Consultant - Renal Transplant & EGS | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 01 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £109,725 - £145,478 per annum plus 5% on call supplement |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 31 December 2025 |
| Location: | Liverpool, L7 8XP |
| Company: | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7598721/287-RSUR-225-25 |
Summary
The post holder will be expected to participate in the Cadaveric and Living Donor Renal Transplant programme, and contribute to audit, clinical and laboratory research as required. The Unit also undertakes vascular/peritoneal access and general surgery work for dialysis patients and the post holder will be expected to contribute to this work.
The post holder might also be responsible for providing non-complex local anaesthesia vascular access procedures along with undertaking outpatient clinics at our outreach clinic based at Aintree University Hospital. Out of hours these patients will be the responsibility of the core Renal Transplant on call consultant and registrar team based at the main site (Royal).
Applicants should be on the GMC Specialist Register via CCT, CESR or European Community Rights. Proposed CCT/CESR (CP) date must be within 6 months of interview.
Direct Clinical Care
SPA/Admin
Audit,Education&Training
ContinuingProfessionalDevelopment
Revalidation
Equity
Management
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospitalis the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.Broadgreen Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women’s Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospitalis the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit theircareers page.
Audit,Education&Training
TheTrusthasanexcellentEducationCentre,whichprovidesmodernfacilitiesincludinga professionallystaffedlibrarywithreadingroomandfullyequippedITroom.
Thereare well-establishedauditandresearchprogrammeincollaborationwithmembers of awide rangeof clinical departments.Opportunities to participate in collaborative audit and/or research are available, subject to discussion with the Clinical Director. Funding is available for research projects from regional and local monies, by application in theusual way. Local funding charities are Mersey Kidney First and the Liverpool Kidney Transplant Fund. There is a dedicated research nurse on the Unit.
The appointee will be expected to participate in undergraduate teaching for any medical and dental students attached to the Transplant Unit. In addition, the appointee will be expected to play an active role in postgraduate teaching.
ContinuingProfessionalDevelopment
The Trust supports the requirements for continuing professional development (CPD) as laid down by the GMC and surgical colleges and is committed to providing time and financial support for these activities. On appointment, the successful applicant will also be allocated a mentor for support.
Revalidation
The Trust has the required arrangements in place to ensure that all surgeons have an annual appraisal with a trained appraiser and supports surgeons going through the revalidation process.
Equity
The Trust recognises that surgical working requires good team working and the role of each Consultant is intended to be as an equal senior to other Consultants in the Department and in the Trust.
TheTrustwillensurethatthepostholderwillhavehashis/herneedsforsupportmet, and that the job plan created will be sustainable in the longterm.
Management
The Directorate holds monthly meetings to discuss all aspects of management and clinical governance. The post holder is encouraged to attend these meetings.The service also undergoes a regular performance review as part of the governance arrangements and is monitored against local and national standards.
This advert closes on Monday 15 Dec 2025