Job summary
- Main area
- Ophthalmology
- Contract
- 12 months (fixed term)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week
- Job ref
- 432-MC2872
- Employer
- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Colchester Hospital
- Town
- Colchester
- Salary
- £67,325 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 18/06/2026 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 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 Fellow with special interest in Glaucoma and Cataract Surgery to join our dynamic team at ESNEFT.
The successful candidate will be predominantly based at the Colchester Eye Centre of Excellence with delivery of outreach peripheral clinics at Clacton District Hospital once per week. There is a dedicated session allocated to simulation activities, organising courses, including a home-grown international MiGS conference, GlaucomBury (prior iGLEAMS) and support training on model eyes and EyeSi virtual reality simulation for cataract and glaucoma surgery within the ICENI Surgical Simulation Centre.
This post is to start from July 2026.
Main duties of the job
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 surgery system, aqueous shunts, glaucoma drainage devices and minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) and participation in 1:9 on-call weekdays and weekends is anticipated from this post.
Working for our organisation
At ESNEFT 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. Flexible working options will be considered for all roles in line with service needs.
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. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause delays for our staff and patients.
We have invested in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This will transform life at ESNEFT 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.
Find out about living and working here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
A full list of duties and responsibilities can be found in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
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 Chrysostomos (Chrys) Dimitriou
- Job title
- Senior Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01206 747474
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