Consultant Hepatologist

Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint a consultant hepatologist. The post can be based either at the Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital (Exeter) or at North Devon District Hospital in Barnstaple depending on the preference of the successful candidate.

Main duties of the job

As a key member of the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, you will be joining an exceptional team working together to help our patients to stay healthy, when they need it most.

About us

Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford).

Our state-of-the-art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world-class care to our local communities.

It has never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as you'll help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.

Job responsibilities

The Royal Devon is a level 2 liver centre (BSG). We participate remotely in weekly transplant listing meetings with our partners in Kings College, and provide transplant work-up and early post-transplant care locally. TIPS and loco-regional therapies for HCC are performed in Exeter and we hold weekly cancer MDTs. We are a hub centre for second line PBC therapies, and currently lead the regional hepatitis C operational delivery network (ODN).

Our department is friendly, successful and ambitious. Consultants will be supported by an established team of hepatology nurses and allied healthcare professionals (including dietetics, physiotherapy, occupational therapy and palliative medicine). The Trust has an electronic patient record (EPIC), a multi-million-pound research facility, a significant development budget and big plans for the future. The Trust will support new consultants to develop innovative new services and to pursue research and teaching interests.

Person Specification

Preference will be given to staff with Priority and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon.

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.

Employer name

Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust