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Consultant in Liver Transplant and Organ Retrieval
NHS
Leeds
On-site
GBP 105,000 - 140,000
Full time
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Job summary
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust seeks two Consultants in Liver Transplant and Organ Retrieval. Join a team providing high-quality transplant services across Yorkshire, with opportunities for clinical research and undergraduate teaching. Candidates should possess significant experience and commitment to developing excellence in care.
Qualifications
- Experience in liver transplantation and organ retrieval essential.
- Completion of a recognised training programme in General Surgery required.
- Evidence of clinical research ability.
Responsibilities
- Provide liver transplantation and organ retrieval services.
- Support clinical research in Transplant surgery.
- Participate in a 1:8 on-call rota.
Skills
Education
Job description
- Req#: C9298-CON-908?language=en&page=964&sort=publicationDateDesc
- To support the delivery of Liver Transplantation, Organ Retrieval (NORS) and General Surgery services at Leeds Teaching Hospitals and achieve and sustain performance against key national waiting time standards.
- To contribute to the role of Leeds as a training centre for Transplant surgery
- To improve the efficiency and productivity of the Transplant surgical service
- To help sustain Leeds as a centre of excellence in specialist care.
- To provide support and clinical expertise to the teams based in referring centres
- To maintain and develop clinical research in Transplant surgery
- To contribute to and improve the quality of Undergraduate and Postgraduate training in Liver transplant and Organ retrievals
- To improve the quality of care and increase the scope for innovation
- To participate in a 1:8 Liver Transplant Consultant on-call rota to provide in-hours and out-of-hours transplant
- To participate in Organ Retrieval Service/ NRP (12 working days in a 48 week cycle)
- To support the delivery of Liver Transplantation, Organ Retrieval (NORS) and General Surgery services at Leeds Teaching Hospitals and achieve and sustain performance against key national waiting time standards.
- To contribute to the role of Leeds as a training centre for Transplant surgery
- To improve the efficiency and productivity of the Transplant surgical service
- To help sustain Leeds as a centre of excellence in specialist care.
- To provide support and clinical expertise to the teams based in referring centres
- To maintain and develop clinical research in Transplant surgery
- To contribute to and improve the quality of Undergraduate and Postgraduate training in Liver transplant and Organ retrievals
- To improve the quality of care and increase the scope for innovation
- To participate in a 1:8 Liver Transplant Consultant on-call rota to provide in-hours and out-of-hours transplant
- To participate in Organ Retrieval Service/ NRP (12 working days in a 48 week cycle)
- Should have completed a recognised training programme in General Surgery and have evidence of subspecialist training in Liver Transplant and Organ Retrieval.
- Evidence of the ability to carry out medical research.
- Experience in training undergraduate medical students and postgraduate doctors.
- Experience of participation in regular clinical audit.
- Previous experience of supervising research by junior staff.
- Previous attendance on Appraisal Techniques and Small Group Teaching Workshops.
- Understanding of current issues in the NHS.
- *Well organised and skilled in good time management.
- *Effective interpersonal skills.
- *Demonstrate ability to relate to and work within a team.
- *Hold full GMC Registration with a license to practice.
- *Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via:
- -CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) CESR (or) international applicants should comply with the GMC specialty registration process. CESR applicants must be on the relevant Specialist Register at the time of application.
- Attendance at recognised management course.
- FRCS or equivalent qualification.
- Hold full GMC Registration with a license to practice.
- YOUR GMC NUMBER MUST BE CLEARLY STATED ON YOUR APPLICATION FORM.
- Eligibility to work in the UK.
- Is up to date and fit to practise safely.
- Relevant higher degree.
- Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in in Liver Transplantation, Organ Retrieval and general Surgery.
- Specifically, must demonstrate higher level of clinical experience and competence in Liver Transplant, Organ Retrieval and Organ Retrieval.
- Evidence of continuous career progression consistent with personal circumstances.
- Experience of liver splitting, machine technologies and Live Donor Liver Transplant (LDLT)
- Should have completed a recognised training programme in General Surgery and have evidence of subspecialist training in Liver Transplant and Organ Retrieval.
- Evidence of the ability to carry out medical research.
- Experience in training undergraduate medical students and postgraduate doctors.
- Experience of participation in regular clinical audit.
- Previous experience of supervising research by junior staff.
- Previous attendance on Appraisal Techniques and Small Group Teaching Workshops.
- Understanding of current issues in the NHS.
- *Well organised and skilled in good time management.
- *Effective interpersonal skills.
- *Demonstrate ability to relate to and work within a team.
- *Hold full GMC Registration with a license to practice.
- *Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via:
- -CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) CESR (or) international applicants should comply with the GMC specialty registration process. CESR applicants must be on the relevant Specialist Register at the time of application.
- Attendance at recognised management course.
- FRCS or equivalent qualification.
- Hold full GMC Registration with a license to practice.
- YOUR GMC NUMBER MUST BE CLEARLY STATED ON YOUR APPLICATION FORM.
- Eligibility to work in the UK.
- Is up to date and fit to practise safely.
- Relevant higher degree.
- Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in in Liver Transplantation, Organ Retrieval and general Surgery.
- Specifically, must demonstrate higher level of clinical experience and competence in Liver Transplant, Organ Retrieval and Organ Retrieval.
- Evidence of continuous career progression consistent with personal circumstances.
- Experience of liver splitting, machine technologies and Live Donor Liver Transplant (LDLT)
Applications are invited for 2 posts of Consultant in Liver Transplant and Organ Retrieval at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
The Hepatobiliary and Liver Transplant surgery team consists of 8 full time consultants who deliver services across Yorkshire and the North-West region.
The service currently delivers:
- Around 150 Adult & Paediatric Liver Transplantation with scope to do 175 transplants a year
- Around 200 Organ Retrievals
- Over 300 Liver Resections
- Active Live Donor Liver Transplant Program for Adult & Paediatric recipients within NHS
You will be expected to join other consultants within the specialty to provide and develop a comprehensive Adult Liver transplant and Organ retrieval (part of National Organ Retrieval Service) service to the Yorkshire and wider region. Liver Transplant and Organ retrieval experience is essential. Experience in Splitting Livers, Machine preservation and Live donor liver transplantation is desirable. Leeds Teaching Hospitals has a strong reputation in clinical management, teaching and research.
INTERVIEWS WILL BE HELD VIA MS TEAMS: Tuesday 15 July 2025
The successful applicant should possess FRCS (or equivalent) and should be included on the Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT at the time of interview, if currently within a training programme within the UK. In accordance with the consultant appointment regulations, all other categories of doctors must be on the Specialist Register.
Applicants should have established skills in liver transplantation and its related specialties including organ retrieval and general surgery. Experience in machine perfusion technologies and ANRP is highly desirable. This role includes a general surgery component that involves treating benign biliary disease and various aspects of general surgery. The successful candidate is also expected to provide coverage for the National Organ Retrieval Service. Leeds Teaching Hospitals currently provides organ retrieval coverage for 39 weeks each year.
A strong commitment to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and a research interest is desirable.
For further details please refer to the job description and person specification for this post.
Consideration will be given to applicants who wish to work full or part time and those wishing to job share.
If shortlisted, you will be required to give a 10-minute presentation on:
Implementation and utilisation of Normothermic Regional Perfusion
Leeds Teaching Hospitals is one the largest teaching hospital trusts in Europe, with access to leading clinical expertise and medical technology. We care for people from all over the country as well as the 780,000 residents of Leeds itself. The Trust has a budget of £1.1 billion. Our 20,000 staff ensure that every year we see and treat over 1,500,000 people in our 2,000 beds or out-patient settings, comprising 100,000 day cases, 125,000 in-patients, 260,000 A&E visits and 1,050,000 out-patient appointments. We operate from 7 hospitals on 5 sites all linked by the same vision, philosophy and culture to be the best for specialist and integrated care.
Our vision is based on The Leeds Way, which is a clear statement of who we are and what we believe, founded on values of working that were put forward by our own staff. Our values are to be:
Patient-centred
Fair
Collaborative
Accountable
Empowered
We believe that by being true to these values, we will consistently achieve and continuously improve our results in relation to our goals, which are to be:
1. The best for patient safety, quality and experience
2. The best place to work
3. A centre of excellence for specialist services, education, research and innovation
4. Hospitals that offer seamless, integrated care
5. Financially sustainable
19 May 2025
Hospital medical and dental staff
Consultant
£105,504 to £139,882 a year
Permanent
Full-time, Flexible working
C9298-CON-908
St. James's University Hospital
Beckett Street
Leeds
LS9 7TF
In relation to this post, the Hepatobiliary and Liver Transplant surgery team consists of 8 full time consultants who deliver services across Yorkshire and the North-West region. The service currently delivers:
- Around 150 Adult & Paediatric Liver Transplantation with scope to do 175 transplants a year
- Around 200 Organ Retrievals
- Over 300 Liver Resections
- Active Live Donor Liver Transplant Program for Adult & Paediatric recipients within NHS
2. OBJECTIVES OF THE POST
In relation to this post, the Hepatobiliary and Liver Transplant surgery team consists of 8 full time consultants who deliver services across Yorkshire and the North-West region. The service currently delivers:
- Around 150 Adult & Paediatric Liver Transplantation with scope to do 175 transplants a year
- Around 200 Organ Retrievals
- Over 300 Liver Resections
- Active Live Donor Liver Transplant Program for Adult & Paediatric recipients within NHS
2. OBJECTIVES OF THE POST
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional informationThis 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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Leeds Teaching Hospitals
St. James's University Hospital
Beckett Street
Leeds
LS9 7TF
https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Leeds Teaching Hospitals
St. James's University Hospital
Beckett Street
Leeds
LS9 7TF
https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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