Consultant Hepatologist

UHDB; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 114,000 - 151,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Development opportunities

Support through recruitment and beyond

Gym and other staff benefits

Job summary

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust invites a dynamic Consultant Hepatologist to join our hepatology team at Royal Derby Hospital. The post is a full-time consultant position based in Derby, with responsibility for a 24/7 gastroenterology and liver service and a daily endoscopy list.

The team currently includes 6 hepatology consultants and 14 luminal gastroenterologists; applicants may discuss flexible working, part-time or job-share.

Qualifications

• MRCP and GMC license to practice are required.
• GMC Specialist Register in Gastroenterology and General Medicine or within 6 months of CCT at time of interview.
• Sub-speciality accreditation in Hepatology.
• Additional higher medical/scientific degree relevant to the specialty.
• Minimum 1 year NHS experience.
• Experience working in a transplant centre.

Responsibilities

• Lead hepatology services at Royal Derby Hospital as part of a large team.
• Provide a 24/7 gastroenterology and liver service with a daily endoscopy list.
• Be on-call for gastroenterology and GI bleeds 24/7.
• Supervise and teach residents and medical students.
• Opportunities for research and quality improvement projects.

Skills

Clinical governance

Teaching

MDT collaboration

Education

MRCP

GMC registration with license

Specialist Register in Gastroenterology & General Medicine

Sub-speciality Hepatology accreditation

Higher medical/scientific degree

Job description

Main area Hepatology Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week (on call) Job ref 320-MDR-8337804-GM

Site Royal Derby Hospital Town Derby Salary £113,565 - £150,569 per annum (on calls) Salary period Yearly Closing 12/11/2026 23:59

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

With over 14,000 members of staff you can expect huge variety and new opportunities every day! Our staff go above and beyond and take pride in caring for our patients.

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is fully committed to promoting inclusion, equality, diversity and human rights in employment and delivery of its services. The Trust is committed to providing an environment where all employees, patients, carers and visitors experience equality of opportunity by means of understanding and appreciating the value of diversity.

As a Trust we promote an inclusive environment and welcome applications from a diverse pool of talent and backgrounds. All individuals are valued and given every opportunity to succeed based on merit.

The Trust actively encourages applications from members of our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. These groups are under-represented in our organisation, and it’s important to us that our workforce reflects the diversity of our communities as much as possible.

Armed Forces and Disability Confident guaranteed interview scheme

To further support the pledges in the Armed Forces Covenant and to make a positive contribution to support ex-armed forces personnel (veterans) make the transition to civilian life, the Trust has introduced a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for veterans who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification, to help them overcome barriers to find civilian employment. The scheme will operate for all external recruitment.

The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer and committed to both employing and retaining people with disabilities. This commitment is to guarantee an interview for any candidate that has disclosed a disability under the Equality Act 2010 and who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification. Reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010 will be considered upon request.

The Trust is proud to be a signatory of the Care Leavers Covenant and is committed to supporting care-experienced people into employment.

Applicants who identify as a care leaver and who meet the essential criteria for the role, as detailed in the person specification, will be guaranteed an interview.

Join us and help make a real difference to our Trust.

Here’s more about the role and what we’re looking for;

Job overview

We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic Hepatologist to join our University of Derby and Burton Hospitals (UHDB) team of 6 Hepatology consultants and 8 specialist nurses.

The successful candidate will also work closely with our 14 luminal gastroenterologists in providing a 24/7 gastroenterology and liver service including a daily inpatient endoscopy list and endoscopy nurse supported out of hours GI bleed service.

This is a full-time position, but candidates wishing to work part-time or in a job-share are encouraged to apply. If a part-time or job-share person is appointed modification of the job content will be discussed with the appointee on a personal basis. Informal visits are welcomed.

Main duties of the job

Hepatology services are primarily based at the Royal Derby Hospital site, which is a level 2 liver centre. In 2023, the service achieved level 2 (full) IQILS (Improving Quality of Liver Services) accreditation. The assessment team highlighted several areas of excellence in the service. The unit is a tertiary referral centre for PTC and TIPSS and works closely with the Liver transplant unit in Birmingham in caring for patients pre and post liver transplantation.

Luminal and Hepatology services are provided on 2 separate dedicated wards at Royal Derby Hospital (RDH) and on 1 ward at Queens Hospital Burton (QHB). At RDH the Hepatology service is supported by 8 Clinical Nurse Specialists including 2 Viral Hepatitis, 2 Hepatology, and 4 HPB cancer nurse Specialists, together with alcohol liaison service. We have excellent endoscopy facilities which are all JAG accredited this includes a 3-room endoscopy suite at QHB and a 2-room endoscopy suite at SRP. We participate in the national bowel cancer screening programme across the Acute Hospitals.

Working for our organisation

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
• On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts about our Trust:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust serves Southern Derbyshire, East Staffordshire and some parts of adjoining areas; Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire and Staffordshire.

We are looking to appoint an additional full-time Consultant Hepatologist. The successful applicant will join the existing vibrant and dynamic team of 6 Hepatologists and 14 Luminal Gastroenterologists at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust. This post is suitable for StRs acquiring CCT or established consultants looking to subspecialise within a large department.

Luminal and Hepatology services are provided on 2 separate dedicated wards at Royal Derby Hospital (RDH) and on 1 ward at Queens Hospital Burton (QHB). At RDH the Hepatology service is supported by 8 Clinical Nurse Specialists including 2 Viral Hepatitis, 2 Hepatology, and 4 HPB cancer nurse Specialists, together with alcohol liaison service. Our endoscopy unit at the Royal Derby Hospital is a modern, 7 room facility, recently entirely re-equipped with the latest HD instruments. We perform over 20,000 procedures annually, including a range of specialist diagnostic and therapeutic procedures: colonoscopy; large polyp EMR; ERCP and EUS. There is a dedicated in-patient Endoscopy list 7 days per week, and we are well supported in radiology with 3 outstanding specialist GI radiologists and an on-call interventional radiology service. We are the lead Bowel Screening Unit in Southern Derbyshire with JAG accreditation.

The medical assessment unit (MAU) is staffed by a team of acute physicians who conduct the post-take rounds. The medical take is supported by a consultant on-call for each medical specialty 24/7 including Cardiology, Respiratory Medicine, Medicine for the Elderly, Nephrology, Stroke and Gastroenterology/Hepatology. The post holder will primarily be on call for gastroenterology and GI bleeds only. There are also many opportunities for research, including participation in CLRN portfolio studies.

Person specification

Qualifications

• MRCP
• Full GMC registration with a license to practice
• GMC Specialist Register for Gastroenterology and General Medicine OR within 6 months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview OR If applying for Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice simultaneously with a Portfolio Pathway (formerly CESR) application, supporting documentary evidence must be provided at interview, to confirm an application has been submitted and is under consideration by the GMC
• Sub-speciality accreditation in Hepatology
• Additional higher medical/scientific degree relevant to the specialty

Clinical Knowledge and Skills

• Evidence of Sub-speciality learning in hepatology
• Experience of working in a Transplant Centre
• Minimum of 1 year NHS experience

Management and Administrative Experience

• Commitment to Continuing Professional Development and the requirements of clinical governance, reporting errors and learning from these
• Attended a management/leadership course

Teaching

• Evidence and experience of supervising and teaching resident doctors and medical students
• Ability to and experience of teaching clinical skills
• Experience of and commitment to clinical audit and/or Quality Improvement Projects (QIP)
• Evidence and ability to assess and apply evidence-based research into every day clinical practice
• Evidence of relevant academic and research achievements relevant to the specialty
• Specific teaching qualification
• Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to under-graduates
• Attended a recognised teaching training course

Language and Communication Skills

• Experience of formal presentations
• Evidence of ability to work as part of an MDT, sharing administrative duties

Our Trust aims to provide the highest quality care to patients within Derbyshire and South East Staffordshire and we want the very best people to work with us.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

If we receive a high number of applications for this position we reserve the right to withdraw the post before the closing date, therefore it is advisable that you apply as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

At UHDB , we offer different ways to work flexibly to each and every one of our colleagues, many of whom already work flexibly at all sites of the Trust.

For our roles we are open to discussing the possibility of part-time/ reduced hours/ compressed hours/ flexible start and finish times/ fixed/flexible shifts/annualised hours/ term time hours/ hybrid working – working partly in the trust/partly at home.

Why don’t you talk to us at interview about the flexibility you would like to explore and what it means to you, and we will discuss what’s possible for the job and team, and the opportunities we might be able to create together.

We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise to work with you to look at all the available options.

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