Endocrine Surgery Senior Clinical Fellow

LUHFT are a busy tertiary referral centre for Breast & Endocrine surgery. Patients are referred from across Merseyside, Cheshire, North Wales and the Isle of Man for specialist input. There is collaborative MDT working with Endocrine Surgery MDT, Adrenal MDT and regional Thyroid Cancer MDT. There is close collaboration with the Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology. The unit undertakes around 300 Thyroid/Parathyroid operations and 80 Adrenalectomies each year.

The successful applicant will contribute to the delivery of the Endocrine Surgery service at both Royal Liverpool & Aintree University Hospital sites: along with Broadgreen Hospital the 3 sites are within Liverpool city area with hospital transport available in hours if needed. They will contribute to the diagnosis and treatment of patients suffering from Endocrine Surgical conditions. The work will be supported and supervised by consultant surgeons and physicians attached to the unit. The applicant will receive training in surgery on the Thyroid, Parathyroids and Adrenal glands. They will carry out pre- and post-operative care as necessary. The incumbent will also be responsible, with other junior staff, for the day-today care of the unit's patients. Prospective audits are practised by the directorate. All trainees and clinical fellows will be responsible for the collation and presentation of departmental audit data at regular audit meetings held in house and at regional meetings.

Liverpool University Hospitals is a busy tertiary referral centre for Breast & Endocrine surgery. Patients are referred to the Unit from across Merseyside, Cheshire, North Wales and the Isle of Man for specialist input. There is collaborative MDT working with Endocrine Surgery MDT (weekly Wednesday lunchtime), Adrenal MDT (Weekly Friday morning) and regional Thyroid Cancer MDT (2 Wednesdays per month). There is close collaboration with the Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology. The unit undertakes around 300 Thyroid/Parathyroid operations and 80 Adrenalectomies each year.

The successful applicant will contribute to the delivery of the Endocrine Surgery service at both The Royal Liverpool & Aintree University Hospital sites: along with Broadgreen Hospital the 3 sites are within Liverpool city area with hospital transport available in hours if needed. They will contribute to the diagnosis and treatment of patients suffering from Endocrine Surgical conditions. The work will be supported and supervised by consultant surgeons and physicians attached to the unit. The applicant will receive training in surgery on the Thyroid, Parathyroids and Adrenal glands. They will carry out pre- and post-operative care as necessary. The incumbent will also be responsible, with other junior staff, for the day-today care of the units patients. Prospective audits are practised by the directorate. All trainees and clinical fellows will be responsible for the collation and presentation of departmental audit data at regular audit meetings held in house and at regional meetings.

The Unit has a track record of clinical investigation; with staff contributing regularly to national and international meetings. As a teaching hospital the post holder will have the opportunity to participate in audit and clinical research.

Medical students are attached to the breast & endocrine surgery unit. The post-holder will be expected to give clinical teaching to undergraduates. There is also nurse training and mentorship to which the Specialist Registrars and fellows are expected to contribute.

Attend regular operating lists, outpatient clinics, audit and academic meetings and case conferences.

Some operating lists maybe on a Saturday and some clinic in the evening hours 1700-2030.

Take part in daily ward rounds to be held with all the other Resident surgical staff on duty.

Support the pre-operative nursing team remotely with clinical decision making and specialist referrals to aid peri-op assessment.

There is no Out of Hour On call as part of this post; but if this is important to the post-holder we can facilitate participation on an ad hoc basis.

All leave should be applied for in accordance with the Trusts Leave Policy, normally giving six weeks notice of any leave, other than in exceptional circumstances.

Unit Staff at Royal Liverpool Hopsital (RLH) & Aintree University Hospital (AUH)

Miss Susannah Shore (Consultant & Clinical Lead Endocrine Surgery )

Mr Neil Houghton (Consultant Endocrine & General Surgeon, Paediatric Endocrine Surgeon & Postgraduate Education Lead: please contact for further information about the post: PA Mrs Katie Latham 01517065965

Mr Matthew Rowland (Consultant Breast & Endocrine Surgeon)

Ms Alison Waghorn (Consultant Endocrine Surgeon, Breast Assessment Specialist)

Mr Robert Hardy (Consultant Endocrine Surgeon & Breast Surgeon)

Miss Helen Perry (Consultant Endocrine & General Surgeon)

Mrs Julia Henderson (Consultant Breast Surgeon & Clinical Lead Breast Surgery RLH-site)

Mr Lee Martin (Consultant Breast Surgeon & Clinical Lead Breast Surgery AUH site)

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 Hospital is 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 Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

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Medical Qualifications

Essential: - MBChB/MBBS or equivalent; - MRCS; - Fully GMC Registered with a licence to practice

Desirable: - Additional Degree eg MSc, MD, PhD; - FRCS

Clinical Experience

Essential: - Applicant to have at least 4 years post-graduate general surgery experience, including a minimum of 12 months Endocrine Surgery

Desirable: - Hold a CCT (or Equivalent) in General & Endocrine Surgery; - Experience working in the NHS

Clinical Skills

Desirable: - Ability to investigate common endocrine surgical presentations and present an proposed management plan to supervising consultant / MDT

Academic Skills

Desirable: - Relevant peer reviewed publications; - Relevant presentations; - Formal Educational Role and/or qualification

Career Progression and Personal Development

Desirable: - Achievements related to General and/or Endocrine Surgery

Managing Others/Team Involvement

Organisation & Planning

Values