Clinical Fellow in Glaucoma (Ophthalmology) | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	12 November 2025
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£52,656 - £73,992 per Annum (dependant on experience)
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	12 December 2025
Location:	Liverpool, L7 8YE
Company:	Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Job type:	Contract
Job reference:	7585438/287-OPHT-60-25

Summary

Applications are invited for Fellowship in Glaucoma (two posts).

These posts offer training in the clinical management of adult glaucoma including advanced and complex surgical cases. St Paul’s Eye Unit is the home of pioneering glaucoma specialists with a strong research background. The post offers the unique opportunity to train in Non-penetrating Glaucoma surgery (Deep Sclerectomy), Trabeculectomy, Glaucoma Drainage implants (including Ahmed Valve and Paul Tube) and various MIGS procedures.

This rich experience is supported with excellent digital platforms and diagnostic equipment including the Humphrey Visual Field Analyser 3, HE Spectralis OCT with Glaucoma Module Premium edition, Anterior Segment OCT, MediSight and HEYEX.

The post offers excellent opportunities for clinical training and for clinical and basic science research and would suit a senior trainee ophthalmologist wanting subspecialty glaucoma experience or even a junior trainee ophthalmologist looking for glaucoma training and an opportunity to do research.

Start date: August 2026 for 12 months

Specialist care at the Royal site is provided by Mr Batterbury, Ms Choudhary, Mr Muntasser, Ms Vallabh, Mr Richardson and Miss Castro. The service is supported by glaucoma fellows, specialist trainees, two nurse practitioners and a team of optometrists. Glaucoma patients are also managed in other consultant general clinics. The fields service comprises three latest Humphrey visual field analysers (HFA 3). Heidelberg Engineering Spectralis devices equipped with the Glaucoma Module Premium Edition (GMPE) aid diagnosis and monitoring. Anterior segment OCT is available for evaluation of complex cases.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit their careers page.

Clinical workload

The Ophthalmic Department provides a comprehensive oculoplastic service for its catchment area of Sefton, Liverpool and Knowsley. In addition we provide a tertiary service for Merseyside and other regions for the management of complex cases. We see a wide range of oculoplastic, orbital and lacrimal conditions and have a high demand for our services. We have good links with related specialties including maxillo-facial surgery, neurosurgery, ENT and dermatology, and operate when necessary with colleagues from these specialties, particularly in complex head and neck cancer patients.





There is a weekly postgraduate educational session attended by doctors working in Ophthalmology throughout Mersey. All units make an active contribution. This occurs on a Wednesday afternoon when no clinical activity takes place. There is also a locally run bi-weekly oculoplastic teaching session.



All medical staff are expected to participate in medical audit as agreed by the University Hospital’s audit committee and you would be expected to play a leading role in encouraging appropriate audit and implementing the lessons learned.


This advert closes on Wednesday 26 Nov 2025