Locum Consultant Hepatologist

This advert is for a Locum (Maternity leave cover) Consultant post for 9 months within the Hepatology Service at King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. The postholder will have a specific focus on Viral Hepatitis and the South East London (SEL) Viral Hepatitis Operational Delivery Network (ODN) which is hosted here at King's. The ODNs form a national framework of networks specialist commissioned to deliver on the Hepatitis C Elimination Programme and recently expanded to also include Hepatitis B. In addition, the individual will be the clinical lead for the Community Liver Health Checks workstream across SEL and wider Liver Surveillance initiatives being driven by South East London Cancer Alliance and overseen by the ODN. This is an exciting opportunity to join an established programme driving delivery of national, regional and local priorities, including the NHS 10 Year Plan (2025) and NHS Cancer Plan (2026). This role supports the shift from hospital to community, advances prevention through earlier diagnosis of liver disease, and tackles health inequalities by improving access to hepatitis and liver health surveillance for underserved communities.

As well as acting as key member of the Hepatology and Viral Hepatitis multi-disciplinary team at King's, the post holder will support the ODN Programme Manager in overseeing and implementing Viral Hepatitis Elimination initiatives in SEL. This includes, but is not limited to:o Building and maintaining effective relationships with clinical leads across SEL in particular at spoke sites and GP Champions leading on the primary care elimination workstream.o Providing specialist input and guidance for projects and pieces of work within the programme.o Representing the ODN at regional and national meetings, alongside the Programme Manager and providing regular update reports both internally and externally as required. They will also provide clinical leadership and oversight of both the SEL Community Liver Health Checks (CLHC) project and the SEL Liver Surveillance projects underway with the South East London Cancer Alliance (SELCA).