Clinical Research Fellow | Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk - Jobboard; London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading eye care institution in London seeks a medical retina clinical and research fellow. The role involves managing complex cases in clinics and participating in exciting clinical trials. Applicants must have completed ophthalmology training, manage medical retina pathology, and hold GMC registration. The position offers training and various attractive benefits, including flexible working opportunities.

Benefits

Salary including High-Cost Area Supplement

Opportunity to join NHS Pension Scheme

Free 24/7 independent counseling service

Learning and development opportunities

Free Pilates classes

Qualifications

• Ability to manage complex medical retina cases.
• Participation in clinical trials as an investigator.
• Familiarity with retinal vascular disease imaging interpretation.

Responsibilities

• Manage complex medical retina, uveitis, and genetics cases.
• Participate in writing manuscripts and setting up clinical trials.
• Conduct regular MR Fellows Teaching Sessions.

Skills

Management of medical retina pathology

Experience in retinal laser treatment

Experience in intravitreal injection

Education

Completed ophthalmology training

Registered with General Medical Council

Job description

This medical retina clinical and research fellowship in Moorfields offers a unique experience for aspiring medical retina specialists to obtain the experience and knowledge in managing complex medical retina, genetics and uveitis cases essential for taking up a future consultant post. It also offers the opportunity to participate and be an investigator in exciting clinical trials including multi-centre and multi-national studies.

In this post as a medical retina clinical and research fellow in Moorfields Eye Hospital, you will spend half your time in the medical retina, uveitis and genetics clinics managing complex cases under the guidance and tutelage of senior consultants and the other half within the R&D department working within the clinical research facility as an investigator in numerous clinical trials.

The applicant should have completed their ophthalmology training locally and is seeking fellowship training in medical retina.

Ability to manage common medical retina pathology with experience in retinal laser treatment and intravitreal injection is required.

Applicants are required to be registered with the General Medical Council and hold a License to Practice.



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.

May vary, as outlined above, but will also include:


• Set up and run clinical trials in medical retina that may include genetic eye diseases, thyroid eye disease, optic nerve diseases and paediatric eye conditions.
• Familiarise with retinal vascular disease imaging interpretation and how management correlates with imaging characteristics.
• Participate in writing manuscripts.
• Identifying and recruiting patients to trials, delivery of trials and set up and initiate clinical studies
• Some of the clinical sessions (at least once a week) may take place in the Moorfields Satellite sites based outside City Road.
• Cataract surgery is not part of the Medical Retina fellowship-training programme; however there may infrequently be opportunities to operate during the 12-month period.
• Attendance at regular MR Fellows Teaching Sessions (typically 6, 1-hour sessions per week, including Fluorescein Angiography Meeting, Electrophysiology Teaching, Uveitis Teaching and Clinical / Research Tutorials).






This advert closes on Thursday 21 Aug 2025