Job summary
- Main area
- Hepatology
- Grade
- Senior Clinical Fellow (ST4+ equiv)
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (1 year appointment)
- Hours
- Part time - 32 hours per week (4 days per week)
- Job ref
- 234-MS2577
- Employer
- Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- NNUH
- Town
- Norwich
- Salary
- £67,325 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 15/09/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Research Fellow in Clinical Hepatology
Senior Clinical Fellow (ST4+ equiv)
The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (NNUH) is a 1,200-bedded teaching hospital with state-of-the-art facilities for modern patient care: 1100 beds in the PFI and 100 in Cromer Community Hospital.
The NNUH is part of Norfolk and Waveney University Hospitals Group which includes the James Paget Hospital, in Great Yarmouth and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King Lynn.
We carry out nearly one million outpatient appointments, day case procedures and inpatient admissions annually. The population we serve is predominantly the people of Norfolk and north Suffolk, although some patients are referred from further afield especially to access specialist services available at this Trust.
Our staff of c10,000 care for and support patients who are referred to us by around 100 local GP practices and from other acute hospitals. We run more than 60 specialist services as a tertiary centre, including more than a dozen specialist cancer and radiotherapy treatments, and we are one of the biggest cancer centres in the country.
We provide complex spinal surgery services, specialist Neonatal Intensive Care, neurosciences services and specialist cardiac services. Our Trust runs specialist dermatology, rheumatology, endocrinology, adult congenital heart disease services, treatment of complex liver and pancreatic diseases in adults, cystic fibrosis services and intestinal failure services. We are enhancing our urgent and emergency care specialist services for patients with significant injuries as a result of trauma and have an ambition to become a Major Trauma Centre. NNUH is currently the busiest Trauma Unit in the East of England caring for almost 850 trauma patients annually many with complex care needs.
At NNUH it is our privilege to provide healthcare, and our vision is to ‘provide the best care for every patient’. If this inspires you and you share our values, we really want you to join our team.
Our values support our vision and guide the behaviour of everything we do, these are:
People-focused
We look after the needs of our patients, carers and colleagues, to provide a safe and caring experience for all.
Respect
We act with care, compassion and kindness and value others’ diverse needs.
Integrity
We take an honest, open and ethical approach to everything we do.
Dedication
We work as one team and support each other to maintain the highest professional standards.
Excellence
We continuously learn and improve to achieve the best outcomes for our patients and our hospital.
Wish you were here? So do we.
We want all our staff to achieve a balance between work and personal life and understand how important flexible working can be. We welcome applications on a full or part time basis, various shift patterns and hybrid working, where roles allow.
At the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NNUH), we know the benefits diversity can bring to our organisation such as creativity, innovation and compassion. All of which have a direct impact towards our staff and patient experience. We are committed to being a Hospital for All – being equitable and inclusive, and a place where all feel a sense of belonging. We therefore particularly encourage and welcome applications from candidates who are underrepresented in NNUH’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities and long term conditions and people within the LGBT+ community.
Job overview
The above post has been funded to develop and deliver a research programme in autoimmune liver disease within the department of Hepatology at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital. It is funded at 4 days a week for a 12 month period, due to the post being externally funded.
The successful applicant will be working alongside Professor Simon Rushbrook and Dr Victoria Mulcahy to enhance academic work in the field of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis and Primary Biliary Cholangitis. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring that all research components are delivered effectively and on time, coordinating activities across the project, and establishing pilot studies in partnership with NHS colleagues and allied organistaions. Close liaison with other researchers and teams will be essential to ensure integration and knowledge sharing.
We welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. Additionally, people with disabilities will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post. The Trust operates job share and flexible working.
Main duties of the job
Key responsibilities include reviewing relevant literature, obtaining ethical approvals, and adhering to Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and governance guidelines. You will lead the preparation of research instruments, oversee data collection and analysis, and produce progress reports. The role also requires drafting conference papers and publications, presenting findings at conferences, and developing proposals for future funding.
In addition, you will have an opportunity to contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and undertake departmental administrative duties. Compliance with Health and Safety regulations and maintaining confidentiality are essential aspects of the role. The successful candidate will also be expected to carry out any other reasonable duties aligned with the role.
In this post, we would encourage the post holder to evolve and develop an application to either the MRC, Wellcome or NIHR alongside applying to UEA to undertake an MD using the work developed during this position and role.
In parallel to academic duties, the post holder will undertake one autoimmune clinic a week, to ensure they develop a deeper clinical understanding of all aspects of autoimmune liver disease. This clinic will consist of 2 new patients and 8 follow up patients.
This post does not provide dedicated endoscopy or advanced endoscopy, as it is aligned to the delivery of academic hepatology studies.
Working for our organisation
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity.
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
- Flexible working hours
- Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
- Multi Faith prayer room at NNUH Colney Lane site
- Discounted gym memberships
- Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
- Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
- Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH Colney Lane site
- Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
- On-site Nursery at NNUH Colney Lane
- On-site cafes offering staff discounts at NNUH Colney Lane
- Support in career development
- Flexible staff bank
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description for the full details of the post and the person specification.
Full GMC with licence to practise required on application.
Please note this advert will close when sufficient applications are received.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full GMC Registration
- Medical Degree
Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Good communicator.
- Capable of working in a multi-disciplinary team.
- Enthusiasm for service development and teaching.
- Self-motivated
- Ability to plan an prioritise workload
Desirable criteria
- Previous responsibility for service improvement.
- Management skills
- Good organizational skills
Experience
Essential criteria
- Applicants who are Nationals from another European country or elsewhere overseas would have to show equivalence to the 5 years training period in the National Health Service required for the specialty.
- Training and expertise in children’s safeguarding
- Knowledge & experience of Hepatology Medicine.
Desirable criteria
- Experience in research or published papers in area of special interest
- Experience of supervision of students.
Interests
Essential criteria
- Commitment to develop an appropriate special interest
Circumstances
Essential criteria
- Flexible outlook on working hours.
- Must live within a 15-mile radius of the base Trust or 30 minutes travelling time.
- Ability to travel across multi-sites whilst public transport may not be available.
Communications and Language Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate effectively with clinical colleagues, colleagues in pathology and support staff
- Ability to present effectively to an audience, using a variety of methods, and to respond to questions and queries
- Good verbal and written skills.
- Good interpersonal skills; ability to work co-operatively within the group
Desirable criteria
- Good presentation skills.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Professor Simon Rushbrook
- Job title
- Clinical Lead for Hepatology
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01603 287411
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