# Consultant Hepatologist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-hepatologist/ae886dc4-9786-42f8-9969-c3efa6a8e30f - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-hepatologist/ae886dc4-9786-42f8-9969-c3efa6a8e30f.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Royal Liverpool University Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Gastroenterology - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent: Include On Call - **Employment type:** Full time - 40 hours per week (On Call) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-27T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-11T13:57:45.726Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Merseyside/Liverpool/Liverpool_University_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Gastroenterology/Gastroenterology-v8271037 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8271037?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview 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. ### Detailed job description and main 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). ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Understanding of principles of research **Desirable** - Formal Management training ### Skills **Essential** - Experience of teaching skills to medical and nursing staff and other disciplines **Desirable** - Ability to lead/chair - Research capability & prior publications - Evidence of delivering training & education (PGCE) ### Knowledge **Essential** - Competent endoscopist – Upper GI therapeutics - Endoscopic skills for acute GI bleeding **Desirable** - Competent JAG certified colonoscopist - Endoscopy trainer certification by JAG standards ### Experience **Essential** - 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 ### Qualifications **Essential** - MB, ChB - Full registration with GMC - MRCP (UK) or equivalent - Specialist Register for Gastroenterology with GMC **Desirable** - Higher Degree (PhD, MD) - Fellow of Royal College ## Documents - [risk id (pdf, 344.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10588918) - [jd & person spec (pdf, 288.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10586157) - [life at luhft benefits (pdf, 333.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2664) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.