Paediatric Ophthalmology Consultant | University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	03 December 2025
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£109,725 - £145,478 pa pro rata
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	03 January 2026
Location:	Bristol, BS2 8BJ
Company:	University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	7660012/387-S0012-MP

Summary

BRISTOL EYE HOSPITAL
Substantive Paediatric Ophthalmology Consultant

Love Life, Love Bristol and Weston.

The Bristol Eye Hospital (BEH) at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston Foundation Trust (UHBW) is looking to grow its talented team in Paediatric Ophthalmology to drive an ambitious future vision of care across Bristol and Weston.

Applications are warmly welcomed for this fulltime, substantive post in the department of Paediatric Ophthalmology, commencing as soon as possible in 2026.

The post is designed to provide sub-specialist and general paediatric ophthalmology care for children in the Bristol region (500K population) and sub-specialised care for children referred in from the surrounding Southwest region (1.5 million population) including patients cared for in the adjacent Bristol Royal Children’s Hospital – a regional referral hub for Paediatric Neurosciences, Genetics and other specialities.

Ideally candidates will have a paediatric subspecialty interest to complement the existing interests in the department. The postholder will contribute to the ROP service by providing screening and potentially treatment, for which training can be given if needed. The postholder could join the Consultants on-call rota if wanted but it is not compulsory or expected for this post.



The BEH is a highly regarded Regional Centre for Ophthalmology which sits within the Division of Surgery at UHBW (recently rated Outstanding by the CQC) and has close links to the University of Bristol, with 3 academic consultant ophthalmologists. BEH provides a local and tertiary referral paediatric ophthalmology service with close links to the regional Bristol Royal Hospital for Children and the two Level 3 neonatal units (St Michaels Hospital and Southmead hospital). The paediatric and strabismus departments are supported by specialist orthoptists, optometrists and nurses and imagers. A video describing working in BEH is available here: https://youtu.be/he7-XrxIopo and another describing the outreach Special Schools service here https://vimeo.com/uhbwmi/download/949114658/4f9c7a2320.



University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more details of the post

Interview date: tbc

For further details/informal visits please contact:

Cathy Williamscathy.williams@bristol.ac.uk

Amanda Churchillamanda.churchill@uhbw.nhs.uk

Sajeevika AmarakoonSajeevika.amarakoon@uhbw.nhs.uk



or the department secretary:-

Gail Winstone Gail.winstone@uhbw.nhs.uk


This advert closes on Wednesday 17 Dec 2025

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