Junior Clinical Fellow in Hepatology & ICU

Junior Clinical Fellow in Hepatology and Liver Transplantation & Intensive Care Medicine, fixed term 1 year beginning 6th August 2026

Applications are invited for junior clinical fellow posts working within the Royal Free Hospital Liver unit and Intensive Care Unit. The Royal Free provides secondary and tertiary Hepatology services, including liver transplantation, management of complex portal hypertension and management of complex pancreatic and biliary diseases.

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- Being appointed as a Global Digital Exemplar means we can realise this vision by implementing digital technologies that will help us to transform the way we work and how we relate to our colleagues, patients and partner organizations.

Sustainable healthcare - We have joined the international movement to declare a climate emergency, recognising the impact climate change is having on the world. Climate change is labelled as the greatest threat to health in the 21st century, with a range of conditions related to heat, cold, extreme weather and air pollution predicted to rise. To lead the way in healthcare the Trust has set ambitious goals to become carbon neutral by 2030.

Main duties of the job

The main responsibilities of these posts relate to inpatients and day patients. The inpatient case mix includes post-liver transplant patients, GI bleeding, complex portal hypertension, decompensated cirrhosis and acute liver failure. Patients attend the day case unit for day case liver transplant assessment or procedures such as abdominal paracentesis or liver biopsy.

The post includes a commitment to the out of hours rota for hepatology, liver transplant and HPB surgery inpatients.

During the 6 month ICU rotation the post holder will be part of the ICU team which covers 46 Intensive Care beds (mixed level 2 and level
3). All medical and surgical specialties, with exception of neurosurgery and cardiothoracic surgery and ECMO are covered.

Our mission is to improve the health of the people we serve by delivering exceptional care, teaching and research every day.

We are outstanding! The CQC rated the organisation as Outstanding for services being caring and well-led. The Trust was the first in the country to go from Requires Improvement to Outstanding in 2017, and is now the first to do this and then retain this rating. The Trust is currently one of only seven in the country to have been rated Outstanding twice, and one of only three general acute Trusts to achieve this.

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.