Job summary
We are seeking to
recruit a consultant hepatologist to fill this replacement post and help
deliver the departments mission to provide a comprehensive high-quality
service for patients with liver disease within the secondary, tertiary and
supra-regional services currently offered.
For candidates who are dually accredited in GIM and have
the relevant clinical experience, there is an expectation that within the job
plan are 1.19PA of DCC to General Internal Medicine. This will be delivering
inpatient care to the general medical inpatients.
The
Leeds Liver Unit, and within it the Department of Hepatology, provides one of
the largest specialist hepatology services in the UK. The unit is commissioned
to provide liver transplant services for a population of 11 million across the
North of England, a tertiary service for complex hepatology including TIPSS and
hepatocellular carcinoma, hosts operational delivery networks for Hepatitis C
and Primary Biliary Cholangitis, and provides comprehensive secondary care
hepatology services.
INTERVIEWS WILL BE HELD: Thursday 14
August 2025
Main duties of the job
The
successful applicant should possess MRCP (or equivalent) and should be included
on the Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT at the time of interview,
if currently within a training programme within the UK. In accordance with the consultant appointment
regulations, all other categories of doctors must be on the Specialist
Register.
Applicants should have
established skills in Hepatology and Liver Transplantation. A strong commitment to undergraduate and
postgraduate teaching and a research interest is desirable.
Consideration will be given to applicants
who wish to work full or part time and those wishing to job share.
If shortlisted, you will be required to
give a 10-minute presentation on:
Challenges and opportunities facing Leeds Liver Unit in provision of secondary,
tertiary and quaternary services in the next five years
About us
clinical expertise and
medical technology. We care for people
from all over the country as well as the 780,000 residents of Leeds
itself. The Trust has a budget of £1.1
billion. Our 20,000 staff ensure that
every year we see and treat over 1,500,000 people in our 2,000 beds or
out-patient settings, comprising 100,000 day cases, 125,000 in-patients,
260,000 A&E visits and 1,050,000 out-patient appointments. We operate from 7 hospitals on 5 sites all
linked by the same vision, philosophy and culture to be the best for specialist
and integrated care.
Our vision is based on The Leeds Way, which is a clear
statement of who we are and what we believe, founded on values of working that
were put forward by our own staff. Our
values are to be:
Patient-centred
Fair
Collaborative
Accountable
Empowered
We believe that by being true to these values, we will
consistently achieve and continuously improve our results in relation to our
goals, which are to be:
1. The
best for patient safety, quality and experience
2. The
best place to work
3. A
centre of excellence for specialist services, education, research and
innovation
4. Hospitals
that offer seamless, integrated care
5. Financially
sustainable
Job description
Job responsibilities
In relation to this post
the Leeds Liver Unit, and within it the Department of Hepatology, provides one
of the largest specialist hepatology services in the UK. The unit is
commissioned to provide liver transplant services for a population of 11
million across the North of England, a tertiary service for complex hepatology
including TIPSS and hepatocellular carcinoma, hosts operational delivery
networks for Hepatitis C and Primary Biliary Cholangitis, and provides
comprehensive secondary care hepatology services. The Liver Unit ward has a
mixed medical and surgical bed base and provides the inpatient transplant
service amongst others. There is a 9 bedded ambulatory care unit. The
Department of Hepatology provides inpatient services to the gastroenterology
wards for acute admissions of patients with liver disease and runs an inpatient
consultation service to the rest of the trust.
Additional
surgical services are provided through the Department of Transplant and
Hepatobiliary Surgery, and there is a comprehensive range of diagnostic and
therapeutic endoscopy services including a dynamic and expanding ERCP and EUS
service.
Job description
Job responsibilities
In relation to this post
the Leeds Liver Unit, and within it the Department of Hepatology, provides one
of the largest specialist hepatology services in the UK. The unit is
commissioned to provide liver transplant services for a population of 11
million across the North of England, a tertiary service for complex hepatology
including TIPSS and hepatocellular carcinoma, hosts operational delivery
networks for Hepatitis C and Primary Biliary Cholangitis, and provides
comprehensive secondary care hepatology services. The Liver Unit ward has a
mixed medical and surgical bed base and provides the inpatient transplant
service amongst others. There is a 9 bedded ambulatory care unit. The
Department of Hepatology provides inpatient services to the gastroenterology
wards for acute admissions of patients with liver disease and runs an inpatient
consultation service to the rest of the trust.
Additional
surgical services are provided through the Department of Transplant and
Hepatobiliary Surgery, and there is a comprehensive range of diagnostic and
therapeutic endoscopy services including a dynamic and expanding ERCP and EUS
service.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in all aspects of general hepatology and transplant hepatology.
- Specifically, must demonstrate higher training in the management of acute liver failure.
- Evidence of continuous career progression consistent with personal circumstances.
Desirable
- Must be able to demonstrate clinical experience at therapeutic upper GI endoscopy
Training, Research, Teaching & Audit
Essential
- Should have completed a recognised training programme in Gastroenterology /Hepatology.
- Completion of advanced training post (or equivalent experience) in Hepatology.
- Evidence of the ability to carry out medical research.
- Contribution to research within previous posts.
- Experience of presentations at conferences.
- Evidence of participation in clinical trial programmes including experience in trial set up, recruitment and safety reporting.
- Experience in training undergraduate medical students and postgraduate doctors.
- Experience of participation in regular clinical audit.
Desirable
- Post CCT training in hepatology.
- Previous experience of supervising research by junior staff.
- Evidence of GCP training.
- Post-graduate degree (MD or PhD)
- Publications in relevant peer reviewed journals.
- Previous attendance on Appraisal Techniques and Small Group Teaching Workshops.
Managemen, Interpersonal Skills & Other Requirements
Essential
- Understanding of current issues in the NHS.
- *Well organised and skilled in good time management.
- *Effective interpersonal skills.
- *Demonstrate ability to relate to and work within a team.
- *Hold full GMC Registration with a license to practice.
- *Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via:
- -CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) CESR (or) international applicants should comply with the GMC specialty registration process. CESR applicants must be on the relevant Specialist Register at the time of application.
Desirable
- Attendance at recognised management course.
Qualifications
Essential
- MRCP (UK) or equivalent qualification.
- Hold full GMC Registration with a license to practice.
- YOUR FULL GMC NUMBER MUST BE STATED IN YOUR APPLICATION FORM.
- Eligibility to work in the UK.
- Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via:
- - CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview)
- - CESR (or)
- - European Community Rights
Desirable
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in all aspects of general hepatology and transplant hepatology.
- Specifically, must demonstrate higher training in the management of acute liver failure.
- Evidence of continuous career progression consistent with personal circumstances.
Desirable
- Must be able to demonstrate clinical experience at therapeutic upper GI endoscopy
Training, Research, Teaching & Audit
Essential
- Should have completed a recognised training programme in Gastroenterology /Hepatology.
- Completion of advanced training post (or equivalent experience) in Hepatology.
- Evidence of the ability to carry out medical research.
- Contribution to research within previous posts.
- Experience of presentations at conferences.
- Evidence of participation in clinical trial programmes including experience in trial set up, recruitment and safety reporting.
- Experience in training undergraduate medical students and postgraduate doctors.
- Experience of participation in regular clinical audit.
Desirable
- Post CCT training in hepatology.
- Previous experience of supervising research by junior staff.
- Evidence of GCP training.
- Post-graduate degree (MD or PhD)
- Publications in relevant peer reviewed journals.
- Previous attendance on Appraisal Techniques and Small Group Teaching Workshops.
Managemen, Interpersonal Skills & Other Requirements
Essential
- Understanding of current issues in the NHS.
- *Well organised and skilled in good time management.
- *Effective interpersonal skills.
- *Demonstrate ability to relate to and work within a team.
- *Hold full GMC Registration with a license to practice.
- *Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via:
- -CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) CESR (or) international applicants should comply with the GMC specialty registration process. CESR applicants must be on the relevant Specialist Register at the time of application.
Desirable
- Attendance at recognised management course.
Qualifications
Essential
- MRCP (UK) or equivalent qualification.
- Hold full GMC Registration with a license to practice.
- YOUR FULL GMC NUMBER MUST BE STATED IN YOUR APPLICATION FORM.
- Eligibility to work in the UK.
- Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via:
- - CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview)
- - CESR (or)
- - European Community Rights
Desirable
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.
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.
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).
