ICENI Fellowship in Glaucoma & Complex Cataract Surgery
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Job overview
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.
Main duties of the job
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
A full list of duties and responsibilities can be found in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
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This advert is for ICENI Fellowship in Glaucoma & Complex Cataract Surgery with East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust in Colchester, East of England, England. It is listed as a Senior Medical doctor Ophthalmology role. The advertised salary is £67,325 per annum. The contract type is 12 months (fixed term). The application deadline is 18 Jun 2026.
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