Job summary
- Main area
- Ophthalmology
- Grade
- Clinical Fellow
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week
- Job ref
- 432-MC2403
- Employer
- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Colchester Hospital
- Town
- Colchester
- Salary
- £55,329 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Medical Retina Clinical Fellow
Clinical Fellow
We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.
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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
An opportunity has arisen to join our team at Colchester Hospital within Ophthalmology.
The successful applicant will be expected to participate actively in the diagnosis, management and follow-up of patients with retinal diseases both 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.
The post-holder will be expected to take part in teaching, research and audit and will also need to keep abreast with the constant change that the Ophthalmology department requires to ensure that it runs efficiently.
Main duties of the job
It will give the opportunity of extensive clinical exposure to the diagnosis and management of Retinal conditions. The post may allow the post holder to develop essential competences to progress towards Article 14. We are committed to provide experience in specialist clinics and surgery according to a personal development plan. These include Medical and Surgical Retina, Uveitis, Diabetic Eye disease, Age Related Macular Degeneration. There is a plan to start photodynamic therapy for Pachycormid diseases including CSR subject to availability of dye.
The post holder will be expected to attend and contribute to the department’s teaching sessions held on Friday afternoon.
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
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 guideline
- 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
Duties will include:
- Management of urgent cases presented during the clinical session.
- Participation in informal and formal teaching.
- Management of patients referred to the Primary Retina Care service
- There is a General on-call commitment.
Person specification
Essential
Essential criteria
- Full GMC registration with a license to practice
- MBBS or equivalent
- Experience and Broad knowledge of General Ophthalmology and Retina
- Experience in Cataract Surgery
- Three years of experience in Ophthalmology
- Potential to cope with stressful situations & undertake responsibility
- Good communication & organisational skills
- Good Clinical Judgement
Desirable criteria
- FRCOphth Or MRCOphth or equivalent
- Experience in Retinal Imaging
- Experience and management of Retinal diseases
- Use of Database Systems and Electronic Patient Records (i.e. Medisoft)
- Demonstrated commitment to specialise in Retina
- Be near to or completed Higher Specialist Training in Ophthalmology
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 Vivek Bansal
- Job title
- Consultant Ophthalmologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01206 747474
- Additional information
Requests for visits to the unit should be made to:
Mr Vivek Bansal, Consultant Ophthalmologist, email- [email protected]
Linzi Willsher, Service Coordinator Ophthalmology, email – [email protected]
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