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Job summary

Main area
Research
Grade
Band 7/8a
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months (Contract length due to research funding availability)
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
273-CS-7693148-A
Employer
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Moorfields Eye Hospital -City Road
Town
London
Salary
£56,276 - £71,148 per annum including HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
12/04/2026 23:59

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NHS

Senior Robotic Scientist

Band 7/8a

YOU MAKE US MORE

Join Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

At Moorfields, people’s sight matters—and so do the people who make it possible.

For over 200 years, Moorfields has been at the forefront of ophthalmic care, research, and education. With more than 2,300 dedicated team members and over 700,000 patients seen annually across our City Road site and 22 networked sites, we are proud to be a global centre of excellence.

We're also a vibrant community where kindness, equity and excellence shape every aspect of our work. Whether it’s pioneering research through our partnership with UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre or training the next generation of global eye care leaders, we’re united by one mission—delivering world-class eye health, sustainably and at scale.

And we’re just getting started.

From 2027, we’ll move to our brand-new Oriel site in St Pancras, Camden—a state-of-the-art centre that will unite eye care, research, and education under one roof. This groundbreaking facility, developed in partnership with UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Eye Charity, will enable transformative innovation and collaboration like never before.

Could you be part of this future? Make us more.

Job overview

We are looking to recruit to 2 posts for the role of a senior robotic scientist.

The post holder will co-ordinate and complete the development of an endo-illuminator part of a concentric tube robot. 

You will work on finalising its technical file for first in human evaluation.

This will involve the continuation of its design and its experimental validation into a system that satisfies the requirements and safety norms for clinical use.

Main duties of the job

The Senior Robotic Scientists will coordinate and complete the development of an endo-illuminator part of a concentric tube robot and work on finalizing its technical file for first in human evaluation.

This will involve the continuation of its design and its experimental validation into a system that satisfies the requirements and safety norms for clinical use.

Working for our organisation

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 organisation

And so much more!  To see the full range of benefits we offer please see our Moorfields benefits document.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  • To comply at all times with the requirements of the Health & Safety regulations under the Health & Safety at Work Act (1974) and to take responsibility for the health and safety and welfare of others in the working environment ensuring that agreed safety procedures are carried out to maintain a safe environment.
  • To comply at all times with the Trusts Information Governance Policy. The policy sets out the accountability and reporting arrangements for Information Governance in the trust and how assurance is provided that the Trust continues to meet at least the minimum standards of information governance compliance required by the NHS Information Governance Toolkit.
  • The trust has adopted a security policy in order to help protect patients, visitors and staff and to safeguard their property. All employees have a responsibility to ensure that those persons using the trust and its service are as secure as possible.
  • It is the responsibility of all trust employees to fully comply with the safeguarding policies and procedures of the trust. As a Moorfields employee you must ensure that you understand your role in protecting adults and children that may be at risk of abuse. Individuals must ensure compliance with their safeguarding training.
  • The trust is committed to a policy of equal opportunities. A copy of our policy is available from the human resources department.
  • The trust operates a no-smoking policy.
  • You should familiarise yourself with the requirements of the trust’s policies in respect of the Freedom of Information Act and comply with those requirements accordingly.
  • The role description gives a general outline of the duties of the post and is not intended to be an inflexible or finite list of tasks. It may be varied, from time to time, after consultation with the post holder.
  • All appointments within the National Health Service are subject to pre-employment health screening.
  • It is the responsibility of all employees to ensure that they comply with the trust infection control practises, as outlined in the Health Act 2008 and staff must be familiar with the policies in the trust’s infection control manual, this includes the ’bare below the elbow policy‘. Employees must ensure compliance with their annual infection control training.
  • You are responsible for ensuring that all equipment used by patients is clean/decontaminated as instructed by manufacturers and in line with the infection control/guidelines protocol and policy.

Person specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • • Educated to a PhD level in robotics

Experience

Essential criteria
  • • Experience in design and evaluation of robotic systems
Desirable criteria
  • • Experience in medical robotic applications

Skills/abilities

Essential criteria
  • • Ability to work within an academic team environment

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Lyndon daCruz
Job title
Consultant Ophthalmologist/ Service Director
Email address
[email protected]
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