Ophthalmic and Vision Science
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Ophthalmic and Vision Science – Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
Ophthalmic and vision science (OVS) is fascinating and varied. This training post is based in the Visual Electrophysiology Unit, Ophthalmology Department, Sight and Sound Centre, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (GOSH) working alongside a team of OVS clinical scientists. We provide electrodiagnostic tests and ocular imaging for children with ocular and/or systemic conditions with ocular associations who are under the care of the expert multi-disciplinary teams at GOSH. The post holder will require empathy, great communication skills, flexibility, patience, resilience and a sense of fun to get the best from the children under challenging circumstances; some of the children have rare, disfiguring or life limiting conditions. These conditions can impact the visual system and our work contributes to diagnosis, non-invasive monitoring such as indirect signs raised intracranial pressure in children with craniosynostosis, natural history studies, genotype phenotype studies and outcome measures for ‘first in man’ clinical trials. The first year training rotations are within London but can require up to 60 mins travel from GOSH. The GOSH learning Academy has a very active education team providing a range of healthcare science training activities across the Trust and supporting London wide networking and educational opportunities. GOSH is also closely linked with its UCL academic partner the Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health. Most of the Units staff have joint appointments with GOSH and UCL and are active in clinical research projects. GOSH is a rewarding place to learn, be curious, be part of one team and contribute to specialist paediatric healthcare.
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Ophthalmic and Vision Science – University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
Bristol Eye Hospital is inviting applications from enthusiastic and motivated individuals keen to undertake a Scientist Trainee role in Ophthalmic and Vision Sciences. You will be based in The Paul Spry Visual Electrophysiology Department in Bristol Eye Hospital. The department is small, ensuring you will be very well supported in your training in a friendly forward thinking team. We are part of the OVS Consortium ensuring good links with fellow OVS STP trainees across the UK. Bristol Eye Hospital is a very busy tertiary care teaching hospital providing care for the people of Bristol, Weston and the wider community across the South West of England. We have a very close collaborative relationship with our colleagues across a wide range of departments within the hospital to fully support you in your ophthalmic and visual electrophysiology training. In addition we have excellent links with the other healthcare science specialities including Audiology, Neurophysiology and Medical Physics teams based at Bristol Royal Infirmary and work collaboratively to support our cohort of trainees. The vast majority of your training will be based in the very centre of Bristol, although there is a possibility that travelling to one of our outreach centres across the city or in Weston General Hospital may occasionally be required. The hospital has excellent educational support and library services, close links with Bristol University and has a busy clinical research unit on site.
About the Trust
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them.