Location: Aintree University Hospital
Contract Type: Substantive | Full Time
Salary: In line with NHS Consultant Terms and Conditions
University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (ULHG) is pleased to invite applications for an experienced Consultant Gastroenterologist / Hepatologist with significant experience in HPB medicine and endoscopy to join our team at Aintree University Hospital. This post is a replacement following a recent retirement.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a collaborative and forward-thinking department in a high-acuity teaching hospital with a strong reputation for clinical excellence. Aintree Hospital is host to the regional Medical Hepatobiliary team with advanced endoscopy performed both with ERCP, cholangioscopy and advanced EUS guided therapeutics to support this service. Tertiary referrals are received from all areas of Cheshire and Merseyside as well as North Wales, the Isle of Man and parts of Lancashire and Staffordshire.
The successful candidate will be based at Aintree and will be supported to grow both clinical and academic interests within a dynamic, well-resourced environment.
Applicants must hold full GMC registration with a licence to practise, MRCP(UK) (or equivalent), and be on the Specialist Register (or within 6 months of CCT at interview).
We welcome applications from appropriately experienced consultants.
Informal enquiries and visits are encouraged.
The successful applicant will join a supportive consultant team, delivering high-quality, patient-centred care within the gastroenterology and hepatology services at Aintree University Hospital.
Clinical Care: Provide specialist hepatobiliary services, including inpatient, outpatient, and endoscopy care, with the opportunity to develop subspecialty expertise. The role will focus on delivering high-quality, patient-centred care for patients.
Inpatient Care: Participate in a rotational “hot week” model, leading care for the hepatobiliary and hepatology patients, supported by junior doctors and specialist nurses.
Outpatient Clinics & Endoscopy: Conduct regular clinics, offering diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy services. The role will also include opportunities for training and supervision of junior medical staff.
On-Call Rota: Participate in the 1:12 on-call rota, covering emergency gastroenterology cases, inpatient consultations, and acute referrals. Out-of-hours cover will be compensated with either an additional PA or time in lieu.
Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) Involvement: Engage in multidisciplinary meetings, contributing to collaborative, pathway-based care in areas such as advanced HPB endoscopy, hepatobiliary cancers, and more.
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.
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For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Tamsin Gledhill Job title: Clinical Director Gastroenterology Email address: Tamsin.Gledhill@liverpoolft.nhs.uk Telephone number: 0151 529 2807
Dr Margaret Corrigan , Consultant Hepatologist & Clinical Lead for Hepatology
Tel: 0151 529 6737
Margaret.Corrigan@liverpoolft.nhs.uk
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