Job summary
We are looking for a passionate individual who
is required to fill a Locum Consultant post within the Transplantation &
Hepatobiliary Surgery Department at St Jamess University Hospital. The Liver transplant programme in Leeds is
well established and is the third-largest liver transplant unit in the country.
Leeds is leading nationally in Living Donor Liver Transplantation. Annually,
the unit performs 130-140 adult and 20-25 paediatric liver transplants. The
Transplant and hepatobiliary unit in Leeds delivers over 1,000 major procedures
annually. Applicants should have established skills in Organ Retrieval and
General Surgery. Experience in machine perfusion and NRP is highly desirable.
This job has a liver transplant component, which involves dealing with all
aspects of liver transplant. Leeds Teaching Hospitals currently provides cover
for Organ retrieval for 39 weeks annually. A strong commitment to undergraduate
and postgraduate teaching and research interest is desirable. The successful
applicant should possess FRCS (or equivalent) and be included on the Specialist
Register or within 6 months of CCT at the time of the interview if currently
within a training programme within the UK.
In accordance with the consultant appointment regulations, all other
categories of doctors must be on the Specialist Register. Consideration will be
given to applicants who wish to work full or part-time and those wishing to job
share.
Main duties of the job
To support the delivery of organ
retrieval (NORS), liver transplant, and general surgery services at Leeds
Teaching Hospitals and achieve and sustain performance against key national
standards.
To act as an ambassador for the Leeds
NORS service and contribute to Leeds's role as a training centre for Retrieval
and Transplant Surgery.
To participate in and lead Organ
Retrieval clinical audits and help drive quality improvement, efficiency, and
productivity service initiatives within the department.
To work alongside the Clinical lead
for NORS in delivering robust governance frameworks in line with the
commissioning and internal processes.
To participate in a 1:4 Consultant
Retrieval on-call rota to provide in-hours and out-of-hours organ retrieval
services and Transplant.
To participate in NRP and machine
perfusion aspects of the service.
To be flexible for service
requirements, provide clinical expertise to the teams based in referring
centres and sustain Leeds as a centre of excellence in specialist care.
To
maintain and develop clinical research in Organ procurement, preservation, and
Transplant surgery and drive innovation.
About us
The
department covers Liver Transplantation for adult and paediatric patients and
Specialist Hepatobiliary Surgery. Leeds is also a National Organ Retrieval
Service Team working closely with NHSBT. There is also a General Surgery
service within the Department covering a wide spectrum of benign conditions.
The Department is renowned for providing specialised training in
Transplantation & Hepatobiliary Surgery through a very competitive
fellowship program that attracts both Senior National and International
fellows. The Clinical Lead for the department is Mr D Vijayanand, Consultant
Liver Transplant (Adult & Paediatric) and Hepatobiliary Surgeon.
Prospective
applicants are encouraged to contact one of the following:
*
Mr Vijayanands Administrative Assistant on 0113 2064608 or email
[email protected]
*
Mr Richard Bakers Secretary on 0113 2068920 or email [email protected]
Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process
of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As
such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right
to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do
experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please
bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if
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Job description
Job responsibilities
The
Trust expects consultants to deliver clinical service as agreed with
commissioners and other stakeholders.
This will include:
meeting the objectives of the post
(see above)
continuously improving the quality
and efficiency of personal and team practice
working with other staff and teams to
ensure that the various criteria for service delivery are met, such as
o achieving the best clinical outcomes
within the resources available
o waiting times
o infection control standards
Consultants
in LTHT are line managed by their specialty Lead Clinician working in
conjunction with a Business Manager.
This specialty team is then managed alongside a number of other
specialities in a Clinical Service (or Support) Unit (CSU) led by a Clinical
Director as the responsible person and supported by a full-time General Manager
and a full-time Head of Nursing.
The
Clinical Director and their team report operationally to the Chief Operating
Officer (COO). The Clinical Director will work closely with the Chief Operating
Officers team which includes two Medical Directors for Operations, Nurse Directors
for Operations, Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Assistant Directors of
Operations (ADOs) and a Performance Team, with each ADO aligned to specific
CSUs.
Professionally,
consultants report to Dr Phil Wood, Chief Medical Officer
This
is a new post for a Locum Consultant Organ Retrieval and Transplant Surgeon
within the Department of Hepatobiliary and Transplantation Surgery at Leeds
Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. The
appointee will join other consultants within the speciality to provide and
develop a comprehensive organ retrieval (part of the National Organ Retrieval
Service) and transplant service in Yorkshire and the wider region. Liver
Transplant and Organ retrieval experience is essential. Experience in Machine
preservation and NRP is desirable. Leeds Teaching Hospitals has a strong
clinical management, teaching and research reputation.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in Liver Transplantation, Organ Retrieval and General Surgery
- Specifically, must demonstrate higher level of clinical experience and competence in Liver Transplantation, and Organ Retrieval.
- Evidence of continuous career progression consistent with personal circumstances.
Desirable
- Experience in machine technologies and NRP.
Qualifications
Essential
- FRCS or equivalent qualification.
Desirable
Eligibility, Fitness to practice, and Language Skills
Essential
- Applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients & colleagues(Refer to the Person Spec for more info)
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Hold full GMC Registration with a license to practice.
- Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via: CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) CESR (or) international applicants should comply with the GMC specialty registration process
Clinical, Academic, and Personal Skills
Essential
- Well organised and skilled in good time management
- Effective interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrate ability to relate to and work within a team.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Leeds Teaching Hospitals
Address
St. James's University Hospital
Beckett Street
Leeds
LS9 7TF