Job summary
- Main area
- Ophthalmology
- Grade
- Clinical Fellow
- Contract
- 12 months (fixed term)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week
- Job ref
- 432-MI2620
- Employer
- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Ipswich Hospital
- Town
- Ipswich
- Salary
- £61,825 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/03/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Glaucoma Clinical Fellow in Ophthalmology
Clinical Fellow
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
We are inviting applicants to apply for the Glaucoma Clinical Fellow post in Ophthalmology at Ipswich Hospital.
The successful applicant will be expected to participate actively in the diagnosis, management and follow-up of patients under supervision and on his/her own. This is a full-time clinical fellowship post for a fixed term period of 12 months with possibility to extend for a further 12 months.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will work under two consultants appointed to the hospital. Currently a comprehensive service is offered including all glaucoma surgeries (Trabeculectomy. Baerveldt and Ahmed implants, Istent, presiflow and other micro incision devises) Laser treatments (YAG, SLT and cyclodiode). Both consultants are responsible for the training and development of a clinical fellow as well as any trainee doctors assigned to glaucoma rotations.
The post-holder will:
- Work with colleagues to provide a service with the highest standard of care
- Work with the multi-professional team to develop care pathways and clinical guidelines
- Develop and maintain good working practices within wards, outpatients and A&E
- Collaborate and promote close working links with colleagues in tertiary centres, community services and primary care
- Offer support and leadership to junior medical colleagues, nursing colleagues and other members of the multi-disciplinary team
Working for our organisation
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provides hospital and community health care . We serve a wide geographical area with a population approaching 800,000 residents. We deliver care services from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals, high street clinics and in patients’ own homes. We have nearly 10,000 staff, with an annual budget of over £650 million. We are the largest NHS organisation in the East Anglia.
We are building for better care with an exciting capital development programme across our sites – totalling £100million over the next five years.
We are building a new elective orthopaedic centre for ESNEFT at Colchester Hospital. It will be one of the biggest centres in the country and will ensure we can retain complex and low volume cases locally for the people we serve.
We are also now building a £7million specialist interventional radiology and cardiac angiography unit at Colchester.
At Ipswich we are investing £35million in a new Emergency Department and co-located Urgent Treatment Centre, with additional diagnostic imaging kit (MRI and CT). There’s a £5.3million molecular diagnostic laboratory soon to open at Ipswich, and works begins soon for a new Breast Care Centre and a Children’s Unit.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Duties will include:
• Management of urgent cases within the emergency clinic
• Other sub specialty clinics as needed
• General clinics and cataract pre assessment clinics
• Laser clinics according to experience
• Intra vitreal injection lists according to experience
• Cross cover of vacant cataract lists according to experience
• Supervision of junior medical staff in the Service
• There is a General On-Call commitment.
Person specification
Essential
Essential criteria
- Full GMC registration with a license to practice
- FRCOphth OR MRCOphth OR equivalent
- Broad knowledge of General Ophthalmology
- Good Clinical Judgement
- Be near to or completed Higher Specialist Training in Ophthalmology
- Potential to cope with stressful situations & undertake responsibility
- Good communication & organisational skills
- Team player
Desirable criteria
- Higher Qualification
- Experience in cataract surgery and laser
- Use of Database Systems and Electronic Patient Records (i.e. Medisoft)
- Demonstrated commitment to specialise in Retina via Teaching & Audit
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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 Ramy Bassily
- Job title
- Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01473 702673
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