Job summary
Applications are invited for a Locum Consultant Ophthalmologist post specialising in Medical Retina, also including emergency ophthalmology and high volume cataract surgery. This is a full-time post in St Paul's Eye Unit based at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital. Clinical activities include age-related macular degeneration, diabetic eye disease, retinal vascular disease, macular disease, cataract surgery, general and acute ophthalmology. We are looking for a candidate that will provide one high volume local anaesthetic cataract surgery list per week. The successful candidate will join an established prestigious tertiary medical retina service and will also provide general and emergency ophthalmic services within working hours.

The proposed start date for this appointment is early in 2027.

Main duties of the job
St. Paul's Eye Unit is part of the Liverpool University Hospitals Group, this includes Royal Liverpool, Broadgreen, Aintree, Liverpool Women's and Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospitals. St Paul's is located on three sites: the Royal, Aintree and the South Liverpool Treatment Centre at Garston. Senior medical staff currently comprises forty substantive consultants including five clinical academics at consultant level, locum consultants, two associate specialists and six specialty doctors. Doctors in training comprise clinical lecturers, specialist residents, academic clinical fellows and sub-specialty fellows.

About us
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital and 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.

Details
Date posted: 03 November 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Consultant
Salary: £113,565 to £150,569 a year per Annum (dependant on experience)
Contract: Locum
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 287-OPHT-35-26-A
Closing date: 17 November 2026

Job responsibilities

• Full-time locum post based at Royal Liverpool University Hospital, part of the Liverpool University Hospitals Group.
• Clinical activities include age-related macular degeneration, diabetic eye disease, retinal vascular disease, macular disease, high volume cataract surgery, general and acute ophthalmology.

Essential person specification

• Fellowship training or equivalent postgraduate training / sub-specialty training in medical retina.
• Proven ability to provide high volume cataract surgery.
• Medical degree.
• FRCOphth (or equivalent).
• CST in ophthalmology (or close to being awarded).
• Publications and/or presentations of original clinical and/or laboratory research in ophthalmology.
• Able to work with team members of all grades within the NHS.
• Organisational skills.
• Experience in formal and informal teaching and training.
• Clinical audit experience.

Desirable person specification

• Surgical or non-surgical skills not currently offered by the department.
• Evidence of leadership skills.
• Post-graduate research degree (MD, PhD, MSc).
• Specialist registration with the GMC.
• Publications and/or presentations of original clinical and/or laboratory research in glaucoma.
• Research grant awards.
• Willingness to work towards the strategic aims of the organisation.
• Managerial experience including a central role in competence-based role development for non-medical staff and a central role in patient care pathway development.
• Qualification in teaching and or training.
• Evidence of completion of a clinical audit cycle.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. Apply through our website for further information.