Locum Consultant in the department of Paediatric Hepatology

This is a 10PA locum appointment for a Consultant Paediatric Hepatologist, with special interests in Paediatric Hepatology. This post will be available from March 2027 for a period of 6 months.

This post will deliver 10PAs supporting the Paediatric Hepatology team (Dr Rajwal, Dr Mtegha, Dr Jayaprakash and Dr Karthikeyan). The post-holder will provide tertiary Paediatric Hepatology elective care, and out of hours on-call care as a 1 in 5. There will be opportunities to contribute to the development of the service and to develop a specialised interest of the candidate's choice.

The post will be based at LGI.

The successful applicant must have at least 12 months experience in Paediatric Hepatology in a UK Paediatric Liver Centre and must be currently employed in Paediatric Hepatology at least at registrar level.

Applicants should have established skills in Paediatric Hepatology. Excellent communication and team working skills, a strong commitment to teaching and service development are essential.

Consideration will be given to applicants who wish to work full or part time and those wishing to job share. Prospective applicants are encouraged to visit the hospital, which can be arranged by contacting:

Dr Karthikeyan
Consultant in Paediatric Hepatology
Email: pkarthikeyan@nhs.net

Dr Jayaprakash
Consultant in Paediatric Hepatology
Email: k.jayaprakash@nhs.net

Job Summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join our paediatric Hepatology department, originally on a 6-month basis.

The Paediatric Hepatology Department in Leeds is one of three National Specialist Services for the assessment, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of children who have a wide range of acute and chronic liver disease, portal hypertension, or intrahepatic lesions.

Examples include acute liver failure, biliary disease or structural abnormalities, metabolic liver disease, viral hepatitis, autoimmune disorders, cystic fibrosis, NAFLD, congenital hepatic fibrosis, Wilson’s disease. The department has a close relationship with other specialties including cardiology, nephrology, haematology and oncology and rheumatology, for joint management of multisystem disorders.

Outreach clinics are currently provided with colleagues in Manchester, Liverpool, Sheffield, Nottingham, Newcastle and Glasgow.

There is a multidisciplinary team of specialist clinical nurses, transplant coordinators, dieticians, pharmacist, social worker, physiotherapist, occupational therapist, speech therapist, psychologist, youth worker and play therapists.

Why you should join our Team
Leeds Teaching Hospitals is one the largest teaching hospital trusts in Europe, with access to leading clinical expertise and medical technology. We care for people from all over the country as well as the 780,000 residents of Leeds itself. The Trust has a budget of £1 billion. Our 17,000 staff ensure that every year we see and treat 1,500,000 people in our 2,000 beds or out-patient settings, comprising 100,000 day cases, 125,000 in-patients, 260,000 A&E visits and 1,050,000 out-patient appointments. We operate from 7 hospitals on 5 sites.

What you will bring to the role
The successful candidate will join a team of 4 consultants with a 1 in 5 on call requirement on a 10PA contract. There are opportunity for the post to be extended if it suits service needs.

The service was designated a National Specialist Service in 2000 and became the third centre to be recognised in the UK to provide Paediatric Hepatology and Transplantation. Since that time, the service has developed and expanded. The department receives approximately 300 new patients per year, and performs 20 transplants, of which an increasing number are from live donors.

Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.

About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust
Our Trust values
The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients.

We are….

• Responsible
• Open and Honest
• One Team
• Kind

Our Trust priorities
Our purpose: Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time

Our priorities:

• People
• Improvement and Innovation
• Partnerships
• Outcomes

Sponsorship Eligibility
To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.