Consultant Physician in Hepatology

Overview

We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our Hepatology services based at the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle. The role will involve the management of inpatients and outpatients with liver disease, including patients with complex liver disease and those undergoing liver transplantation. The post holder will also be expected to contribute to the out of hour’s hepatology on call rota.

In addition, the post holder would be fully JAG accredited in endoscopy.

The post will be based at the Freeman Hospital and will join a team responsible for the delivery of specialist outpatient and inpatient hepatology care in line with the proposed job plan.

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS hospital trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.7 billion. We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle and commitments to Net Zero carbon targets.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To provide outpatient and inpatient specialist hepatology services, including managing recipients of liver transplants.
• Shared responsibility with the other members of the multidisciplinary team for providing 24 hour, 7 day a week cover for the Liver unit on a rota basis (currently 1:8).
• Shared responsibility for ensuring 24 hour, 7 day a week cover for emergency endoscopy for the Freeman whilst on-call for the liver unit.
• An interest in the management of steatotic liver disease would be desirable.

Education, Qualifications And Specialist Skills

Essential criteria

• Primary Medical Qualification.
• Full GMC Registration.
• Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register (within 6 months from the date of the AAC).

Desirable criteria

• Higher Degree.
• Special skills training in the specialty.

Clinical Experience

Essential criteria

• Evidence of experience in the specialty.
• Evidence of a substantial commitment to the specialty.
• Demonstrate evidence of management of complex liver disease, acute liver failure and liver transplantation.
• Experience of the management of patients with steatotic liver disease at the primary-secondary care interface.
• Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion within the speciality.
• Ability to take independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients referred to a tertiary centre.

Desirable criteria

• Experience in the management of triaging referrals patients with liver disease.

Management and Administration Experience

Essential criteria

• Involvement with management and project leadership within the specialty.
• Evidence of involvement in authoring or reviewing clinical guidelines.
• An understanding of Clinical Governance.

Desirable criteria

• Proven management and administrative experience and understanding of management goals.
• Evidence of leadership / project management.
• Evidence of having implemented change.
• Experience in developing and implementing new technologies.

Teaching

Essential criteria

• Experience of supervising junior medical staff.
• Experience of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
• Ability to teach clinical / technical / practical skills.

Desirable criteria

• Attendance at courses to develop teaching skills.
• Postgraduate qualification in medical education.

Research

Essential criteria

• Evidence of involvement in and understanding of research methodology and publication of findings.
• Research/critical review of literature.
• Publications in the last five years.

Desirable criteria

• Higher degree.

Audit

Essential criteria

• Evidence of participation in audit.

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of having changed practice as a result of audit.
• Evidence of having revisited the audit to assess improvement.

Other

Important note on completion of reference section of Application Form:
All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Please provide the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. DBS will be required and the cost will be deducted from the first month’s pay for successful candidates. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted by e-mail;

if you have not heard within 4 weeks of the closing date, assume you have been unsuccessful.

Documents to download:
Job Description, Newcastle Staff Benefits, Behaviour and Civility Charter.

For further details or informal visits contact:
Victoria Cowan, HR Advisor,