Senior Fellow in Hepatology

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 26 February 2026

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.

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.

The Centre for Liver and Gastrointestinal Research is directed by Professor Philip Newsome (Chair of Hepatology), and is based in the state of the art JIF-funded Institute of Biomedical Research. The Centre for Liver and Gastrointestinal Research staff comprises non-clinical academics (Simon Afford, Patricia Lalor, Chris Weston, Wei Yu), three Clinician Scientists (Ye Oo, Shishir Shetty and Palak Trivedi), three Lecturers, 8 post-doctoral Research Fellows, 3 Research Associates, 8 full-time grant funded clinical Research Fellows, 6 Ph.D. students and 3 technicians.

The unit has a proven track record and currently holds grants from the MRC, Wellcome Trust, BBSRC, European Commission, NIHR and Innovate UK. In addition to basic research activity in the fields of immunology/autoimmune liver disease, liver regeneration, acute and acute on chronic liver failure, fatty liver disease and (stem) cell biology.

The Centre for Liver and Gastrointestinal Research has strong active links with industry which include Geron (human embryonic stem cells), Novo Nordisk (Glucagon-1 like peptide analogues), Novartis (Th17 cells), Intercept, Falk Pharma, Lumena, Unilever, Sanofi and Pfizer.

The Centre for Liver and Gastrointestinal Research in Birmingham hosts a NIHR Biomedical Research Centre in inflammation which has significantly facilitated our efforts to translate our findings to benefit patients in the future. This includes a programme of work spanning immune mediated liver injury, including clinical trials of stem cells and immunotherapy. Professor Newsome is the Director of the Centre.

• MBBS or equivalent UK-recognised qualification
• MRCP or equivalent

• * Experience in the management of patients with liver disease
• * Experience in management of patients following liver transplantation.
• * Experience in management of the critically ill
• * Fully independent in therapeutic gastroscopy including advanced management of gastro-oesophageal varices

• Please see attached Job Description for further details about this role or contact the named consultant for a discussion about this post.

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