Locum Consultant, Liver Surgery

This post offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the continued expansion of the Royal Free's Liver Transplant, NORS Retrieval, Normothermic Regional Perfusion (NRP) and Machine Perfusion programmes. The successful candidate will:

• Participate as a lead surgeon within the National Organ Retrieval Service (NORS).
• Support the expansion of Normothermic Regional Perfusion (NRP) activity.
• Contribute to the development of the Liver Assessment and Recovery Centre (ARC).
• Participate in liver transplantation, patient assessment, listing and peri-operative care.
• Support machine perfusion technologies including Normothermic Machine Perfusion (NMP) and Hypothermic Oxygenated Perfusion (HOPE).
• Contribute to education, training, clinical governance and quality improvement initiatives.
  
  An exciting opportunity has arisen to join one of the UK's leading Liver Transplant and Organ Retrieval programmes as a Locum Consultant NORS Retrieval, Machine Perfusion, ARC and Liver Transplant Surgeon.
The Royal Free Hospital is a nationally recognised centre for liver transplantation, hepatobiliary surgery and organ retrieval, having performed more than 2,500 adult liver transplants and currently undertaking over 120 liver transplants each year. The successful candidate will join a highly respected multidisciplinary team at the forefront of innovation in transplantation and organ preservation. We are seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivated surgeon with expertise in liver transplantation, organ retrieval and machine perfusion technologies. The successful candidate will have the skills and ambition to contribute to a service that aims to be a national leader in transplantation, retrieval, innovation and patient outcomes. This is a rare opportunity to be part of a forward-thinking service at the forefront of transplantation, retrieval surgery and machine perfusion innovation in the UK. Whether your interests lie in clinical excellence, research, education or service development, the Royal Free offers an outstanding environment in which to develop your career and make a significant contribution to the future of transplantation., The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests. Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top Therapy Services has a high profile within the Trust, being firmly committed to quality improvement, audit, service evaluation and improvement. We undertake yearly presentations of our achievements for the year; undertaking PDSA and QI projects to ensure we are delivering the most effective, safe and high quality service.

£113,565 to £150,569 a year Per annum plus London weighting