Consultant Ophthalmologist Post Specialising in Medical Retina

Employer Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Liverpool University Hospital Town Liverpool Salary £109,725 – £145,478 per Annum (dependant on experience) Salary period Yearly Closing 11/12/2025 23:59 Consultant Ophthalmologist Post Specialising in Medical Retina Consultant Job overview Applications are invited for a substantive consultant ophthalmologist post specialising in medical retina. The successful candidate will join an established prestigious tertiary service and will also provide general and emergency ophthalmic services. We are looking for an enthusiastic individual with appropriate training and qualifications. This is a 10.0 PA (8.0 PA of direct clinical care and 2.0 PA of supporting professional activities) appointment, though individuals meeting the person specification criteria who wish to work less than full time are welcome and encouraged to apply. The post is based chiefly at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital site and partly at Aintree University Hospital site of St. Paul’s Eye Unit, which is part of the Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (LUHFT). St. Paul’s Eye Unit is a vibrant and innovative department. The successful applicant will join a group of over thirty consultants including five clinical academics at consultant level. The proposed start date for this appointment is 1 st October 2025. Main duties of the job St. Paul’s Eye Unit St. Paul’s Eye Unit is a Division, now part of the Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, a merger between the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen Trust and the Aintree Trust. St. Paul’s is located on three sites: the Royal, Aintree and the South Liverpool Treatment Centre at Garston. Senior medical staff currently comprises almost thirty substantive consultants including five clinical academics at consultant level, locum consultants, two associate specialists and six specialty doctors. In addition, two consultants from Alder Hey Children’s Hospital participate in the strabismus services. Doctors in training comprise two clinical lecturers, specialist trainees and sub-specialty fellows. Working for our organisation Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. We encourage applicants from the following groups that are currently under-represented in our workforce: black, Asian and minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual and Transgender (LGBTQ+), disabled, male and age 16-24. Trust policy requires that the cost of submitting