Senior Fellow in Hepatology (2026)

Job summary

The post is a 12 month contract in the first instance with an option to extend by a further 12 months by mutual agreement. The educational needs of the post holder will be recognised. There will be entitlement to study leave and access to the programmes of post graduate education organised for junior staff.

It is planned that there will be regular sessions linked with other specialties to maintain the continuing professional development of the post holder, special interests will be encouraged.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide a service to liver unit inpatients and outpatients and will support the Transplant Hepatology programme. As part of their duties, the post-holder will:

1.Participate in Liver Unit outpatient activity with 4 clinics per week as well as a dedicated new patient clinic.

2.Participate in the management of inpatients with acute and chronic liver diseases. This will include the assessment of patients with chronic liver disease undergoing assessment for liver transplantation.

3.Participate in MDT meeting in Liver Transplantation, Cancer and Histology.

4.Participate in the on-call rota on an ad-hoc basis.

5.Undertake diagnostic gastroscopy and variceal banding independently. ERCP is optional, but higher training can be accommodated if the applicant already possess basic competency in the skill.

6.Be responsible for the supervision of junior medical staff including management of rotas.

7.Be expected to participate in Liver Unit audit and postgraduate teaching programme.

8.Be expected to participate in clinical research as opportunities arise in sub specialties such as liver transplantation, viral hepatitis, autoimmune liver diseases, portal hypertension including vascular liver disease, fatty liver disease, and cancer.

9.Support the administrative activity of the Transplant Unit.

10.Attend intensive care and hepatology ward rounds to learn about the inpatient management of complex acute and chronic liver disease.

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Details

• Date posted: 04 July 2026
• Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
• Salary: £65,048 a year
• Contract: Fixed term
• Duration: 12 months
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 15332
• Job locations: Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Mindelsohn Way, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2TH, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

The Centre for Liver and Gastrointestinal Research is directed by Professor Philip Newsome (Chair of Hepatology), and is based in the state of the art JIF-funded Institute of Biomedical Research. The Centre for Liver and Gastrointestinal Research staff comprises non-clinical academics (Simon Afford, Patricia Lalor, Chris Weston, Wei Yu), three Clinician Scientists (Ye Oo, Shishir Shetty and Palak Trivedi), three Lecturers, 8 post-doctoral Research Fellows, 3 Research Associates, 8 full-time grant funded clinical Research Fellows, 6 Ph.D. students and 3 technicians. The unit has a proven track record and currently holds grants from the MRC, Wellcome Trust, BBSRC, European Commission, NIHR and Innovate UK. In addition to basic research activity in the fields of immunology/autoimmune liver disease, liver regeneration, acute and acute on chronic liver failure, fatty liver disease and (stem) cell biology.

The Centre for Liver and Gastrointestinal Research has strong active links with industry which include Geron (human embryonic stem cells), Novo Nordisk (Glucagon-1 like peptide analogues), Novartis (Th17 cells), Intercept, FalkPharma, Lumena, Unilever, Sanofi and Pfizer.

The Centre for Liver and Gastrointestinal Research in Birmingham hosts a NIHR Biomedical Research Centre in inflammation which has significantly facilitated our efforts to translate our findings to benefit patients in the future. This includes a programme of work spanning immune mediated liver injury, including clinical trials of stem cells and immunotherapy. Professor Newsome is the Director of the Centre.