Senior Research Imaging Specialist

Employer: Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Location: Moorfields Eye Hospital, London

Department: Research

Job overview

The NIHR Clinical Research Facility (CRF) at Moorfields Eye Hospital, London has recently been awarded funding from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) to optimise the delivery of world class research in ophthalmology and science associated with vision and sight.

The Facility forms part of the Moorfields NIHR Biomedical Research Centre for Ophthalmology, a joint initiative between Moorfields Eye Hospital and University College London Institute of Ophthalmology and is one of three London based Academic Health Science centres which together form the University College London Partners.

The CRF is dedicated to the delivery of high quality clinical research, including experimental medicine and translational research studies, pioneering new therapies for the treatment of a range of ophthalmic disorders. It offers a clinical environment in which patients and researchers are supported by a team of specialist research support staff including ophthalmic research nurses, administrators and technicians.

Main duties of the job

1. To provide specialised advanced high-resolution retinal imaging interpretation expertise, technical advisory and consultancy service for researchers for grant funded studies, including planning, directing and supervising PhD students as part of multiple research programmes.
2. To carry out line management duties for the Research Students working within the CRF.
3. To carry out specialist imaging interpretation, analysis, and design tests and experiments to address research objectives and find solutions for specialist imaging for clinical trials work requiring completion and regular updates of Good Clinical Practice certification process and achieve certification from international clinical trial reading centres.
4. To support the safely conducted trials in accordance with Good Clinical Practice, current national and international guidelines and legislation on clinical trials.