Senior Fellow in Hepatology

The post is a 12 month contract in the first instance with an option to extend by a further 12 months by mutual agreement. The educational needs of the post holder will be recognised. There will be entitlement to study leave and access to the programmes of post graduate education organised for junior staff.

It is planned that there will be regular sessions linked with other specialties to maintain the continuing professional development of the post holder, special interests will be encouraged.

The post holder will provide a service to liver unit inpatients and outpatients and will support the Transplant Hepatology programme. As part of their duties, the post-holder will:

• Participate in Liver Unit outpatient activity with 4 clinics per week as well as a dedicated new patient clinic.
• Participate in the management of inpatients with acute and chronic liver diseases. This will include the assessment of patients with chronic liver disease undergoing assessment for liver transplantation.
• Participate in MDT meeting in Liver Transplantation, Cancer and Histology.
• Participate in the on-call rota on an ad-hoc basis.
• Undertake diagnostic gastroscopy and variceal banding independently. ERCP is optional, but higher training can be accommodated if the applicant already possess basic competency in the skill.
• Be responsible for the supervision of junior medical staff including management of rotas.
• Be expected to participate in Liver Unit audit and postgraduate teaching programme.
• Be expected to participate in clinical research as opportunities arise in sub specialties such as liver transplantation, viral hepatitis, autoimmune liver diseases, portal hypertension including vascular liver disease, fatty liver disease, and cancer.
• Support the administrative activity of the Transplant Unit.
• Attend intensive care and hepatology ward rounds to learn about the inpatient management of complex acute and chronic liver disease.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people.

As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.