Job overview

This post is an additional post to join the existing post-graduate medical team of 3 senior trainees (ST4-8), 1 junior trainee (ST2-3) and 2 Physician associates working in the speciality services of the Paediatric Hepatology Department at Birmingham Children’s Hospital.

The successful candidate will be expected to work closely with both medical and surgical teams

The appointed candidate will cover the out of hours as long days and weekend long day service rota which is shared jointly between hepatology and gastroenterology (i.e. covering hepatology and gastroenterology inpatients from 17:00 to 21:00 on weekdays and from 08.30 to 21:00 on weekends on a rotational basis).

Main duties of the job

Day to day management of children with all forms of liver disease, including the peri-operative care of children receiving liver transplantation, and liver and small bowel transplantation.

Presenting patients for MDT meetings including formal transplant assessment presentations.

·       The admission of acute and elective patients.

·       The timely summary letters of discharges from the ward.

·       Providing specialist advice in the form of telephone consultations from the extensive catchment area. Appropriate discussion with the on-call consultant and the follow up of referred patients

·       Theatre lists to gain experience in liver biopsy and therapeutic endoscopy

·       Outpatient clinics with preparation and feedback to the named consultant at the Thursday outpatient review

·    Review of immunosuppression flow sheets and feedback to the named consultant and specialist nursing team

Working for our organisation

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.