Locum Consultant Liver Transplant Surgeon (with commitment to Organ Retrieval)

About the role

The post holder will be based primarily at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh but will be expected to undertake clinics and other clinical work at other sites as required. The post involves liver transplantation (implant, on-call, duty weeks and outpatient clinics) and a commitment to multivisceral abdominal organ retrieval for Retrieval Edinburgh (RED) team, as part of the National Organ Retrieval Service (NORS).

Responsibilities

• Provide training for junior surgeons in liver transplant surgery and related procedures.
• Provide training for junior surgeons in organ retrieval surgery and related procedures.
• Participation in academic, clinical and audit meetings.
• Out of hours commitment to multi-organ retrieval rota and emergency transplant activity.

Requirements

• GMC registered medical practitioner.
• Licence to practice.
• On the GMC specialist register for General Surgery, or within 6 months of entry to the specialist register.
• Additional sub-specialty training in transplantation surgery and perioperative management.
• Broad experience in abdominal multivisceral organ retrieval.

Qualifications

The Edinburgh Transplant Centre provides care at a national level for Scotland through the liver, pancreas and the islet isolation and transplant program. In addition the center is co-commissioned to provide the national kidney transplant service.

Skills

N/A

Benefits

N/A

Pay

£111,430 to £123,937 per annum

Schedule

40 Hours per week (With rota commitments – 8% availability supplement)