Consultant Hepatologist

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant Hepatologist

The closing date is 21 June 2026

This is a new Consultant post within Hepatology, based at King’s College Hospital (Denmark Hill), with responsibilities across both hospital and community settings. The postholder will work as part of the multidisciplinary team to deliver high‑quality specialist hepatology care for both inpatients and outpatients, while leading the development of community‑based services.

Main duties of the job

• Maintain the highest clinical standards in the management of hepatology patients, both inpatient and outpatient, and contribute to the care of general medical inpatients.
• Participate in the General Hepatology and General Medicine rota, providing 24/7 consultant cover alongside colleagues, including cover of annual leave and short‑term sickness.
• Lead and support the development of community hepatology services, with a focus on early cancer diagnosis, viral hepatitis and primary care pathways.
• Work collaboratively across primary, secondary and tertiary care to enhance regional hepatology services and patient pathways.
• Provide clinical supervision, teaching and training for junior medical staff, students and multidisciplinary colleagues; contribute to teaching and examination duties as required.
• Contribute to clinical governance, including audit, quality improvement, morbidity and mortality review, and learning from deaths.
• Participate in research activities in line with Trust priorities, including clinical and translational research.
• Support departmental and divisional objectives, including service development, business planning and operational delivery.
• Exercise professional leadership within the specialty, supporting staff development, appraisal and maintaining high standards of care.
• Ensure compliance with Trust policies, including infection prevention and control, and maintain engagement in continuing professional development (CPD/CME).
• Prepare for and undertake protective interventions in a manner consistent with evidence‑based practice, maintaining patient safety.
• Provide specialist cover for outpatient clinic commitments in peripheral hospitals where agreed with the Care Group management team.
• Contribute to the formulation, implementation and monitoring of the Care Group’s business plan and assist with discussions regarding service plans and developments with internal and external agencies.
• Support consultant‑led 7‑day services and respond to future developments in service delivery.

Qualifications & Higher Qualifications

• Full MRCP or equivalent.
• Other higher degree or diploma (e.g., MD or PhD).
• Full Registration with GMC.
• Name on GMC Specialist Register on date of taking up appointment.
• On the day of interview applicants must be within 6 months of CCT, in final stages of their portfolio pathway application, or be fully registered on the GMC Specialist Register; any applications not meeting these criteria will not be considered.

Training and Experience

• Wide experience in all aspects of hepatology, culminating in award of CCT or equivalent in Gastroenterology/Hepatology.
• Wide experience in all aspects of general medicine, culminating in award of CCT or equivalent in General Medicine.
• Award of CCT or equivalent in General Medicine.

Administration

• Experience in day‑to‑day organisation of general medical services in a busy teaching hospital.
• Familiarity with information technology and general computer skills.
• Familiar with current structure of UK National Health Service and conversant with recent initiatives and changes.

Management and Leadership

• Able to demonstrate leadership capability within multidisciplinary teams.
• Management course and/or qualification.

Audit and Quality Improvement

• Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit.
• Must have undertaken and completed audit projects.
• Audit publications.

Research and Publications

• Experience of clinical research.
• Publication of relevant review articles or case reports.
• Relevant research experience in one or more aspects of hepatology.

Teaching

• Experience of undergraduate and post‑graduate teaching and exam preparation.
• Teaching skills course/qualification.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£113,565 to £150,569 a year per annum excl London Zone Allowance

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