Research Fellow in Hepatobiliary Surgery | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 02 June 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £67,325 - £76,582 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 July 2026 |
| Location: | Liverpool, L7 8YE |
| Company: | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 8010643/287-RSUR-87-26 |
Summary
Liverpool University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust wishes to appoint a full time Research Fellow in Hepatobiliary Surgery for a 12-month with potential opportunity to be extended
The Liver Unit is one of the busiest in the UK performing 150-200 liver resections annually.
The person appointed will be based at the Royal site of the Trust and will be a member of the Hepatobiliary and General Surgical Department.
Applicants are required to be fully registered with the General Medical Council and must have MRCS qualification
The Appointee’s Role:
This is a full time research post. The successful candidate will be expected to work towards a higher degree.
The job holder will also participate in the 1:13 General Surgery emergency on-call rota at Specialist Registrar level.
Audit/Clinical Governance
All medical staff are expected to participate in Surgical Audit. There are monthly surgical audit meetings, including monthly audit of morbidity and mortality within the Directorate. The new Appointee will be expected to attend and undertake an audit during tenure of the post.
Accountability
The appointed individual will be professionally and managerially accountable to their Supervising Consultant.
Teaching and Training
The Appointee may be required to share the responsibility for carrying out Undergraduate teaching and Postgraduate teaching/training. Undergraduate medical students will be attached to the Unit.
The successful candidate will have full mentoring during the tenure of this post
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.
For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit their careers page.
This is a full time research post. The successful candidate will be expected to work towards a higher degree.
The job holder will also participate in the 1:13 General Surgery emergency on-call rota at Specialist Registrar level.
Full details within job description attached.
This advert closes on Tuesday 9 Jun 2026