Consultant – Organ Retrieval & Liver Transplant

Consultant – Organ Retrieval & Liver Transplant

The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is recruiting two consultant surgeons in the Liver Transplantation & Hepatobiliary Surgery Department.

Scope of Practice

• Perform approximately 120–130 adult and 20 paediatric liver transplants annually and up to 175 transplants per year.
• Conduct around 175 organ retrievals and over 300 liver resections each year.
• Lead an active live donor liver transplant programme for adult and paediatric recipients.
• Provide coverage for the National Organ Retrieval Service (39 weeks per year).
• Deliver an elective general surgery component, treating benign biliary disease and other general surgical cases.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide consultant‑level surgical care in liver transplantation, organ retrieval, NRP and machine perfusion.
• Engage in research and academic activities and support undergraduate and postgraduate education.
• Present a 10-minute talk on “Liver Transplantation from DCD donors aged 70 years and over” should you be shortlisted.

Qualifications & Experience

• FRCS (or equivalent) and must be on the Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT at interview.
• Experience in liver transplantation, organ retrieval, NRP, machine perfusion, and general surgery.
• Desirable: expertise in machine perfusion technologies and ANRP.

Employment Conditions

• Full time, part time or job share options available.
• Salary and band: not specified – please contact recruiter for details.
• Eligible for UK Skilled Worker sponsorship only if meeting the salary and eligibility criteria.

Sponsorship Eligibility

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is unable to sponsor applicants who do not meet the Skilled Worker visa route criteria or salary threshold concessions.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required.

Equal Opportunities

The Trust is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all backgrounds, including those belonging to minority ethnic communities.

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