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University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant Hepatologist

The closing date is 28 May 2025

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Job summary

The University Hospital Birmingham Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint 2 consultant hepatologists to join the existing liver medicine team - one Transplant Hepatologist with an interest in HCC and 1 Consultant Hepatologist with an interest in Neuroendocrine tumours. The successful applicant will work with 17 consultant hepatologist colleagues.

The successful applicant will contribute to clinical service development/delivery with a focus on the HCC & NET services as members of the hepatology team, working closely with colleagues in the Liver and Hepatobiliary Unit, Interventional Radiology and Oncology. Candidates must demonstrate that they can work within a multidisciplinary team. Evidence of an active research and an educational interest will be vital.

The liver unit Birmingham is a world recognised centre, with a large volume liver transplant unit and tertiary care service for Hepatology along with a national NET centre.

Main duties of the job

There are 2 posts, the first Transplant hepatologist with interest in HCC, and the 2nd an out-patient predominant based post of a Hepatologist with an interest in NET.

The post holders will provide a service to Liver Unit inpatients and outpatients and will support the Transplant Hepatology program as required.

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Details

Date posted

14 May 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£105,504 to £139,882 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

304-EW-1092457

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH


Job description

Job responsibilities

The HCC job post holder will be expected to perform weeks of on-call for transplantation and contribute to regular ward cover as part of the ward team (1 of 5 member Consultant team). As part of their duties, the post-holder will also:

1.Participate in Liver Unit outpatient activity with 3 clinics per week including the HCC clinic and post-liver transplant immunosuppression clinic. The other clinic will be a general Hepatology clinic or post LT HCC clinic.

2.Participate in the management of inpatients with acute and chronic liver diseases. This will include in-patient and out-patient assessment of patients with chronic liver disease undergoing evaluation for liver transplantation.

3.Provide specialist management and input to the HCC service and development of service of the transplant Oncology programme.

4.Participate in MDT meeting in Liver Transplantation, Cancer and Histology. Candidate will provide support specifically for the HCC MDT.

5.Be expected to participate in Liver Unit audit and postgraduate teaching programme.

6.Be expected to participate in clinical research as opportunities arise in sub-specialties such as liver transplantation, viral hepatitis, autoimmune liver diseases, portal hypertension, fatty liver disease, sarcopenia, cancer and portal hypertension.

7.Support the administrative activity of the Transplant Unit.

8.Formal role as Deputy Education lead (with a view to take over position)

The 2nd post (NET) will include:

1. Participate in Liver Unit outpatient activity with 4 clinics per week including 2 NET clinic and post-liver transplant immunosuppression clinic. The other clinic will be a MASLD clinic.

2. Participate in the management of NET liver transplant assessments.

3. Provide specialist in-reach management and input to ward NET patients.

4. Participate in the meeting in Liver Transplantation, Cancer and Histology. Candidate will provide support specifically for the NET MDT.

5. Be expected to participate in Liver Unit audit, journal club and postgraduate teaching programme.

6. Be expected to participate in clinical research as opportunities arise in sub-specialties such as MASLD and NET.

7. Support the administrative activity of the Transplant Unit (e.g completion of immunosuppression switch project).

8.Have an endoscopy list every other week (portal hypertension)

9.Formal role as Deputy Clinical Governance lead (with a view to take over position)

10.Provide an ability to cover team and bolster for ward Consultant duties if the need or situation arises.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The HCC job post holder will be expected to perform weeks of on-call for transplantation and contribute to regular ward cover as part of the ward team (1 of 5 member Consultant team). As part of their duties, the post-holder will also:

1.Participate in Liver Unit outpatient activity with 3 clinics per week including the HCC clinic and post-liver transplant immunosuppression clinic. The other clinic will be a general Hepatology clinic or post LT HCC clinic.

2.Participate in the management of inpatients with acute and chronic liver diseases. This will include in-patient and out-patient assessment of patients with chronic liver disease undergoing evaluation for liver transplantation.

3.Provide specialist management and input to the HCC service and development of service of the transplant Oncology programme.

4.Participate in MDT meeting in Liver Transplantation, Cancer and Histology. Candidate will provide support specifically for the HCC MDT.

5.Be expected to participate in Liver Unit audit and postgraduate teaching programme.

6.Be expected to participate in clinical research as opportunities arise in sub-specialties such as liver transplantation, viral hepatitis, autoimmune liver diseases, portal hypertension, fatty liver disease, sarcopenia, cancer and portal hypertension.

7.Support the administrative activity of the Transplant Unit.

8.Formal role as Deputy Education lead (with a view to take over position)

The 2nd post (NET) will include:

1. Participate in Liver Unit outpatient activity with 4 clinics per week including 2 NET clinic and post-liver transplant immunosuppression clinic. The other clinic will be a MASLD clinic.

2. Participate in the management of NET liver transplant assessments.

3. Provide specialist in-reach management and input to ward NET patients.

4. Participate in the meeting in Liver Transplantation, Cancer and Histology. Candidate will provide support specifically for the NET MDT.

5. Be expected to participate in Liver Unit audit, journal club and postgraduate teaching programme.

6. Be expected to participate in clinical research as opportunities arise in sub-specialties such as MASLD and NET.

7. Support the administrative activity of the Transplant Unit (e.g completion of immunosuppression switch project).

8.Have an endoscopy list every other week (portal hypertension)

9.Formal role as Deputy Clinical Governance lead (with a view to take over position)

10.Provide an ability to cover team and bolster for ward Consultant duties if the need or situation arises.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • *A fully trained and experienced independent hepatologist
  • *Ability to participate as a member of a multidisciplinary team
  • *Interest in teaching, mentoring, audit and clinical research as reflected by CV.
  • *Higher degree (MD or DPhil/PhD equivalent) mandatory
  • *A minimum of 1 year liver transplantation/hepatology experience at post-CCT/Locum Consultant -level.
  • *CCT in Hepatology (or local equivalent)
  • *MRCP UK

Experience

Essential

  • Fully competent in hepatologyWith appropriate clinical development and expertiseDemonstrable clinical leadership in shared decision making programmes for liver disease including engagement with clinical staff across specialitiesCandidates must demonstrate that they can work within a multidisciplinary team

Desirable

  • Evidence of an active research and an educational interestInterest in HCC or/and NET medicine with evidence of this.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • *A fully trained and experienced independent hepatologist
  • *Ability to participate as a member of a multidisciplinary team
  • *Interest in teaching, mentoring, audit and clinical research as reflected by CV.
  • *Higher degree (MD or DPhil/PhD equivalent) mandatory
  • *A minimum of 1 year liver transplantation/hepatology experience at post-CCT/Locum Consultant -level.
  • *CCT in Hepatology (or local equivalent)
  • *MRCP UK

Experience

Essential

  • Fully competent in hepatologyWith appropriate clinical development and expertiseDemonstrable clinical leadership in shared decision making programmes for liver disease including engagement with clinical staff across specialitiesCandidates must demonstrate that they can work within a multidisciplinary team

Desirable

  • Evidence of an active research and an educational interestInterest in HCC or/and NET medicine with evidence of this.

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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH


Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH


Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Hiring Manager

Dr Neil Rajoriya

Neil.rajoriya@uhb.nhs.uk

Details

Date posted

14 May 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£105,504 to £139,882 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

304-EW-1092457

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH


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