Specialty Doctor in Transplant Surgery

Specialty Doctor in Transplant Surgery
THE ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH

Reference - 258382

NHS Lothian is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.

To this end, NHS Lothian welcomes applications from all sections of society.

We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

A doctor appointed to this grade:
shall have full registration and a Licence to Practice with the General Medical Council (GMC);

And

• shall have completed at least four years’ full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a less than full-time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme or specialty registrar locum appointment for training (LAT);

Or

• shall have equivalent training, experience or competencies, either in the UK or overseas.

Applications are welcome for the above Permanent, full time (40 hours per week) post based in Hospital.

This post is suitable for an ST7/8 or equivalent specialty registrar or immediate post-CCT fellow who wishes to gain experience in transplant surgery and multi-organ transplantation. This post will provide experience in liver, pancreas and renal transplantation, live donor kidney donation as well as deceased donor organ donation (including novel organ perfusion technologies). The post-holder can also gain experience in open and laparoscopic management of complex HPB conditions, benign and malignant.

Candidates should therefore have had significant previous training in Transplant and/or HPB surgery.

The post will comprise both a senior role in the multi-organ retrieval team (as an independent NRP surgeon after a period of training and mentorship if required), in addition to transplantation (implant) on call as well as elective sessions at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.

The post is suitable for a candidate who has completed general surgical training and is keen to gain in-depth training in transplant surgery, leading to independent clinical practice.

The transplant unit has supported three successful CESR (Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration)/ Portfolio pathway applications over the last 2 years and all three candidates have since been appointed to substantive consultant transplant surgeon positions in UK centres. Significant support for CESR/ Portfolio Pathway application will be provided with this post if required.

More detailed departmental and specialty information can be found in the job description available via email address / link below.

For an informal discussion please contact:
Mr Chris Johnston
, Consultant Transplant Surgeon
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, 51 Little France Crescent, EDINBURGH EH16 4SA

chris.johnstont

or:
Dr Wendy Metcalfe
, Consultant Transplant Nephrologist & Clinical Director of Transplant Surgery
, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, 5 1 Little France Crescent, EDINBURGH, EH16 4SA

wendy.metcalfet

Closing Date: 12/09/2026