Locum Consultant Hepatologist

Job summary

Applications are invited for the post of a Locum Hepatologist at the Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust. We are looking for an enthusiastic person to join our team of 13 hepatologist who strive to provide excellent patient care in a cohesive and forward looking department. This is a fixed term post for one year. The post holder will be encouraged to develop an area of sub speciality interest in addition to providing the service needs of the department which includes managing the Alcohol care team within the trust in delivering compassionate care to patients from diverse background living in East London.

Main duties of the job

This is a replacement post to develop the chronic liver disease portfolio within the department including alcohol services at Barts Health and to create an increase in capacity across outpatient and inpatient hepatology services. It coincides with the recent opening of the Early Diagnosis Centre (EDC) for cancer surveillance in Mile End.

The post holder will work alongside the established hepatology consultants to support provision of inpatient and outpatient care for patients with general hepatology problems, with a particular development of alcohol service and develop an area of special interest within the chronic liver disease that the department is keen to support There is an expectation that the post-holder will lead the alcohol service for the whole trust and work closely with the Alcohol Care Team to develop innovative pathways and protocol to screen and follow up these cohort of patients. The post holder is expected to join the rota for Hepatologist of the week (1:9 seven day service) with commitment to be part of the out of hours GI bleed rota (1:15). There will weekend endoscopy service list cover built into the job as well ( 2 Saturdays a year)

The post holder will undertake teaching duties of undergraduate and postgraduate medical staff and other professional groups (such as nursing and pharmacy). He/she will also assist in local research projects.

About us

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

Barts Health supports The Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage

Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

Royal London Hospital

Whitechapel road

London

E1 1BB

Employer's website

https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

Royal London Hospital

Whitechapel road

London

E1 1BB

Employer's website

https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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