Consultant Paediatric Liver Transplant Surgeon

Job summary

The Birmingham Liver Unit was established in 1982 and has developed into a programme that includes Liver Transplantation, a full service of clinical hepatology and HPB surgery, and a centre for research and innovation.

The surgical team works together with the hepatology service as Queen Elizabeth Hospital's liver unit which is one of the largest liver transplant and HPB centres in Europe. Paediatric liver, kidney, intestinal and multivisceral transplants are performed at Birmingham Children's Hospital. The Liver Unit offers a complete range of medical and surgical management covering the full spectrum of liver, biliary and pancreatic diseases. The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham is a tertiary centre for liver and pancreatic cancer; where patients are managed in conjunction with oncologists from the QEH Cancer Centre and other regional oncology centres.

QEHB contains a regional trauma centre, a regional neurosurgical centre and a large regional oncology centre which caters for a full range of cancer services, including a specialised service for hepatic and pancreatic oncology.

The Trust has close links with the University of Birmingham. University research facilities on the QEHB site provide laboratories for high quality basic research in diverse fields including immunology, molecular biology and oncology.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate should be fully trained, independent and currently practising in paediatric liver transplantation, and he/she should be able to demonstrate experience and aptitude in training and mentoring in paediatric liver transplantation. Experience in paediatric small bowel and kidney transplantation will be advantageous. Candidates must demonstrate that they can work within a multidisciplinary team. Evidence of active research and educational interests will be beneficial. Candidates must be on the specialist register within six months of their CCT or have an equivalent level of experience and qualification.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Employer's website

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

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