Clinical Fellow in Hepatology (ST3+ Equivalent)

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare organization is seeking a Clinical Fellow in Hepatology to manage inpatients and outpatients with liver diseases. The role includes working under consultants, participating in an out-of-hours on-call rota, and contributing to teaching and audits. Ideal candidates will have a GMC registration and MRCP, with proven experience in liver disease management. This is a unique opportunity to develop skills in a highly regarded liver unit.

Qualifications

• Candidates must be registered medical practitioners with full MRCP.
• Experience managing liver disease is desired.
• Demonstrated commitment to hepatology is essential.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to outpatient and inpatient specialist hepatology services.
• Participate in the hepatology registrar out of hours on a 1:8 rota.
• Engage in audit and clinical governance activities.

Skills

Experience in specialty

Teamwork skills

Independent work ability

Experience in management of complex liver disease

Audit project experience

Education

Primary Medical Qualification

Full GMC registration

MRCP

Job description

Clinical Fellow in Hepatology (ST3+ Equivalent)

The closing date is 16 January 2026

We are looking for a dynamic individual to join our Hepatology services based at the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle. The role will involve the supervised management of inpatients and outpatients with liver disease, including patients with complex liver disease and those undergoing liver transplantation. The post holder will also be expected to contribute to the out of hours registrar hepatology on call rota.

This role is a huge opportunity for anyone with the required skills and the enthusiasm to work within our highly performing regional liver unit and Institute of Transplantation to develop their skills in hepatology.

In addition to the challenges of the role, we can offer you a commitment to teaching, education, research and audit.

Candidates for the post must be registered medical practitioners with full MRCP and ideally experience in the management of liver disease.

Main duties of the job

The role will involve the management of inpatients and outpatients with liver disease, including patients with complex liver disease and those undergoing liver transplantation with consultant support. The post holder will also be expected to contribute to the out of hours registrar hepatology on call rota.

About us

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:

• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Freeman Hospital
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting‑edge care (supported by state‑of‑the‑art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Job responsibilities

Clinical:

To contribute to outpatient and inpatient specialist hepatology services, including managing recipients of liver transplants.

Participate in the hepatology registrar out of hours. This is currently a 1:8 rota.

Administrative:

To participate in audit and clinical governance activity related to hepatology in line with local and national guidance and requirements.

To participate constructively in departmental meetings.

To participate in continuing professional development, appraisal and risk management.

Patient related administration.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

• Primary Medical Qualification.
• Full GMC registration.
• MRCP.

Clinical Skills and Knowledge

• Evidence of experience in the specialty.
• Evidence of a commitment to the specialty.
• Able to work as part of a team but also independently.
• NHS paid work experience (clinical attachments do not count).
• Demonstrate evidence of some experience in management of complex liver disease, acute liver failure and liver transplantation.
• Potential to undertake independent quality improvement projects or research.

Maintaining Clinical Competence

• Written evidence of satisfactory training to date e.g. workplace assessments.

Teaching

• Experience of teaching undergraduate medical students & Foundation Doctors.
• Certificate/diploma in teaching.

Clinical Governance, Audit and Research

• Experience of audit projects.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust