ICENI Fellowship in Glaucoma & Complex Cataract Surgery
Colchester, England, United Kingdom Full-time Posted 1 week ago
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.
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.
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
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Mr Chrysostomos (Chrys) Dimitriou Job title: Senior Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon Email address: Chrysostomos.Dimitriou@esneft.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01206 747474
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.
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.
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
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Mr Chrysostomos (Chrys) Dimitriou Job title: Senior Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon Email address: Chrysostomos.Dimitriou@esneft.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01206 747474
