Medical Retinal Clinical Fellow
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
The closing date is 09 April 2026
We are inviting applicants to apply for the Medical Retinal Clinical Fellow position in Ophthalmology at Ipswich Hospital.
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 their own. This is a full‑time clinical fellowship post for a fixed term period of 12 months with possibility to extend.
Main duties of the job
This post is designed to support this service and to ensure that patient waiting times are maintained within target.
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
* Intravitreal 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.
About us
We are ESNEFT and 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 organisations 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, as well as flexible working options. 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 offers a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time 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 digital transformation has brought what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital 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.
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Job 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
Person Specification
* Full GMC registration with a license to practice
* FRCOphth OR MRCOphth OR equivalent
* Broad knowledge of General Ophthalmology inc. Medical Retina
* Good Clinical Judgement
* Be near to or completed Higher Specialist Training in Ophthalmology
* Potential to cope with stressful situations & undertake responsibility
* Good communication & organisational skills
* Team player
* Higher Qualification
* Experience in cataract surgery and laser
* Use of Database Systems and Electronic Patient Records (i.e. Medisoft)
* Demonstrated commitment to specialise in Retina via Teaching & Audit
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
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