Job overview

Thank you for your taking the time to consider this opportunity to work with us. We are firmly committed to being the best possible provider of healthcare and place to work in the NHS and we have an exciting opportunity to recruit to Consultant Hepatology positions.

UHL is a Trust with regional and national reach. It has an operating turnover more than £1.4 billion and it provides a wide range of general and specialist services across a diverse range of communities in Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland (LLR) and beyond. Whilst we are a large Trust, it is essential that we ensure all our communities, patients and colleagues receive a personal and positive experience when they interact with the Trust reflected in our new vision Leading in Healthcare, Trusted in Communities.
 
This is an exciting time to be joining the Hepatology Team at UHL with investment being secured to expand the consultant and Clinic Nurse Specialist (CNS) teams.  We are delighted to offer opportunities for 3 hepatology consultants.  There are 2 expansion posts and a replacement post.  All posts will work across the 3 sites within UHL and have Community sessions within their job plan.

We are looking for Consultant Hepatologist’s who can show that they lead in the right way and that can evidence what they deliver. We will work together as a team across UHL to drive improvements in care and to create an environment in which individuals and teams can excel. 

Main duties of the job

There is increasing demand for inpatient and outpatient services in LLR with some of the highest levels of liver related death in England. The outpatient service has been designed to most efficiently identify the level of liver fibrosis in those with alcohol or the metabolic syndrome risk factors, and separate them from the assessment of those that have a positive  NILS. We have been working with LLR ICB to encourage systematic screening for liver fibrosis in the community. We are experimenting with new models of care that puts the emphasis on lifestyle interventions in primary care as the key to reducing death rates in hepatology in the future. We are also looking at whether patients with compensated cirrhosis can remain in primary care for their surveillance, with virtual support from UHL hepatology via our established electronic advice and guidance. In the next year, our Hepatocellular carcinoma surveillance programme is being redesigned with 3 new CNS posts and an administrator/navigator. 

It is expected that the post holder will take part in the Department’s on-call rota for In-reach and GI Bleed as well as working in their specialist area of Hepatology.   These appointment will provide consultant ward rounds, outpatient services (potentially including viral hepatitis), hot clinics and endoscopic services, including potentially EUS and ERCP.  Successful candidates will be expected to be involved in Undergraduate and Postgraduate education and research.

Working for our organisation

Our new strategy, 'Leading in healthcare, trusted in communities' was developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners and is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).

We have four primary goals: 

• high-quality care for all, 
• being a great place to work, 
• partnerships for impact, and 
• research and education excellence

And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:

• we are compassionate,
• we are proud, 
• we are inclusive, and 
• we are one team 

This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.