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Specialist Grade Ophthalmologist - Medical Retina

Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust • St Lukes, Central London

Salary

£55k – £55k

Posted

8 November 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is hiring a Specialist Grade Ophthalmologist - Medical Retina in St Lukes, a full-time healthcare & nursing role. The advertised salary is £55k – £55k. Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Skilled Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

Job summary The position is advertised for Specialist Grade doctors to work within the Medical Retina service at Moorfields Eye Hospital. Applicants should hold FRCOphth or equivalent and will be required to be registered with the General Medical Council (GMC) ahead of starting. The post is comprised of 10 programmed activities (PAs) of which 8 provide direct clinical care and the remainder for supporting activities. The post will be based at City Road but may involve travel to other sites such…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £55k – £55k
How this salary compares: about 17% above the £46,847 median across 2,630 healthcare & nursing roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: St Lukes, Central London · Full-time
Posted: 8 November 2026
How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.

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Healthcare and nursing is the largest sponsored category in the UK. NHS trusts, private hospitals, GP practices, and specialist clinics sponsor registered nurses, doctors, allied health professionals, and support workers through the Health and Care Worker visa — which carries lower application fees and faster processing than the standard Skilled Worker visa.