Consultants, 1 Associate Specialist, 3 Staff Grade Specialty Doctors, 1 Anterior Segment Fellow, 1 Retinal Fellow, and 4 Ophthalmic East Anglia Deanery Specialist Trainees (1 x TSC/ASTO/L4 Glaucoma), who are committed to providing the very highest standards of care.
This post is to start 1st of August 2025.
Main duties of the job
This vacancy consists of 10 programmed activities, of which 7 provide direct clinical care, including 3 training operating theatre lists and 1 glaucoma YAG/SLT laser list on Ellex Tango.
The successful candidate will be predominantly based at the Colchester Hospital with potential delivery of peripheral clinics at Ipswich and Clacton District Hospitals. There is a dedicated session allocated to simulation activities, organising courses, including a home-grown international MiGS conference, iGLEAMS, now in its 4th year, and support training on model eyes and EyeSi virtual reality simulation for cataract and glaucoma surgery within the ICENI Surgical Simulation Centre.
Working for our organisation
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The successful applicant will be expected to provide support to the Glaucoma and Cataract Service and is expected to be capable of performing unsupervised cataract surgery. The Fellow will supervise our local Glaucoma Monitoring Service delivered by glaucoma-certified Optometrists, Nurses and Orthoptists. Surgical competence in modern cataract surgery and exposure to all aspects of glaucoma surgery, including Moorfields trabeculectomy, aqueous shunts and minimally invasive glaucoma surgery MIGS and participation in 1:9 on-call weekdays and weekends is anticipated from this post.
Person specification
Essential
Essential criteria
- Full GMC registration with a license to practice
- Potential to cope with stressful situations & undertake responsibility
- Good communication & organisational skills
- Team player
- Experience in Cataract Surgery
- Good Clinical Judgement
- FRCOphth OR MRCOphth OR equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Additional higher qualification, i.e. FEBOS(Glaucoma)
- Specialist Glaucoma experience and management of Trabeculectomy and Tube patients
- Use of Database Systems and Electronic Patient Records (i.e. Medisoft)
- Demonstrated commitment to specialise in Glaucoma via Teaching & Audit
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Mr Chrys Dimitriou
- Job title
- Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon and Glaucoma Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01206 746066
- Additional information
For departmental visits and informal discussions, please contact Mr Chrys Dimitriou, Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon and Glaucoma Lead, on tel.: +44 (0) 1206 7460 66.
Mr Mahmoud Radwan, Consultant Cataract & Glaucoma Specialist, Linzi Willsher, Ophthalmology Team Co-Ordinator, on tel.: +44 (0) 1206 7460 66.
Amy Sinclair, Fellowship and International Training Officer at Colchester ICENI Centre, on tel.: + 44 (0) 1206 7460 46.
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