Job summary
- Main area
- Vitreoretinal Surgery
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Clinical Research Fellow
- Contract
- Fixed term: 24 months (Full time)
- Hours
- 40 hours per week (Full Time 40 hours per week)
- Job ref
- 273-DC-8128
- Employer
- Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Moorfields Eye Hospital Clinical Trials Unit
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £47,436.14 Plus £10,100 Research Supplement pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Research Fellow
NHS Medical & Dental: Clinical Research Fellow
YOU MAKE US MORE
Join Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
At Moorfields, people’s sight matters—and so do the people who make it possible.
For over 200 years, Moorfields has been at the forefront of ophthalmic care, research, and education. With more than 2,300 dedicated team members and over 700,000 patients seen annually across our City Road site and 22 networked sites, we are proud to be a global centre of excellence.
We're also a vibrant community where kindness, equity and excellence shape every aspect of our work. Whether it’s pioneering research through our partnership with UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre or training the next generation of global eye care leaders, we’re united by one mission—delivering world-class eye health, sustainably and at scale.
And we’re just getting started.
Construction is well underway on our groundbreaking new centre in Camden, a joint initiative between Moorfields Eye Hospital, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Eye Charity This modern, flexible facility will bring together eye care, research, and education under one roof—enabling transformative innovation and collaboration like never before.
Could you be part of this future? Make us more.
Job overview
The post will suit a person wishing to develop a career in clinical research as they will attain cutting-edge experience of how to run a clinical translational research. The successful candidate will be bright, independent and highly motivated, but willing and able to work effectively as part of a team.
The post-holder will be based in the Clinical Research Facility at Moorfields Eye Hospital and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology. He/she will acquire expertise in the use and interpretation of a range of psychophysical assessments including microperimetry and detailed colour vision assessments, and imaging studies including fundus photography, autofluorescence imaging, and high-resolution optical coherence tomography. They will also work on stem cell and robotic translational studies.Lyndon da c
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will be expected to:
- Collect clinical data (including history, examination findings, any investigations) and collate in a custom-designed database.
- Work collaboratively with other members of the research team and clinical
- Recruit and co-ordinate patients for a clinical trials
- Organise, maintain and analyse project data
- Data analysis to understand the genotype-phenotype correlations
- Responsibility for clinical data management and liaison with the lead investigator
- Active participation in other ongoing research projects
- Achieve goals, agreed in discussions with their line manager
- Present the results of the project in national and international meetings
- Prepare the results of the project for publication
- Perform any other duties within the scope, spirit and purpose of the post, the title of the post and its grading as requested by their line manager
- Undertake patient and public involvement exercises to promote the disease and the research
Working for our organisation
At Moorfields, we provide more than just an excellent career and great colleagues to work with. We also offer:
Salary including High-Cost Area Supplement
Opportunity to join the NHS Pension Scheme
Free 24/7 independent counselling service
Learning and development opportunities
Easy and quick transport links
A range of attractive benefits and discounts
Access to Blue Light Card and other NHS Discount Schemes
Free Pilates classes
Full support and training to develop your skills
Flexible working friendly organization
And so much more! To see the full range of benefits we offer please see our Moorfields benefits document.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post-holder will be part of an innovative research team led by Professor Lyndon da Cruz, Professor of Retinal and Stem cell transplantation surgery at UCL and Consultant Ophthalmologist in the Vitreoretinal Surgery Service at Moorfields Eye Hospital. The principle aim for this post will be to facilitate research in cell transplantation for retinal and macular degenerations. They will also work on the integration of cell delivery systems with innovative robotic surgical devices to add precision to retinal cell transplantation.
He/she will have the opportunity to publish scientific papers, and potentially register for a higher degree such as a PhD at UCL with full academic support. In addition, the post-holder will also have exposure to Vitreoretinal clinics and the VR operating theatres though there is no surgical training or operating associated with this position.
The post-holder will be expected to:
- Assist in the arrangement of large and small animal operating trials
- Work collaboratively with other members of the research team and clinical
- Recruit and co-ordinate patients for a clinical trial if necessary
- Organise, maintain and analyse project data
- Responsibility for clinical data management and liaison with the lead investigator
- Participate in weekly laboratory meetings
- Active participation in other ongoing research projects
- Achieve goals, agreed in discussions with their line manager
- Present the results of the project in national and international meetings
- Prepare the results of the project for publication
- Perform any other duties within the scope, spirit and purpose of the post, the title of the post and its grading as requested by their line manager
- Undertake patient and public involvement exercises to promote the disease and the research
Person specification
EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS
Essential criteria
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
- FRCOphth
- Full GMC Registration (with a Licence to Practice) or be eligible for GMC Registration.
Desirable criteria
- Ophthalmology research experience
FURTHER TRAINING & KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
- Completion of Specialist Ophthalmology Training or Equivalent.
Desirable criteria
- Completion of Good Clinical Practice (GCP) course in the last two years.
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- Run a clinical trial
Desirable criteria
- Undertaken a natural history study in IRDs
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Prof Lyndon da Cruz
- Job title
- Consultant Ophthalmologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07766187124
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