Consultant - Organ Retrieval & Liver Transplant

We are seeking passionate individuals to fill two Consultant roles in the Liver Transplantation & Hepatobiliary Surgery Department at St Jamess University Hospital.

The liver transplant programme in Leeds is well established and is the third-largest liver transplant unit in the country. Leeds is a national leader in living donor liver transplantation. Each year, the unit performs 120 to 130 adult and 20 paediatric liver transplants. The transplant and hepatobiliary unit in Leeds deliver more than 1000 major procedures each year.

In relation to this post, the Hepatobiliary and Liver Transplant surgery team consists of 8 full time consultants who deliver services across Yorkshire and the North-West region. The service currently delivers:

Around 150 Adult & Paediatric Liver Transplantation with scope to do 175 transplants a year Around 175 Organ Retrievals Over 300 Liver Resections Active Live Donor Liver Transplant Program for Adult & Paediatric recipients within NHS The successful applicant should possess an FRCS (or equivalent) and must be included on the Specialist Register or be within 6 months of CCT at the time of the interview if currently participating in a training programme in the UK. In accordance with the consultant appointment regulations, all other categories of doctors must be on the Specialist Register.