Clinical Fellow in Hepatology - Edinburgh, United Kingdom - NHS Scotland

    NHS Scotland
    NHS Scotland Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    2 weeks ago

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    Fixed-term
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    Clinical Fellow in Hepatology and Liver Transplantation
    Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

    Reference: 184273

    NHS Lothian is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.

    To this end, NHS Lothian welcomes applications from all sections of society.

    Applications are welcome for the above one year fixed term, full time (40 hours per week, with a 1:10 on call commitment attracting a 1A banding supplement) post based in The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, but may be required to undertake clinics at hospitals throughout Scotland.

    The Scottish Liver Transplant Unit (SLTU) performs approximately 100 liver transplants per year. Admitting around 50 patients per year with acute liver failure from all over Scotland. Annually up to 200 patients attend for liver transplant assessment. It is the only liver transplant unit in Scotland.

    There is a 20 bedded transplant ward (which also incorporates renal pancreatic transplant and islet transplantation) as well as a purpose built transplant and renal high dependency unit.

    The GI/Liver ward has 30 beds with 15-20 liver patients and 5-15 GI beds. There are two individual teams each week serving the liver and luminal GI patients separately. Each team has a consultant of the week, a registrar, a core medical trainee and a foundation doctor.

    This is a one year fellowship providing training in GI and liver transplantation.

  • Day to day care of patients in wards
  • Liver transplant clinics
  • Assessing patients for liver transplant
  • Presenting the assessment patients at the weekly departmental transplant assessment meeting
  • Emergency endoscopies as required.
  • Participation in academic, clinical and audit meetings

    • The post does not have educational approval from the Postgraduate Dean and will not be recognised for training.

    For an informal discussion or further information please contact:
    Dr Carol Blair

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    We cannot accept CV's as a form of application and only a completed online application form will be accepted. Personal information will not be sent with the application for short listing. The application form will be identified by the candidate number only to ensure that all applicants are treated equally.

    Closing Date: 4th May 2024

    ***PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early***