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Main area
Hepatology
Grade
Locum Consultant
Contract
Locum: 12 months
Hours
Part time - 8 sessions per week
Job ref
290-LCONA026
Employer
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
St Mary's and London North West University Healthcare Hospital
Town
London
Salary
£105,504 to £139,882 per annum WTE
Closing
28/05/2025 23:59

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Locum Consultant in Hepatology

Locum Consultant

Job overview

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking to appoint a Locum Consultant in Hepatology. The successful candidates will share hepatology duties at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (ICHT) and London North West Hospital Trust (LNWH) supporting the outpatient and inpatient work at each Department equally. 

The Liver Unit at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is a busy tertiary hepatology facility with full integration of the academic department, basic science, and 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

This is a Locum Consultant post between ICHNT and 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 LNWH. 

The post holder will contribute to the hepatology (and if applicable 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 holder’s 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.

Working for our organisation

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. 

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. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Provide High Quality Care to Patients in Hepatology. 

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 

The post holder will be committed to Clinical Governance and Audit: 

Strategy and Business Planning

Leadership and Team Working 

The post holder 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.

At ICHT the posts will be based mainly at the St Mary’s Hospital site but will include clinical commitments at the Charing Cross Hospital. At LNWH the posts will include inpatient, outpatient and endoscopy commitments at Northwick Park Hospital and Central Middlesex Hospital. 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • 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 (e.g. MRCP)

Knowledge/ Skills

Essential criteria
  • CCT in Gastroenterology and General (Internal) Medicine
  • Specialist expertise in Hepatology
  • IT Skills and computer literacy

Leadership/ Management Skills

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

Audit

Essential criteria
  • Understanding of principles of clinical audit
  • Leading audits

Academic achievements

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of achievement appropriate to appointment at consultant level at ICHT

Language

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

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Disability confident employerAccredited Living Wage EmployerNHS Rainbow Badge - BronzeWe Work Flexibly

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dr Ameet Dhar
Job title
Head of Speciality- Hepatology
Email address
[email protected]

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
1st Floor Education Centre
Charing Cross Hospital
W6 8RF
Telephone
07789 171 622
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