Job overview

Applications are invited for a  substantive Consultant Hepatologist to be based at Royal London Hospital . We are looking for an enthusiastic person to join our team of 11 Hepatologist and large group of allied health professionals who strive to provide excellent patient care in a cohesive and forward looking department.  The post holder will be expected to be an integral part of the  Hepatology  team at Royal London providing inpatient and outpatient service. This post holder will work closely other stakeholders including the commissioners to improve the care of patients with liver disease and develop pathways to integrate multi-disciplinary teams in the care of these patients. The post holder will be expected to attend the various  MDT at Royal London Hospital and provide support and guidance to the allied health professional teams attached to the department. There will be opportunities to participate in clinical research within this post.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be required as a minimum to fulfil the following criteria within this role:

 It is expected that the appointee will cover the following main areas of work:

 - Consultant Hepatologist based at The Royal London Hospital within Barts Health NHS Trust.

-  Develop and lead the Alcohol  service for Barts Health patients and the wider NEL network.

- Assist in the delivery of shared care protocols for Alcohol services across NE London and develop broader patients.

- Liaise with Commissioners to carry out national priorities and fulfil our CQUIN requirements

- Develop an area of interest within Chronic Liver disease portfolio which will be helpful for the department to look after its varied cohort of patients

- Contribute to outpatient general hepatology clinics at Barts Health and to the inpatient acute hepatology rota at the Royal London Hospital. This involves daily consultant led ward rounds including on weekends on a rota. It includes seeing all new patients triaged to Hepatology from the general medical take and existing Hepatology inpatients and referrals.

- There will also be a commitment to the routine endoscopy service and an out of hours endoscopy on-call rota.

- Participate in  clinical trials in conjunction of the Hepatology Trials Unit.

Working for our organisation

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

Barts Health supports The Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage