Consultant Physician in Hepatology | The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 14 October 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £109,725 - £145,478 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 November 2025 |
| Location: | Newcastle upon Tyne, NE7 7DN |
| Company: | The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7532403/317-CON-25-248-VA1 |
Summary
We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our well integrated team.
We are look for a dynamic individual to join our Hepatology services based at the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle. The role will involve the management of inpatients and outpatients with liver disease, including patients with complex liver disease and those undergoing liver transplantation. The post holder will also be expected contribute to the out of hour’s hepatology on call rota. In addition, the post holder would be fully JAG accredited in endoscopy.
The post will be based at the Freeman Hospital and will join a team responsible for the delivery of specialist outpatient and inpatient hepatology care in line with the proposed job plan.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
• Freeman Hospital
• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service
• Cramlington Manor Walks
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Clinical:
· To provide outpatient and inpatient specialist hepatology services, including managing recipients of liver transplants.
· Shared responsibility with the other members of the multidisciplinary team for providing 24 hour, 7 day a week cover for the Liver unit on a rota basis. This is currently a 1:8 rota.
· Shared responsibilities for ensuring 24 hour, 7 day a week cover for emergency endoscopy for the Freeman whilst on-call for the liver unit.
· An interest in the management of steatotic liver disease would be desirable.
This advert closes on Tuesday 28 Oct 2025
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