Senior Clinical Fellow (MT04 or MT05) in Paediatric Hepatology

at  Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

P URPOSE OF THE JOB - To provide middle grade cover to the Supra Regional Paediatric Liver Service.

• Advanced management of complex hepatological and gastrointestinal disorders including fulminant hepatic failure (50 referrals per year) and short bowel syndrome
• Diagnosis and management of acute and chronic liver diseases, metabolic liver diseases and liver tumours.
• Assessment of patient for liver transplantation and small bowel transplantation
• Pre, during and post liver and small bowel transplantation care
• Management of post transplant immunosuppression
• Counselling of parents of children with complex hepatic and gastrointestinal conditions
• Follow up of children with complex liver disorders, and with chronic intestinal disorders
• Nutritional assessment - assessment of nutritional status, dietary requirements, theory and techniques of enteral and parental nutrition support; role of nutrition support teams and special needs
• Attain skills in co-operation with other specialists (surgery, radiology, pathology etc )
• Research and audit in the aspects of the field of hepatology, immunology and gastroenterology
• Achieve skills in teaching undergraduates and awareness of aids to teaching