Locum Consultant in Chemical Pathology and Metabolic Medicine

NHS; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 109,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS Trust in Liverpool is seeking a dedicated Consultant in Chemical Pathology and Metabolic Medicine. This role involves leading the Bone metabolic service and providing expert diagnostic support. Candidates must be fully registered with the General Medical Council, with experience in clinical biochemistry, endocrinology, and metabolic disorders. The position offers a salary range of £109,725 to £145,478 depending on experience.

Qualifications

• Full registration with the General Medical Council and relevant certification in Chemical Pathology.
• Proven experience in clinical biochemistry, endocrinology, and metabolic disorders.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop the Bone metabolic service.
• Share responsibility in metabolic bone disease and lipid outpatient clinics.
• Provide clinical advisory service in Clinical Biochemistry.
• Participate in multidisciplinary meetings related to metabolic medicine.

Skills

Clinical biochemistry

Endocrinology

Metabolic disorders

Communication skills

Education

MB ChB or equivalent medical qualification

FRCPath or equivalent

MRCP or equivalent

Full and Specialist registration with GMC

Job description

Go back Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Overview

Locum Consultant in Chemical Pathology and Metabolic Medicine

The closing date is 19 October 2025

About the role

Are you a dedicated and experienced Chemical Pathologist looking for your next challenge? We are seeking a highly skilled Consultant Chemical Pathologist to join our team, where you will play a pivotal role in providing expert diagnostic support and delivering excellent patient care. This post is for 10 Programmed Activities (PAs): 8 clinical Direct Clinical Care (DCC) sessions including two laboratory sessions and 2 supporting programmed activities (SPAs).

Department and location

The department of Metabolic Medicine is based at Edward Building (4th floor) at the new Royal Liverpool Hospital site. The laboratory services at Royal Liverpool Hospital merged with those at Aintree Hospital in 2012 to form Liverpool Clinical Laboratories (LCL). The main hub laboratories are based at the Royal site with spoke laboratories at Aintree, Broadgreen, and Liverpool Women’s Hospital.

Requirements

If you have full registration with the General Medical Council and relevant certification in Chemical Pathology and proven experience in chemical pathology, including expertise in clinical biochemistry, endocrinology and metabolic disorders, we would welcome your application.

Main duties of the job

• To take the lead in managing and developing the Bone metabolic service.
• To share responsibility at consultant level in the metabolic bone disease and lipid outpatient clinics.
• To provide a clinical advisory service for Clinical Biochemistry in the Blood Sciences Department of Liverpool Clinical Laboratories (LcL).
• To participate in multidisciplinary meetings related to metabolic medicine.
• To lead the clinical governance meetings for the speciality.
• Providing consultant level clinical and training supervision of medical and other staff associated with the unit.
• To help develop and maintain multidisciplinary clinical networks and care pathways appropriate to the evolving need of patients. This will include development of virtual consultations and engaging with, and involving, patient representative groups.
• Subject to the provisions of the Terms and Conditions of Service, the post-holder will be expected to observe the Trust's agreed policies and procedures, drawn up in consultation with the profession on clinical matters, and to follow the standing orders and financial instructions of the Trust.
• All medical and dental staff employed by the Trust are expected to comply with its Risk Management and Health and Safety Policies and with the guidelines of the General Medical Council's Good Medicine Practice.

About us

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital. We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients. UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond. For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West. Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specializes in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services. For roles at Liverpool Women's, visit their careers page.

Job responsibilities

We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed clinician to join our consultant team. The new consultant will share the provision of outpatient clinics, including virtual and face to face clinics, in metabolic bone diseases and lipid disorders. The post holder will also be expected to lead and develop the bone metabolic services across the LUHFT as well as supporting the research in bone metabolism. Any other sub-specialist interest which dovetails with the requirements of the department and the hospital will be encouraged and supported. The candidate will also be supported to develop a research interest, with excellent opportunities to collaborate within the Trust and University.

The candidate will be expected to manage 4 bone metabolic and 1 lipid outpatient clinic per week. The successful applicant will join the other consultants to provide advice on the management of biochemical abnormalities in inpatients within LUHFT and provide advice and guidance to General Practitioners on a one in five rota.

Main Duties

1. To take the lead in managing and developing the Bone metabolic service.
2. To share responsibility at consultant level in the metabolic bone disease and lipid outpatient clinics.
3. To provide a clinical advisory service for Clinical Biochemistry in the Blood Sciences Department of Liverpool Clinical Laboratories (LcL).
4. To participate in multidisciplinary meetings related to metabolic medicine.
5. To lead the clinical governance meetings for the speciality.
6. Providing consultant level clinical and training supervision of medical and other staff associated with the unit.
7. To help develop and maintain multidisciplinary clinical networks and care pathways appropriate to the evolving need of patients. This will include development of virtual consultations and engaging with, and involving, patient representative groups.
8. Subject to the provisions of the Terms and Conditions of Service, the post-holder will be expected to observe the Trust's agreed policies and procedures, drawn up in consultation with the profession on clinical matters, and to follow the standing orders and financial instructions of the Trust.
9. All medical and dental staff employed by the Trust are expected to comply with its Risk Management and Health and Safety Policies and with the guidelines of the General Medical Council's Good Medicine Practice.

The duties outlined above are not intended to be exhaustive and may change as the needs of the department alter in line with current agendas. This job description will be subject to periodic review and amendment in accordance with the needs of the Trust.

The consultant appointed for this job will be provided with office space (to share with colleagues), personal computer available and a secretary to support admin work.

Audit and Clinical Governance

The post holder will be expected to follow national governance standards as set out in the Healthcare Commission document Standards for Better Health. In addition, the post holder will actively participate in the Trusts clinical governance strategy. Consultants are expected to provide a lead for, and undertake, quality improvement and clinical audit. The post-holder will be required to comply with the principles of research governance and Caldecott requirements.

CPD, Appraisal and Job Planning

Please see JD for more detail.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• MB ChB or equivalent medical qualification
• FRCPath or show evidence of equivalent qualification
• MRCP or show evidence of equivalent qualification
• Full and Specialist registration (and with a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council, or be eligible for registration within six months of interview
• Applicants that are UK trained, must ALSO be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview.
• Applicants that are non-UK trained, will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT
• MD or PhD
• Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English

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.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£109,725 to £145,478 a yearper annum (dependant on experience)