Locum Consultant Ophthalmologist Post Specialising in Medical Retina
| Posting date: | 02 April 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £109,725 - £145,478 per Annum (dependant on experience) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 May 2026 |
| Location: | Liverpool, L9 7AL |
| Company: | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7879601/287-OPHT-11-26 |
Summary
A Vacancy at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Applications are invited for a locum consultant post in Medical Retina. This is a full-time post locum post to cover a twelve month career break.
This post is based at Aintree University Hospital, which is part of Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Group, it is a 10PA full time clinical post (8.5 PA of DCC and 1.5 SPA).
Clinical activities include age-related macular degeneration, diabetic eye disease, retinal vascular disease, macular disease, general and acute ophthalmology. The post does not include an out-of-hours commitment.
The successful candidate will join an established prestigious tertiary medical retina service and will also provide general and emergency ophthalmic services within working hours (plus one in eight all day Saturday). There is no out-of-hours commitment otherwise.
The proposed start date for this appointment is 1stJune 2026.
St. Paul’s Eye Unit
St. Paul’s Eye Unit is 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 forty 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.
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
This post is based at Aintree University Hospital which is part of the Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Group, it is a 10PA full time clinical post (8.5 PA of DCC and 1.5 SPA).
Clinical activities include: age-related macular degeneration, diabetic eye disease, retinal vascular disease, macular disease, general and acute ophthalmology. The post does not include an out-of-hours commitment.
This advert closes on Thursday 16 Apr 2026
Applications are invited for a locum consultant post in Medical Retina. This is a full-time post locum post to cover a twelve month career break.
This post is based at Aintree University Hospital, which is part of Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Group, it is a 10PA full time clinical post (8.5 PA of DCC and 1.5 SPA).
Clinical activities include age-related macular degeneration, diabetic eye disease, retinal vascular disease, macular disease, general and acute ophthalmology. The post does not include an out-of-hours commitment.
The successful candidate will join an established prestigious tertiary medical retina service and will also provide general and emergency ophthalmic services within working hours (plus one in eight all day Saturday). There is no out-of-hours commitment otherwise.
The proposed start date for this appointment is 1stJune 2026.
St. Paul’s Eye Unit
St. Paul’s Eye Unit is 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 forty 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.
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
This post is based at Aintree University Hospital which is part of the Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Group, it is a 10PA full time clinical post (8.5 PA of DCC and 1.5 SPA).
Clinical activities include: age-related macular degeneration, diabetic eye disease, retinal vascular disease, macular disease, general and acute ophthalmology. The post does not include an out-of-hours commitment.
This advert closes on Thursday 16 Apr 2026