Job overview

The South West Liver Unit at University Hospitals Plymouth (Derriford Hospital) has experienced rapid expansion over the past 12 years. It is now one of the biggest and busiest in the South of England offering hepatology services to a local population in excess of 500,000 and providing tertiary services to the South West Peninsula population of around 2 million. Liver surgery has experienced similar rapid growth and the close working with medical hepatology culminated in the development of the South West Liver Unit (SWLU) in 2009. 

The South West Liver Unit https://www.plymouthhospitals.nhs.uk/swlu provides comprehensive medical and surgical treatment for all types of liver and biliary pathology. Tertiary services are provided for the region of Devon, Cornwall and Somerset including full liver transplant assessment plus all aspects of pre and post- transplant care, emergency and elective TIPS for variceal bleeding and ascites, a full range of treatments for primary liver tumour management and management of complex autoimmune hepatitis and viral hepatitis and HIV co-infection.

Main duties of the job

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Working for our organisation

We are a people business – where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY. If you have any issues with applying online and need additional support including reasonable adjustments with the application process please contact the recruitment team on 01752 432100. We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss this prior to your application submission. We commit to giving this full consideration in each case. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams. It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.