Location: | Birmingham |
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Salary: | £34,980 to £44,263 with potential progression once in post to £46,974 |
Hours: | Full Time |
Contract Type: | Fixed-Term/Contract |
Placed On: | 10th May 2024 |
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Closes: | 30th June 2024 |
Job Ref: | 103852 |
Salary: Full time starting salary is normally in the range £34,980 to £44,263 with potential progression once in post to £46,974
Contract Type: Fixed Term contract up to August 2027
Background
This goal of this project is to develop a novel vestibular diagnostic test based upon a technique called Electrical Vestibular Stimulation. EVS potentially offers a faster, cheaper and more patient-friendly alternative to existing diagnostics. We have obtained the proof of principle that EVS can successfully detect deficits in patients with peripheral vestibular disorders (MRC Confidence-in-Concept funded project). This confirmed that EVS offers similar diagnostic efficacy to Caloric irrigation, while being significantly more patient-friendly in terms of increased comfort and less contraindications. The current project, funded by the MRC Developmental Pathway Funding Scheme, will extend this work to clinically validate EVS against the alternative diagnostics in a larger cohort of patients. We will study the ocular response to EVS in patients with Meniere’s disease and Vestibular Schwannoma. The results of EVS will be compared against those of the existing vestibular diagnostics including vHIT and Caloric irrigation. The project is led by Dr Raymond Reynolds, Senior Lecturer at The School of Sport, Exercise & Rehabilitation Sciences, and Mr Richard Irving, ENT Surgeon at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
Main Duties
Person Specification
Informal enquires can be made to Raymond Reynolds, r.f.reynolds@bham.ac.uk
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