Research Optometrist

Job overview

We are looking for a candidate with a BSc (Hons) degree in Optometry with ideally at least 1 year post qualification experience. Previous clinical research or hospital experience is an advantage but not essential. Full training will be given.

Working closely with the ERGO team, other Research Optometrists, and Ophthalmologists. Some liaison with the Optometry Department of The Oxford Eye Hospital in order to deliver a comprehensive range of core optometric services to the highest standards of quality and care.

Main duties of the job

Join a leading ophthalmic research team delivering pioneering clinical trials, including Advanced Therapy Medicinal Product (ATMP) programmes such as gene and cell therapy studies. The post holder will undertake a range of specialised optometric assessments for research participants, including refraction, advanced visual field testing using fundus-tracked and full-field perimetry, detailed colour vision assessment, retinal imaging and other innovative outcome measures.

Working as part of a multidisciplinary research team, you will play a key role in supporting the delivery of cutting-edge treatments and contributing to the development of future therapies for patients with sight-threatening conditions. This is an exciting opportunity to gain experience in world-leading clinical research while working with novel technologies and highly specialised assessment techniques.

Working for our organisation

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

In 2023 NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to the ten core principles Oxford University Hospitals promotes a safe, respectful hiring environment. If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Qualifications

Skills

Essential criteria

• Skills

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Knowledge

Applicant requirements

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

• B7 ERGO Research Optometrist_JD and PS (PDF, 240.4KB)