Job overview
An opportunity has arisen to join our team at Colchester Hospital within Ophthalmology as a Clinical Fellow in Surgical Retina.
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.
Post to start 1st December 2026.
Main duties of the job
This post will give the opportunity of extensive clinical and surgical exposure to the diagnosis and management of retinal conditions and vitreoretinal pathology. 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 with particular emphasis on Surgical Retina management.
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 NO on-call commitment BUT you will be expected to see acute VR emergencies and help with the management and give advice as appropriate when requested by the acute emergency service.
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 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
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This advert is for Vitreoretinal Clinical Fellow 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 19 Jun 2026.
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