Fellowship in Medical Retina (Ophthalmology)

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Applications are invited for one post - A one year medical retina fellowship. This is intended to provide medical retina training, previous medical retina experience isn't essential but at least 4 years of post-graduate training in ophthalmology is essential.

Start date will be as close as possible to 1st November 2026.

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Applications are invited for a 12 month fixed term fellowship post in Medical Retina ba s ed at St P a u l s E y e U n i t a t t he R o yal L i v e r p oo l U n i ver s i ty H o s p i tal ( R LU H ), wh i c h i s pa r t o f the L i verp o o l Un i v e rsity H o s p i ta l s N HS F oun d a t i o n T r ust (L U HF T ).

Th e p o s t i s c li n i c al w i th t w o s e ss io n s per we e k a v a i l a b l e fo r s t udy, r e s ea r ch a n d aud i t. Th e r e w i l l b e o pp or tu n i t i es t o c o n t r i bu te to c l i n i cal r e s e a rc h i n Med i cal Ret in a and j o i n as a s ub - i n ve st iga t or a nu m b er o f on - g o i n g c li n i c al t r i a l s i n a ge - r e l a t ed mac u l ar d e g ene r a t i o n , d i a b e t i c e y e d i s e a s e, u v eit i s and inh e ri ted r et in al d i sea s e s . T h e r e i s a s t r o n g empha s i s o n act i ve pa r t ic i p at i o n i n wee k l y t e a c h i n g and t r a i n i n g act i v i t i es and j o u r n al c l u b s .

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 2026 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.

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C l i n i cal act i v i t i es inc l ud e a g e - r e l ated mac u l ar de g enerat i on , d i abet i c e y e d i sea s e, r e t in al va s cu l ar d i s ea s e, i nf l amm at o r y e y e d i se as e, i nh e r i t ed r e t in al d i sea s e, mac u l ar d i s e a s e, g e ne r al a n d ac u te oph tha l m o l o gy. Th e timetab l e w i l l li ke l y i n c l u d e a theatre s e ss i o n o n a l te rn ate we ek s t o e n ab l e f e l lo ws w i th cata r act s u r g ery e x pe r i e n ce to ma in ta i n the i r sk ill s b u t i s no t i n tended to p r o v i d e t r a i n i n g i n cata r act s u r gery. Th e r e i s a c o mm i tment to the eme r g ency e y e s e r v ic e du r i n g w o r k in g h o u r s , the p o s t d o es no t i n c l u d e an o u t - o f - h o u r s comm i tment.