Consultant - Renal Transplant & EGS

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare institution in Liverpool is seeking a qualified medical professional to provide vascular access and outpatient clinic services. The ideal candidate will hold a GMC registration and FRCS or equivalent. Responsibilities include conducting outpatient clinics and participating in medical education and audits. The Trust values diversity and encourages applications from under-represented groups. Flexible working arrangements will be considered from the start of employment.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Commitment to equality and diversity

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration required.
• FRCS or equivalent is essential.
• Experience in Transplant & Emergency Surgery preferred.
• Commitment to continuing medical education necessary.

Responsibilities

• Provide non-complex local anaesthesia vascular access procedures.
• Undertake outpatient clinics at the outreach clinic.
• Participate in teaching and training of students.
• Conduct audits and clinical research.

Skills

GMC registration

FRCS or equivalent

UK professional registration

Basic IT skills

Leadership and communication

Education

Medical degree

Research degree (MS/MD/PhD)

Job description

The post holder might also be responsible for providing non‑complex local anaesthesia vascular access procedures and undertaking outpatient clinics at our outreach clinic based at Aintree University Hospital. During out‑of‑hours, these patients will be the responsibility of the core Renal Transplant on call consultant and registrar team based at the main site (Royal).

Essential Criteria

• Full GMC registration
• FRCS or equivalent
• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via CCT or CESR (CP); proposed CCT/CESR (CP) date must be within 6 months of interview. CESR and European Community Rights also acceptable.
• You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

Desirable Criteria

• Reasonable experience in Transplant & Emergency Surgery, experience of general and transplant surgery.
• Experience of emergency general surgery in a busy unit.
• Thorough and detailed knowledge of medical audit, medical education, current clinical and medical best practice.
• Understanding of the clinical governance process.
• Competent in basic IT skills.
• Clinical and sub‑specialty education and training.
• Presentation of audit in meetings.
• Formal experience in teaching with university exposure.
• Further skills in information technology.
• Ability to lead, communicate, liaise and negotiate with others.
• Willingness to support the efficient and smooth running of the specialist service.
• Ability to motivate, innovate and support all disciplines.
• Ability to supervise, appraise, coach and mentor trainees and other doctors.
• Awareness of health service reforms and issues across the healthcare economy.

Teaching and Training – Essential Criteria

• Commitment to continuing medical education.
• Ability to organise and participate in teaching and training of undergraduate and postgraduate students.
• Experience in demonstrating clinical procedures and techniques to other healthcare professionals.
• Minimum of two publications in peer‑reviewed journal as first author.
• Ability to undertake complete audit cycle.
• Ability to undertake multidisciplinary audit.
• Demonstrable experience in clinical research.
• Knowledge of clinical governance issues.
• Interest and awareness of research methodology.

Teaching and Training – Desirable Criteria

• Track record of publications in peer‑reviewed journal.
• Track record of clinical trials recruitment.
• Research degree (MS/MD/PhD) and teaching of degree students with feedback.
• Fellowship in transplant or emergency surgery.

The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. We encourage applicants from the following groups that are currently under‑represented in our workforce: black, Asian and minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBTQ+), disabled, male and age 16‑24.

The Trust is committed to promoting a healthy work‑life balance and achieving fair, equitable and consistent practice. We welcome flexible working requests and will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements from day one of your employment.