New internship launched at Moorfields Eye Charity to support career development for those with sight loss

7 July 2025

Moorfields Eye Charity is partnering with Thomas Pocklington Trust (TPT) to offer a new internship opportunity, providing a career development pathway for people living with sight loss who have an interest in grant-making, research and charity administration.

The nine-month, full-time, paid internship will be based in the charity’s grants and research team, with hybrid working arrangements in place.

The role is open exclusively to blind and partially sighted applicants and aims to support individuals in developing valuable professional experience within the charitable and health research sectors.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion at Moorfields Eye Charity. This internship is about more than professional experience — it’s about opening doors, building confidence, and creating space for people with lived experience of sight loss to thrive in meaningful careers. We’re proud to be partnering with Thomas Pocklington Trust to offer this opportunity.

Robert Dufton, chief executive, Moorfields Eye Charity

About the role

The grants assistant role offers hands-on experience within a supportive and collaborative team.

The successful candidate will help deliver core grants administration processes, supporting the full lifecycle of charitable funding, from initial enquiries and application support through to grant monitoring and reporting.

The role inlcudes:

Assisting with general administrative duties and team support
Supporting applicants and helping manage the team’s shared mailbox
Maintaining electronic records and assisting with meeting organisation
Helping optimise the charity’s grant management system and data reporting
Providing administrative support to the director of grants and research

The intern will have the opportunity to work closely with Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, gaining insight into how charitable funding supports vital research, education and patient care in eye health.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone interested in research, grant-making and the impact of charitable funding, who is eager to build a career in the charity or health sector.

Supported by Thomas Pocklington Trust’s Get Set Progress programme

This internship forms part of Thomas Pocklington Trust’s Get Set Progress internship programme, a national initiative designed to increase employment opportunities for blind and partially sighted people.

The programme has already supported over 100 internships across the UK, with more than 85% of interns moving into paid employment within six months of completing their placement.

This isn’t a short-term fix… It’s a long-term, structured programme designed to open doors, not just to employment, but to careers. We’re working with employers who are serious about inclusion, and we’re investing directly in the people taking part.

Josh Feehan, head of internships, TPT

Interns placed through the programme benefit from additional support provided by Thomas Pocklington Trust, including structured mentoring, training resources and peer networking.

Who can apply?

This internship is open exclusively to individuals who are blind or partially sighted.

Candidates do not need to meet all the desirable experience criteria; if you think you could do the role but you don’t have all the desirable experience, we would still welcome an application from you (however the successful candidate will have the skill of lived experience of sight loss).