Consultant in Liver Transplant

Job description

Required to fill this new post within the Transplantation & Hepatobiliary Surgery Department at the St James’s University Hospital.  

The Liver transplant programme in Leeds is well established and Leeds is the third largest liver transplant unit in the country. Leeds is leading nationally in Living Donor Liver Transplantation. Annually, the unit performs 140-150 adults and 20 paediatric liver transplants. The Transplant & Hepatobiliary unit in Leeds delivers over a 1000 major procedures annually. 

Applicants should have established skills in Liver Transplantation, Organ Retrieval and General Surgery. Experience in splitting livers for adults and paediatrics is highly desirable. Experience in paediatric liver transplantation is also desirable. There is a general surgery component to this job which will involve dealing with benign biliary disease and other aspects of general surgery. Also, the successful candidate is expected to provide cover for the National Organ Retrieval Service. Leeds Teaching Hospitals currently provides cover for Organ retrieval for 26 weeks annually. A strong commitment to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and a research interest is desirable 

The successful applicant should possess FRCS (or equivalent) and should be included on the Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT at the time of interview, if currently within a training programme within the UK.  In accordance with the consultant appointment regulations, all other categories of doctors must be on the Specialist Register.

If shortlisted, you will be required to give a 10 minute presentation on: 

‘Pushing the boundaries in Liver Transplantation and expanding the use of Marginal grafts.’ 

Applicants should have established skills in General Surgery and its related specialties including Liver Transplantation and Organ Retrieval Surgery.  A strong commitment to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and a research interest is desirable. 

Consideration will be given to applicants who wish to work full or part time and those wishing to job share. 

Company Description

We contribute to life in the Leeds region, not only by being one of the largest employers with more than 17,000 staff, but by supporting the health and well-being of the community and playing a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest teaching hospitals in Europe, a regional and national centre for specialist treatment, a world renowned biomedical research facility, a leading clinical trials research unit and also the local hospital for the Leeds community.

This means we have access to some of the country's leading clinical expertise and the most advanced medical technology in the world.

We are rated as a good Hospital Trust by our regulators the Care Quality Commission.

We have a £1 billion budget, providing local and specialist services for our immediate population of 770,000 and regional specialist care for up to 5.4 million people.

Our patients are at the heart of everything we do. We employ over 17,000 people who are committed to delivering high quality care to all of our patients all of the time.

We also have an international reputation for excellence in specialist care, research and medical training.