Consultant Hepatologist

Consultant Hepatologist

The closing date is 27 September 2026

University Hospitals of Liverpool Group wishes to appoint a Consultant Gastroenterologist/Hepatologist.

The successful candidate will join 20 Consultant colleagues in providing general and sub-specialty Gastroenterology and Hepatology services across the Trust, supporting the local community and other referring hospitals across the region.

The Care Group spans the full range of inpatient, outpatient and endoscopy services. It is supported clinically by 3 Nurse Consultants, 35 Specialist Nurses, 6 StRs, a Hepatology NTN, 1 Lecturer and 5 F1/F2 doctors. This is a 10 PA role.

The Trust provides general acute healthcare services to residents of Liverpool, North Merseyside and the surrounding areas. It also provides tertiary care for digestive diseases across Merseyside, Cheshire, North Wales, the Isle of Man and beyond.

The successful candidate will be based at the Royal Liverpool Hospital site and will be a member of the Gastroenterology Department

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the post will be to provide and help further develop the Hepatology service along with the other WTE Hepatology Consultants already in post that will meet the future demands for Hepatology Services in a level 2 hepatology service.

We currently have 7 state of the art endoscopy rooms within the unit on the Royal site. In addition we have a satellite diagnostic endoscopy unit at Broadgreen Hospital delivering colonoscopy and TNG. The endoscopy department is staffed and commissioned to deliver 104 session per week. The post holder will be expected to contribute to the delivery of endoscopy lists for both specialist endoscopy and diagnostic endoscopy to help the trust meet its diagnostic targets.

We have new state-of-the-art equipment in every room, Audio-visual facilities and have a reputation for Innovation, Standards & Quality to which the successful candidate would be expected to contribute.

About us

NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHL Group) was formed on 1 November 2024, born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our communities.

We are one of the largest employers in region, with over 18,900 colleagues who are 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 that extend to more than two million people in the North West.

We operate from five hospital sites:Aintree University Hospitalis 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 Hospitalis home to several elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospitalprovide specialist services incardiothoracic surgery,cardiology and respiratory medicine, both in the hospital and out in the community.Liverpool Women's Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single en-suite bedrooms and mainly focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

Job responsibilities

The Job Plan

The Appointee, together with his or her colleagues will have a commitment to the provision of Hepatology services to the Royal Liverpool site within the University Hospitals Liverpool Group. The majority of work will be General Hepatology alongside some subspeciality interest.

In patient ward cover is provided on a rotational basis supporting the management of the Hepatology in-patients when the Consultants take part in hot weeks for 2 weeks at a time. The majority (>90%) of our ward patients have primary GI disorders. The successful candidate will also cover Endoscopy and Out-patient sessions.

The expectation is to provide an on call commitment to support endoscopy and out of hours cover (on call sessions are recognised within our job plans in addition to the on call supplement).

Person Specification Qualifications

• MB, ChB
• Full registration with GMC
• MRCP (UK) or equivalent
• Specialist Register for Gastroenterology with GMC
• Higher Degree (PhD, MD)
• Fellow of Royal College

Experience

• Eligible to be on specialist register in General Medicine
• Eligible to be on specialist register in Gastroenterology
• Wide Experience in Clinical Hepatology
• Evidence of continuing medical education

Knowledge

• Competent endoscopist - Upper GI therapeutics
• Endoscopic skills for acute GI bleeding
• Endoscopy trainer certification by JAG standards

Skills

• Experience of teaching skills to medical and nursing staff and other disciplines
• Ability to lead/chair
• Research capability & prior publications
• Evidence of delivering training & education (PGCE)

Other

• Understanding of principles of research
• Formal Management training

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.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust