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Job Title: Clinical Fellowship Transplant Hepatology

Specialty/Department: Department of Hepatology

Location: Leeds Liver Unit, St Jamess University Hospital

Salary: Dependent on Experience

Open to ST4 -ST8 grades (or equivalent)

Applications are invited for a Clinical Fellowship available from September 2025 for 12 months (subject to satisfactory progression) in the Department of Hepatology at St Jamess University Hospital, Leeds.

This is an exciting opportunity to train in one of the leading UK Hepatology centres and contribute to the Leeds Liver Units international reputation for transplantation.

The successful candidate will gain experience in all aspects of Hepatology including the assessment of patients with acute and sub-acute liver failure, assessment of patients for treatments such as liver transplantation and TIPSS, patients with a wide variety of complex general Hepatological conditions and with viral hepatitis. This is a clinical post and the fellow will join the out of hours rota and have the opportunity to undertake audit and contribute to ongoing projects in the department.

The Department is affiliated to the University of Leeds with the MRC funded Centre for Bioinformatics, the Leeds Institute of Data Analysis and the NIHR funded Diagnostic Evaluation Co-operative.

Candidates should hold full license to practice with the UK General Medical.

Basic salary scale will depend upon experience. An out of hours banding supplement will also apply.

The successful candidate will contribute to the out of hours rota (1 in 9; resident) on the same basis as other trainees in the department, at registrar level responsibility. This is a single tier rota and appropriate experience in medical specialty training is highly desirable.

The successful applicant will contribute to the inpatient service delivering care of Liver Transplant and Hepatology patients. They will contribute to the Liver Units medical out of hours rota. There will also be the opportunity to participate in specialty clinics such as viral hepatitis, immune hepatology, primary liver cancer and portal hypertension. The appointee will also contribute to the care of patients in the Intensive Care Unit post liver transplant or because of acute liver failure. The Department is also expanding its Community Hepatology service and the appointee would also contribute to this service.

Other opportunities for learning include a weekly radiology meeting, a weekly pathology case conference, the transplant MDT meeting and a weekly training meeting with a wide variety of topics covered over the year.

About us

MEDICAL STAFF IN THE DEPARTMENT

There are 9 full-time Consultant Hepatologists, 1 part-time Consultant Hepatologist, an Academic Consultant Hepatologist in the University of Leeds and a Specialty Doctor making up the senior team within the department.

In addition we have 6 specialist registrars on deanery accredited training schemes, 4 fellows (clinical/clinical-research) and 2 internal medicine trainees. The trainees all participate in a resident on call rota compliant with the European Working Time Directive and also gain training and experience through outpatient clinics. The consultants operate a consultant of the week on call system and lead daily ward rounds including at weekends.

There is a formal system for supervision and appraisal.

The Specialist nurse (CNS) teams include the recipient transplant co-ordinators, hepatology CNSs, substance misuse CNSs and viral hepatitis CNSs.

DUTIES OF THE POST

The successful candidate will contribute to the out of hours rota (1 in 9; resident) on the same basis as other trainees in the department, at registrar level responsibility. This is a single tier rota and appropriate experience in medical specialty training is highly desirable.

The successful applicant will contribute to the inpatient service delivering care of Liver Transplant and Hepatology patients. They will contribute to the Liver Units medical out of hours rota. There will also be the opportunity to participate in specialty clinics such as viral hepatitis, immune hepatology, primary liver cancer and portal hypertension. The appointee will also contribute to the care of patients in the Intensive Care Unit post liver transplant or because of acute liver failure. The Department is also expanding its Community Hepatology service and the appointee would also contribute to this service.

Other opportunities for learning include a weekly radiology meeting, a weekly pathology case conference, the transplant MDT meeting and a weekly training meeting with a wide variety of topics covered over the year.

LEVELS OF RESPONSIBILITY

The successful candidate will report to a clinical supervisor and the Lead Clinician for the overall running and governance of the department. All consultants deliver clinical training and supervision. The successful candidate is expected to comply with the departments leave guidance and has a responsibility to ensure that patient care comes first.

TEACHING AND RESEARCH/STUDY AND TRAINING

All trainees have an assigned supervisor and undergo regular appraisal.

A monthly governance meeting is held in the Department of Hepatology or the Liver transplant programme, providing a well-structured audit and learning environment. Participation in the hospitals mandatory audit programme and governance meetings is expected.

The successful applicant will have the opportunity to contribute to audit or a clinical project within the department should they wish. Enthusiasm to conduct an audit or clinical research project will be welcomed and encouraged.

All new starters to the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust undertake a corporate induction, and there is a well-developed programme of e-learning packages to support education in essential areas such as infection control. The Liver Unit has an intranet site currently holding transplant medicine guidelines and developing as a site for other departmental guidelines. In addition the trust provides a web-based clinical guideline programme and access to Up-to-Date for all members of staff. There is a clinical sciences library based on site.