Consultant Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) Surgeon

Consultant Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) Surgeon

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

This is a new full-time (10 PA) post to join the current Merseyside and Cheshire Regional HPB Centre which consists of three Professors and five full-time NHS Pancreatic Surgeons. The post holder will help meet cancer and waiting list targets for both malignant and benign pancreatic disease and contribute to the achievement of the 18-week target for the general surgical workload, including contributing to the 'hot' gallbladder service. Expertise in major pancreatic resections for both malignant and benign pancreatic disease is essential, as well as experience in surgery for severe acute pancreatitis.

The trust has a well-established robotic HPB surgical programme and robotic experience is desirable. The post-holder will contribute to the workload equitably with the other full-time NHS consultants. All the pancreatic surgeons work closely together as a single unit, and cross-cover between all members of the unit is expected in order to maintain services.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will join the pancreatic team with Mr R Baron, Professor R Sutton, Professor P Ghaneh, Professor C Halloran, Mr M Raraty, Mr D Dunne, Mr K Mann, and Mr P Szatmary.

The successful candidate will be appointed to a 10 PA contract in the first instance and will be expected to commit to the planned programmed elective surgical throughput model for RLUH involving 6.0 PAs of direct clinical care elective activity during the week, as well as contribute to the general surgical and sub-specialty pancreatic on-call rotas (2 PA). There is an allocation of 2.0 core SPAs for audit, education, revalidation, etc.

A provisional weekly job plan will incorporate:

1. SPA 1.0 PA
2. Tuesday Outpatient clinic 1.0 PA
3. Thursday Cancer operating list (Alt week 3 PA list) 1.5 PA
4. Friday General Surgery operating list (shared) 0.5 PA
5. SPA (flexible) 1.0 PA
6. Emergency surgery (surgeon-of-the-week + predictable on-call) 2.0 PA
7. + Availability supplement 5%

Job planning meetings are held annually and job planning is performed using an electronic, online system (Allocate). A formal job planning meeting will be held within 6-12 months of taking up the post.

About us

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

Job responsibilities

The trust has a well-established robotic HPB surgical programme and robotic experience is desirable. The post-holder will contribute to the workload equitably with the other full-time NHS consultants. All the pancreatic surgeons work closely together as a single unit, and cross-cover between all members of the unit is expected in order to maintain services.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration.
• Entry on the GMC specialist register via CCT, CESR or European Community Rights (proposed CCT/CESR (CP) date must be within 6 months of the date of interview).
• An appropriate higher surgical qualification
• Higher Degree in Pancreatotomy (MD or PhD)

Clinical Experience

• Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in relevant specialty
• Ability to manage a full range of general surgical emergencies and deal with the general surgical 'take'
• Ability to take full independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
• Expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of a full range of pancreatic disorders including acute and chronic pancreatitis, as well as pancreas cancer and pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours.
• Subspecialty experience to complement the existing team.

Management and Administrative Experience

• Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist service
• Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities, surgical waiting lists and operating lists
• Ability to manage and lead a surgical firm
• Understanding of clinical governance network
• Evidence of audit
• Formal training in NHS leadership

Teaching Experience

• Experience of supervising foundation year trainees or equivalent
• Ability to teach clinical and operative skills
• Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduates
• Experience of teaching more junior surgical trainees

Research Experience

• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical and surgical problems
• Higher degree (MD or PhD)
• Relevant publications in peer-reviewed journals

Personal Attributes

• Ability to work in a team
• Good interpersonal skills
• Enquiring critical approach to work
• Caring attitude to patients
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
• Commitment to continuing medical education
• Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels
• Experience of work in MDT setting

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.