Locum Consultant in Paediatric Hepatology

Leeds Teaching Hospitals; Leeds; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare trust in Leeds is seeking a Locum Consultant in Paediatric Hepatology to join a team dedicated to the assessment and treatment of children with complex liver diseases. This role offers the opportunity to work flexibly on a multidisciplinary team and contribute to high-quality patient care, research, and education in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Completed a recognised training programme in paediatric Hepatology.
• Experience in training undergraduate medical students and postgraduate doctors.
• Medically fit to fulfil all aspects of the post.

Responsibilities

• Deliver care to patients under the care of the Paediatric Hepatology team.
• Contribute to research, teaching, and new developments.
• Participate in outreach clinics and sub-specialty hepatology out-patient clinics.

Skills

Effective interpersonal skills

Time management

Ability to carry out medical research

Teamwork

Education

Membership examination of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH)

Job description

Locum Consultant in Paediatric Hepatology

Thisis an exciting opportunity to join our Paediatric Hepatology department for 6months.

ThePaediatric hepatology team provide a comprehensive range of tertiary paediatrichepatology services such as acute and chronic liver disease, portalhypertension, or intrahepatic lesions. Examples include acute liver failure,biliary disease or structural abnormalities, metabolic liver disease, viralhepatitis, autoimmune disorders, cystic fibrosis, NAFLD, congenital hepaticfibrosis, Wilsons disease.

Outreachclinics are currently provided with colleagues in Manchester, Liverpool,Sheffield, Nottingham, Newcastle and Glasgow.

Thereis a multidisciplinary team of specialist clinical nurses, transplantcoordinators, dieticians, pharmacist, social worker, physiotherapist,occupational therapist, speech therapist, psychologist, youth worker and playtherapists.

Main duties of the job

Thesuccessful candidate will join a team of 4 consultants with a 1 in 5 on callrequirement on a 10PA contract. There are opportunities to develop aspecialised interest of the candidates choice and for the post to be extendedif it suits service needs.

ThePaediatric Hepatology Department in Leeds is a National Specialist Service forthe assessment, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of children who have a widerange of acute and chronic liver disease, portal hypertension, or intrahepaticlesions. Examples include acute liver failure, biliary disease or structuralabnormalities, metabolic liver disease, viral hepatitis, autoimmune disorders,cystic fibrosis, NAFLD, congenital hepatic fibrosis, Wilsons disease. Thedepartment has a close relationship with other specialties includingcardiology, nephrology, haematology and oncology and rheumatology, for jointmanagement of multisystem disorders.

Thedepartment receives approximately 300 new patients per year, and performs 20transplants, of which an increasing number are from live donors.

Futureproofing such an integral service to the vast population that we serve. Thedepartment has secured funding for a permanent position (to expand to 5 fulltime consultants). We anticipate that we will have substantive post advertisedwithin the next 6 months.

About us

LeedsTeaching Hospitals is one the largest teaching hospital trusts in Europe, withaccess to leading clinical expertise and medical technology. We care for people from all over the countryas well as the 780,000 residents of Leeds itself. The Trust has a budget of £1.8 billion. Our 17,000 staff ensure that every year wesee and treat 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 and1,050,000 out-patient appointments. Weoperate from 7 hospitals on 5 sites.

Ourvision is based on The Leeds Way, founded on values of working that were putforward by our own staff. Our valuesare:

• Accountable
• Empowered

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our processof redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. Assuch, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the rightto close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you doexperience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, pleasebear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact ifyou have any questions.

Job responsibilities

Thepost holder will join the existing consultant team in delivering the specialistPaediatric Hepatology and Liver Transplant Service. The post holder will striveto ensure that the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust maintains and improvesits standing nationally and delivers high quality patient care within theframework of the NHS.

ThePaediatric Hepatology Consultant post will offer an exciting opportunity towork flexibly within the department. This will require a commitment to closeteam working so as to be able to offer timely interventions for patients. Aswell as having fixed clinical commitments, the post holder will contribute tothe Annual teamwork plan to ensure the service is delivered continuously.

• 1.1 To deliver care to patients under the care of the Paediatric Hepatology team:
  • Supervision of patients
  • Care of in-patients as part of a 1:5 on-call rota
  • Contribute to SpecialistMulti-Disciplinary Team meetings
• 1.2 To link with Consultant colleagues inother relevant site specialist teams within the Childrens CSU and across theTrust.
• 1.3 To work with colleagues in PaediatricHepatology to deliver acute on-call (1:5). This includes both out-of-hourscover in addition to acute ward rounds during normal working hours.
• 1.4 To contribute to research, teaching andnew developments within the Paediatric Hepatology department. The post holderwill be encouraged to facilitate and contribute to the current clinicalresearch programs on going in the department.
  • 1.4.1 To take on and develop outreach clinics, aswell as participating in the various general and sub- specialty hepatologyout-patient clinics based on site at Leeds.
  • 1.4.2 To assist the Paediatric Liver TransplantSurgeons and Paediatric Hepatobiliary Surgeon, in delivery of an emergency andelective hepatobiliary and liver transplant supra-regional service, asrecommended by NHS England.

ThePaediatric Hepatology Department in Leeds is a National Specialist Service forthe assessment, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of children who have a widerange of acute and chronic liver disease, portal hypertension, or intrahepaticlesions. Examples include acute liver failure, biliary disease or structuralabnormalities, metabolic liver disease, viral hepatitis, autoimmune disorders,cystic fibrosis, NAFLD, congenital hepatic fibrosis, Wilsons disease. Thedepartment has a close relationship with other specialties includingcardiology, nephrology, haematology and oncology and rheumatology, for jointmanagement of multisystem disorders.

Theservice was designated a National Specialist Service in 2000, and became thethird centre to be recognised in the UK to provide Paediatric Hepatology andTransplantation. Since that time, the service has developed and expanded. Thedepartment receives approximately 300 new patients per year, and performs 20transplants, of which an increasing number are from live donors.

Outpatientclinics are run in the Paediatric Outpatient Department of Leeds ChildrensHospital at Leeds General Infirmary. In addition to General Hepatology clinics,there are weekly transplant clinics and subspecialty clinics in metabolic liverdisease, viral hepatitis, NAFLD and transition.

Facilities

PaediatricHepatology inpatients are in ward L50, Clarendon wing in LGI. This is a sharedward with Paediatric Nephrology. There are 13 beds, including 2 high dependencybeds, and 9 isolation cubicles. There is an adjacent designated transplanttheatre and PICU within Clarendon Wing.

Thereis one general anaesthetic designated endoscopy/liver biopsy list per week intheatre and urgent procedures can be arranged any other day in the acutetheatre.

TheLeeds based liver clinics take place in the childrens outpatient suite inMartin Wing.

CurrentHepatologists in post

DrMarumbo Mtegha

DrKavitha Jayaprakash

CurrentHepatobilary Surgeons

MrMagdy Attia

MrVivek Upasani

MrRaj Prasad

Person Specification

Experience

• Should have completed a recognised training programme in paediatric Hepatology
• Evidence of the ability to carry out medical research.
• Applicants have undertaken undergraduate medical training in English or Achieved the minimum score of 7 across all 4 categories in the academic International English Language Testing System
• Experience in training undergraduate medical students and postgraduate doctors.
• Well organised and skilled in good time management.
• Effective interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrate ability to relate to and work within a team.
• Experience of participation in regular clinical audit.
• Understanding of current issues in the NHS.
• Medically fit to fulfil ALL aspects of the post, and to be able to respond quickly to emergencies, as necessary.
• Meets professional health requirements(in line with GMC standards/Good Medical Practice
• Hold full GMC Registration with a license to practice.

Eligibility, Fitness to practice, and Language Skills

• Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment and hold a current licence to practice.
• Eligibility to work in the UK.
• Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in paediatric Hepatology
• Specifically, he/she must demonstrate higher paediatric training in paediatric Hepatology
• Evidence of continuous career progression consistent with personal circumstances.

Qualifications

• Membership examination of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) or equivalent qualification.

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.