Glaucoma Clinical Fellow in Ophthalmology | East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
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.
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
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.
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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.
This advert closes on Tuesday 22 Oct 2024