Cataract Fellow in Ophthalmology

An opportunity has arisen to join our team at Colchester Hospital within Ophthalmology as a Clinical Fellow in Cataract Surgery.

This is a full-time clinical and surgical fellowship post for the period of one year (with the possibility to extend for another year as a Glaucoma and Anterior Segment Fellow).

At the end of the training period the cataract fellow will have acquired advanced skills to a level where the fellow is able to work as a consultant providing a high quality service.

This post is designed to support this service and to ensure that patient waiting times are maintained within target.

The Fellow will be an integral part of Surgical Ophthalmology Service (SOS). The Cataract Fellow will be exposed to and trained in current state-of-the-art advanced diagnostic, medical, and surgical techniques in the management of anterior segment disorders including Leica Ophthalmic Microscope Proveo 8, Alcon Centurion phaco machines, Heidelberg Spectralis OCT and Heidelberg Anterion, Zeiss IOL Master, Ellex Tango Combined YAG and SLT laser.

The fellows are expected to actively undertake research and publish during their fellowship and be involved in education and supervision of junior doctors.

In addition, fellows also participate in the emergency department rosters.

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.

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For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Mr Mahmoud Radwan Job title: Consultant Ophthalmologist Email address: m.radwan@nhs.net Telephone number: 01206 747474

Requests for visits to either hospital site should be made to:

Mr Mahmoud Radwan, Consultant Ophthalmologist – email m.radwan@nhs.net

Mrs Karen Grove Assistant General Manager, Specialist Surgery – email Karen.Grove@esneft.nhs.uk