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Clinical Fellow in Hepatology and Liver Transplantation
Royal infirmary of edinburgh
Reference - 239413
NHS Lothian is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.
To this end, NHS Lothian welcomes applications from all sections of society.
We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
Applications are welcome for the above six months fixed term full-time (40 hours per week) post based in the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, from 01 March 2026.
Duties & responsibilities:
- This is a six month fellowship providing training in GI and liver transplantation.
- Day to day care of patients in wards
- Liver transplant clinics
- Assessing patients for liver transplant
- Presenting the assessment patients at the weekly departmental transplant assessment meeting
- Emergency endoscopies as required.
- Participation in academic, clinical and audit meetings
Key requirements:
- Completed IMT or equivalent
- MRCP at least part 1 and part 2-but ideally PACES
- At least six minths of GI experience ideally in a UK liver unit or equivalent
- Has worked in the NHS during the last 12 months
- GMC registered medical practitioner.
- Licence to practice
- Available to take up post 01/March/2026
Further information:
The Scottish Liver Transplant Unit (SLTU) performs approximately 100 liver transplants per year. Admitting around 50 patients per year with acute liver failure from all over Scotland. Annually up to 200 patients attend for liver transplant assessment. It is the only liver transplant unit in Scotland.
There is a 20 bedded transplant ward (which also incorporates renal pancreatic transplant and islet transplantation) as well as a purpose built transplant and renal high dependency unit.
The GI/Liver ward has 30 beds with 15-20 liver patients and 5-15 GI beds. There are two individual teams each week serving the liver and luminal GI patients separately. Each team has a consultant of the week, a registrar, a core medical trainee and a foundation doctor.
The post does not have educational approval from the Postgraduate Dean and will not be recognised for training.
For an informal discussion or further information please contact:
Dr Carol Blair, Consultant Hepatologist,
0131 242 1719 carol.blair@nhs.scot
Dr Michael Williams, Consultant Hepatologist
0131 242 1719 Michael.williams @nhs.scot
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We cannot accept CV’s as a form of application and only a completed online application form will be accepted. Personal information will not be sent with the application for short listing. The application form will be identified by the candidate number only to ensure that all applicants are treated equally.
Closing Date: 07/03/2026
***PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early***
**Please note we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage**