Consultant in Hepatology

3 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust Full time

Job summary

The Liver Unit at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is a busy tertiary hepatology facility with full integration of the academic department, basic science, translational research and NHS clinical service. The Department provides hepatology outpatient services in St Mary's, St Charles', Hammersmith, Charing Cross and Queen Charlotte's hospitals. In addition to General Hepatology Clinics, members of the Department provide specialist clinics in NASH, liver oncology, HBV, antenatal care, paediatric hepatitis, decompensated cirrhosis, pre- and post liver transplant. Within the Department is a 4-bedded clinical day unit. There is a busy clinical trials team managing a wide-range of commercial and investigator-led studies. The department also manages inpatient hepatology beds on the St Marys site admitting a wide range of patients and established outreach to Charing Cross Hospital and Hammersmith. There is a fully integrated, basic science research group with co-located laboratory facilities and successful candidates will be encouraged to continue, initiate or collaborate in the scientific research of the Department, as well as teaching.

Main duties of the job

There will be two joint Consultant posts with London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) to work in the departments of Hepatology, primarily based at St Mary's (Imperial) and also the department of Hepatology at Northwick Park (LNWH) Hospital.

The post holders will contribute to the hepatology and endoscopy services at both Trusts. This is a result of changes in job plans of existing members of the department and to support growth in clinical activity. The post holders time will be divided between clinical work, inpatient and Outpatients.

The post holder will work closely with other members of the team to ensure high quality acute and general medical and hepatology services within the strategic framework agreed by the team. They will work closely with the appropriate clinical management teams.

About us

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

The statutory requirement to be fully Covid-19 vaccinated as a condition of employment from April 2022 is subject to legislative review. At Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19. The successful applicant may have contact with patients and service users and as part of our pre-employment checks and risk assessments, we will ask all candidates to confirm whether or not they have been fully vaccinated or have a medical exemption.

As part of our continued response to Covid19 we are still conducting the majority of our interviews virtually. We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Postholder is expected to provide High Quality Care to Patients in Acute & General Medicine and Gastroenterology.

The post holder will participate in the teaching and training of undergraduates and junior medical staff. They will be encouraged to participate in ongoing research within the department.

The post holder will work with medical, nursing and managerial colleagues to ensure high performance in the following areas:

Medical Staff Management Governance/Audit Strategy and Business Planning Leadership and Team Working

The postholder will be expected to undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of individual patients, and to contribute to the proper functioning of the clinical department, including involvement in audit and clinical governance.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

GMC registered Medical Practitioner Entry on the General Medical Council (GMC) Specialist Register via one of the following: a. Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) (the proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of the interview) b. Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) c. European Community Rights Appropriate Royal College Membership ( MRCP)

Knowledge/ Skills

Essential

CCT in Gastroenterology and General (Internal) Medicine Specialist expertise in Hepatology Independent practice in upper GI endoscopy (including therapies) by JAG criteria IT Skills and computer literacy

Leadership/ Management Skills

Essential

Able to take responsibility, show leadership, make decisions, exert appropriate authority. Have proven skills in leading, motivating, developing and managing the performance of colleagues Knowledge of finance/budgets Management of staff

Teaching & Training

Essential

Experience of teaching and training undergraduates / postgraduates and junior medical staff.

Audit

Essential

Understanding of principles of clinical audit Leading audits

Academic achievements

Essential

Evidence of achievement appropriate to appointment at consultant level at ICHT

Language

Essential

Are able to speak and write English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfil the job requirements

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