Consultant Physician in Hepatology

Overview

Job title: Consultant Hepatology (Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne) – based in the Hepatology services. The role involves the management of inpatients and outpatients with liver disease, including patients with complex liver disease and those undergoing liver transplantation. The post holder will contribute to the out-of-hours hepatology on-call rota and will be fully JAG accredited in endoscopy where applicable.

Clinical: Provide outpatient and inpatient specialist hepatology services, including management of recipients of liver transplants. Share responsibility with the multidisciplinary team for 24/7 cover for the Liver unit on a rota (currently 1:8). Share responsibility for 24/7 cover for emergency endoscopy for the Freeman while on-call for the liver unit. An interest in the management of steatotic liver disease would be desirable.

Essential – Education, Qualifications and Specialist

Skills:

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

Desirable – Education, Qualifications and Specialist

Skills:

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

Essential – Clinical

Experience:

• 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 in management of patients with steatotic liver disease at the primary–secondary care interface.
• Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion within the specialty.
• Ability to take independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients referred to a tertiary centre.

Desirable – Clinical

Experience:

• Experience in triaging referrals for patients with liver disease.

Essential – Management and Administration

Experience:

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

Desirable – Management and Administration

Experience:

• Proven management/business and administrative experience; understanding of management goals.
• Evidence of leadership/project management.
• Evidence of implementing change and developing new technologies.

Essential – Teaching:

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

Desirable – Teaching:

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

Essential – Research:

• 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 – Research:

• Higher degree.

Essential – Audit:

• Evidence of participation in audit.

Desirable – Audit:

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

Disclosure and Barring Service Check: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a Disclosure to the DBS may be required.
Certificate of Sponsorship: Applications from job seekers who require Skilled Worker sponsorship are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Guidance regarding criminal records checks for overseas applicants and UK registration information are provided as part of the application process.

Employer details: The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE7 7DN
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