Locum Consultant Hepatologist

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Locum Consultant Hepatologist to lead the HCC service within a multidisciplinary liver/hepato-biliary oncology pathway. The post holder will participate in outpatient clinics, inpatient care, and MDTs, contributing to service development, teaching, and research.

The role emphasizes leadership within the Liver Unit, collaboration with HPB surgery, oncology, radiology, and transplant teams, and a commitment to improving access,

Qualifications

• Fully trained and experienced independent hepatologist.
• Ability to participate as a member of a multidisciplinary team.
• Interest in teaching, mentoring, audit and clinical research as reflected by CV.
• Higher degree (MD or PhD equivalent) mandatory.
• Substantial experience at post-CCT/locum consultant level.
• Competent and signed off for UGI endoscopy including variceal banding.
• CCT in Hepatology (or local equivalent).
• MRCP UK.

Responsibilities

• Participate in Liver Unit outpatient activity with 3 clinics per week including the HCC clinic and post-liver transplant immunosuppression clinic.
• Participate in the management of inpatients with acute and chronic liver diseases, including evaluation for liver transplantation.
• Provide specialist management and input to the HCC service and development of transplant oncology programme.
• Participate in MDT meetings in Liver Transplantation, Cancer and Histology, with emphasis on HCC MDT support.
• Participate in Liver Unit audit and postgraduate teaching programme.
• Engage in clinical research as opportunities arise in liver transplantation, viral hepatitis, autoimmune liver diseases, portal hypertension, fatty liver disease, sarcopenia, cancer and portal hypertension.
• Support the administrative activity of the Transplant Unit.
• Serve as Education lead.

Skills

Endoscopy proficiency (UGI) including,

MDT collaboration

Education

MD or PhD equivalent in hepatology

CCT in Hepatology (or equivalent)

MRCP UK

Tools

UGI endoscopy equipment

Job description

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Locum Consultant Hepatologist

The closing date is 12 November 2026

This locum consultant post has been established to provide dedicated clinical leadership and capacity within the Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) service, supporting the increasing demand associated with the diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing management of patients with primary liver cancer.

The postholder will work as part of the multidisciplinary hepatology, HPB surgery, oncology, radiology, and transplant teams to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care across the HCC pathway. They will contribute to specialist outpatient clinics, multidisciplinary team meetings, inpatient care, treatment planning, and surveillance programmes, ensuring timely access to investigation, diagnosis, and treatment in line with national standards and best practice.

The role will support service sustainability by improving outpatient capacity, reducing waiting times, enhancing continuity of care, and facilitating the delivery of specialist regional and tertiary HCC services. The postholder will also contribute to service development, quality improvement, clinical governance, teaching, and research activities, helping to strengthen the Trust's position as a leading centre for the management of liver disease and liver cancer.

This appointment will provide additional consultant workforce resilience while supporting the continued growth and complexity of the HCC service, ensuring patients receive safe, effective, and timely specialist care.

Main duties of the job

• 1.Participate in Liver Unit outpatient activity with 3 clinics per week including the HCC clinic and post-liver transplant immunosuppression clinic. The other clinic will be a general Hepatology clinic or post LT HCC clinic.


• 2.Participate in the management of inpatients with acute and chronic liver diseases. This will include in-patient and out-patient assessment of patients with chronic liver disease undergoing evaluation for liver transplantation.


• 3.Provide specialist management and input to the HCC service and development of service of the transplant Oncology programme.


• 4.Participate in MDT meeting in Liver Transplantation, Cancer and Histology. Candidate will provide support specifically for the HCC MDT.


• 5.Be expected to participate in Liver Unit audit and postgraduate teaching programme.


• 6.Be expected to participate in clinical research as opportunities arise in sub-specialties such as liver transplantation, viral hepatitis, autoimmune liver diseases, portal hypertension, fatty liver disease, sarcopenia, cancer and portal hypertension.


• 7.Support the administrative activity of the Transplant Unit.


• 8.Formal role as Education lead

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Qualifications

• A fully trained and experiencedindependent hepatologist


• * Ability to participate as a member ofa multidisciplinary team


• * Interest in teaching, mentoring,audit and clinical research asreflected by CV.


• * Higher degree (MD or DPhil/PhDequivalent) mandatory


• * Substantial experience at postCCT/locum Consultant -level.


• * Competent and signed of for UGIendoscopy including varicealbanding


• * CCT in Hepatology (or localequivalent)


• * MRCP UK

Experience

• Fully competent in hepatologyWith appropriate clinical development andexpertise


• Demonstrable clinical leadership in shareddecision making programmes for liverdisease including engagement with clinicalstaff across specialities


• Candidates must demonstrate that they canwork within a multidisciplinary team


• Evidence of an active research and an educationalinterest


• Interest in HCC or/and NET medicine withevidence of this.

Additional Criteria

• A high degree of motivation and personalself-discipline.


• Leadership skills appropriate to: -Directing and teaching medical, nursing andother professions allied to medicine -Participating in and leading amultidisciplinary team


• Commitment to and understanding of theprinciples of audit. Practical experience inrunning clinical audit projects


• An understanding of and commitment toresearch and evidence based practice in allaspects of medical care.


• Research track record in in HCC, livertransplantation and / or NET with aninternationally competitive publicationrecord and a higher degree in the field (PhDor MD)


• Ability to manage applicants own time andwork effectively, understanding of role andimportance of management in the NHS.


• This post requires an enhanced CriminalRecords Check


• Evidence of successful project completion


• Training in Good Clinical Practice (GCP)


• Evidence of management ability for example in organising and leading a clinical research team.

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.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust