Job summary
- Main area
- Senior Clinical Fellow in Paediatric Hepatology
- Grade
- ST5 - ST8
- Contract
- 6 months (Fixed term)
- Hours
- Full time - 47.75 hours per week
- Job ref
- 213-CAX-7309590
- Employer
- King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- King's College Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- pro annum
- Closing
- 10/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Clinical Fellow in Paediatric Hepatology
ST5 - ST8
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1.8 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King’s College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in the London Borough of Bromley.
We encourage all our staff to have a healthy work/life balance. In doing so, you can apply for flexible working from the beginning of your employment. We offer a range of options which are designed to suit different circumstances and priorities in line with service requirements.
Job overview
Paediatric liver centre, based at King’s College Hospital, has been a supra-regional tertiary referral centre since 1986 and is the largest in the UK. It has an international reputation in research and the provision of high quality clinical care to children with acute and chronic liver diseases, metabolic liver diseases , pre and post liver transplant care, short gut syndrome, pre and post small bowel transplant care and complex hepatobiliary surgery . Ongoing research projects include autoimmune liver disease, biliary atresia, cholestatic liver diseases, hepatocyte transplantation, viral hepatitis and acute liver failure.
Activity / Workload:
Population: Total
Inpatients Admission 1350
New Patients 400
Outpatient Follow up 2000
Day case admission 750
Main duties of the job
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To supervise Senior House Officers and to work with Specialist Registrars performing day to day care of the liver patients in Rays of Sunshine Ward, Day Case Unit and Outpatient clinics. |
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To maintain high quality communication both spoken and written with patients, parents, GP’s and referring consultants |
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All aspects of documentation and care of paediatric hepatology inpatients. |
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Attendance on consultant led ward rounds.
OnCall middle grade resident rota 1 in 10
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Assistance in conjunction with specialist registrars/consultants with the teaching of undergraduate medical students. |
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Involvement in the research interests of the department and audit will be encouraged. |
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Responsible for the day to day management of the junior doctors. |
Working for our organisation
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of £1.8 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.
We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.
King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinical Training and Responsibilities:
• Advanced management of complex hepatological and gastrointestinal disorders including fulminant hepatic failure (50 referrals per year) and short bowel syndrome
• Diagnosis and management of acute and chronic liver diseases, metabolic liver diseases and liver tumours.
• Assessment of patient for liver transplantation and small bowel transplantation
• Pre, during and post liver and small bowel transplantation care
• Management of post transplant immunosuppression
• Counselling of parents of children with complex hepatic and gastrointestinal conditions
• Follow up of children with complex liver disorders, and with chronic intestinal disorders
• Nutritional assessment - assessment of nutritional status, dietary requirements, theory and techniques of enteral and parental nutrition support; role of nutrition support teams and special needs
• Attain skills in co-operation with other specialists (surgery, radiology, pathology etc )
• Research and audit in the aspects of the field of hepatology, immunology and gastroenterology • Achieve skills in teaching undergraduates and awareness of aids to teaching
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Hold a GMC registration
- MB BS or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- MRCP/MRCPCH or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
- Must have minimum 2 years paediatric experience
Desirable criteria
- Sub-speciality experience PALS or APLS
Clinical Skills
Essential criteria
- Specified procedures as cited in the RCPCH Guidelines
- Competent to work without direct supervision according to level of competence
Desirable criteria
- Enthusiastic approach to learning practical procedures
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Evidence of teaching experience
- IT skills
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of clinical governance and evidence based medicine
Organisational Skills
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates ability to prioritise and organise self and juniors.
- Understanding of multi disciplinary nature of the paediatric hepatology service.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr. Sanjay Bansal
- Job title
- Consultant in Paediatric Hepatology
- Email address
- [email protected]
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