Orthoptist | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 05 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £47,810 - £54,710 per annum, pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 04 February 2026 |
| Location: | Liverpool, L7 8YE |
| Company: | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7651404/287-OPHT-63-25 |
Summary
Applications are invited for an experienced 0.5 WTE Band 7 Orthoptist to work at Liverpool University Hospitals Group.
The post will be split over two sites, Aintree Hospital and Royal Liverpool University Hospital. Liverpool University Hospitals Group is a leading teaching hospital and tertiary referral centre for the North West and has strong links with The Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery and the University of Liverpool.
The successful candidate will be work both at the Aintree site and Royal Liverpool University Hospital site and be involved in specialist clinics including ocular motility, neuro-ophthalmology, endocrine, ocular plastics, medical retina, glaucoma and cataract, including, biometry measurements. Also taking referrals from maxillo-facial, Eye Emergency department and other departments. We have clinical teaching commitments for undergraduate students therefore a teaching qualification and clinical teaching experience would be beneficial. The post holder must have significant experience to be able to work single handed as well as part of a team.
You must have a degree/diploma in orthoptics and be registered with the HCPC with up to date knowledge of current orthoptic principles, practices and conditions.
Diagnosis and management of adult ocular motility cases referred to the Orthoptic Department. Teaching of Undergraduate Orthoptists.
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 Hospitalis 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 Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women’s Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospitalis 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 theircareers page.
Please see Job Description. If you have any further questions please contact either Jane Young or Melanie Manuel.
This advert closes on Monday 19 Jan 2026