Junior Research Fellows in Ophthalmology

Job summary

Applications are invited maternity cover, non-training, junior research fellow posts at the Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre. The posts will specialise Academic ophthalmology early phase clinical trials.

The Junior Academic Research post offers opportunities to gain subspecialty experience in inflammatory eye diseases and translational research. The post is linked to the Academic Unit of Ophthalmology at The University of Birmingham and experience will be gained in liaising with Research Nurses, Scientists and Researchers in the University laboratories.

The post is available from 22nd April 2024 for a fixed-term period of 12 months and will be for 40 hours per week together with ad hoc sessions out-of-hours Ophthalmology Emergency Department Cover. Applicants should have completed their Foundation training (Years 1 and 2 or have equivalent competencies) and hold full registration with the General Medical Council, and have a minimum of 12 months experience in ophthalmology in the UK. The posts are suited to applicants who wish to pursue a career in ophthalmology and are eligible to apply for Specialist Trainee Year 1 or above but feel that their curriculum vitae need to be enhanced by research experience.

Closing Date: 10/04/2024

Advert will close early if enough applications have been received.

Main duties of the job

Junior Academic Research Fellow

The post is linked to the Academic Unit of Ophthalmology within the Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, The University of Birmingham. It offers opportunities for developing or honing research skills. The main clinical and research interests of the Academic Unit of Ophthalmology are based upon the inflammatory mechanisms in the ocular environment, including immunologically mediated ocular surface diseases (OSD) and intraocular inflammation (uveitis), and biomaterial device impact on wound healing and scarring in ocular tissues. The applicant will be expected to support, recruit and participate in the delivery of all existing experimental medicine trials and laboratory science as well as undertake their own project. A critical component of the post is to obtain ocular samples for research and to ensure that the collection and delivery of ocular tissue/fluid samples to the University of Birmingham for translational studies is streamlined. Knowledge of good clinical practice in the clinical setting and laboratory, and the importance of NIHR Clinical Research Networks and portfolio-adopted studies is mandatory (http://www.crncc.nihr.ac.uk/about_us/processes/portfolio ).

About us

Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust is a friendly, integrated healthcare provider focused on improving the life chances and health outcomes of our diverse population

We have three strategic objectives:

• People: To cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff;
• Patients: To be good or outstanding at everything we do;
• Population: To work seamlessly with partners to improve lives;

We run services from Sandwell, City and Rowley Regis Hospitals, Birmingham & Midland Eye Centre, Birmingham Treatment Centre, the Lyng and Leasowes Intermediate Care Centre. Our GP practices and community teams provide care in schools, healthcare centres and at home

Our next milestone is opening the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), a once in a career opportunity to shape care transformation within and beyond the hospital walls. MMUH will host the busiest Emergency Department in Europe, with state of the art facilities and future development of a Learning Campus

Developing and caring for our People is fundamental. We were one of the first Trusts to provide the Real Living Wage, as well as a Live and Work scheme to support people at risk of homelessness into paid work and training. We offer a range of staff benefits, health & wellbeing support and will help you to bring your ambition to life through our bespoke training and development programmes. As "People" is one of our three strategic objectives, we make a continued commitment to prioritise support for all our colleagues

Employer details

Employer name

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

Address

SWB NHS Trust

Sandwell & West Birmingham

B71 4HJ

Employer's website

https://www.swbh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

Address

SWB NHS Trust

Sandwell & West Birmingham

B71 4HJ

Employer's website

https://www.swbh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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