We are pleased to invite applications for a 12-month fixed-term (Registrar Level) post in Gastroenterology and Hepatology based at The Royal Liverpool Hospital, part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group. This is an excellent opportunity to gain broad experience in luminal gastroenterology, hepatology and endoscopy within one of the largest tertiary referral centres in the North West.
The Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at The Royal Liverpool Hospital provides comprehensive tertiary and regional services including hepatology, IBD, advanced endoscopy and clinical nutrition. The successful applicant will work within a large multidisciplinary team and gain exposure to a diverse and complex case mix.
The Post:
The job will be structured to provide outpatient clinics in luminal gastroenterology and hepatology and inpatient work alongside consultant specialist hepatologists and luminal gastroenterologists. Outpatient experience will include general luminal gastroenterology and hepatology clinics, with opportunities for exposure to specialist services depending on service requirements and trainee interests.
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit their careers page .
The Post:
The job will be structured to provide outpatient clinics in luminal gastroenterology and hepatology and inpatient work alongside consultant specialist hepatologists and luminal gastroenterologists. Outpatient experience will include general luminal gastroenterology and hepatology clinics, with opportunities for exposure to specialist services depending on service requirements and trainee interests.
Dedicated endoscopy training opportunities will be available, including diagnostic upper GI endoscopy and colonoscopy where appropriate. The frequency of training lists will be tailored to the successful applicant's previous experience and educational needs, balanced against the training capacity of the department.
No out of hours on calls are included within the role, but this can be discussed if the successful wishes to do so. In hours on call cover (i.e. Mon-Fri 9am-5pm) will be provided during some periods of inpatient ward work. Any subsequently agreed out of hours work would attract the usual pay supplement.
All clinical activity will be undertaken under the supervision of a named consultant, with educational and clinical supervision provided in a similar manner to doctors within an approved Gastroenterology specialty training programme.
Dedicated time will be included within the job plan for professional development, teaching, audit, quality improvement projects, research and portfolio development. Opportunities will be available to participate in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching within the department.
Applicants should have completed Internal Medicine Training (or equivalent experience) and possess MRCP (UK) or an equivalent postgraduate qualification. The post is particularly suitable for doctors considering a career in gastroenterology who wish to consolidate their experience before applying for higher specialty training.
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