Consultant - Gastroenterologist
Posted 1 day 8 hours ago by NHS
This job is for a Consultant Gastroenterologist. The job is a full time post comprising of 10 Programmed Activities (PAs).
Gastroenterology consultants are not part of the GIM on call rota. We provide weekend Gastro zone review combined with GI bleeding provision currently on a 1:8 basis. The GI bleeding rota is supported by two fully trained endoscopy nurses who attend out of hour emergencies.
We are recruiting a Gastroenterologist with an interest in advanced endoscopy and bowel cancer screening. This is a replacement post that will be based at Frimley Park Hospital with cross site activity. The successful candidate will join a cross site team of 17 Consultants who provide Gastroenterology and Hepatology services to a population of approximately 1 million patients from Bucks, Berks, Hants and Surrey from the acute sites at Wexham Park (Slough) and Frimley Park (Camberley) and the new elective site at Heatherwood in Ascot.
On the ward duties will include consultant led ward rounds three times per week, with daily board rounds and new/unstable patient reviews. Time will be allocated for family discussions, specialty reviews on other ward's and urgent in patient endoscopies, admin, referral triage and SPA.
When off the wards the post holder will provide two three clinics per week, two three endoscopy sessions, carry out electronic triage and attend MDTs, meetings etc. The endoscopy and clinic sessions can be provided cross site at Frimley and Heatherwood.
Main duties of the jobWeekly MDTs include Colo rectal, Upper GI and HPB for malignancy as well as IBD (Biologics and surgical/histology) and general gastroenterology. In addition, there is a weekly medical Grand Round and a journal club.
Frimley Health is very proud of its high quality endoscopy services which are provided in a 4 room suite at Frimley, a brand new 2 room unit at Heatherwood, where we offer pH, upper GI physiology, breath testing and cyto sponge. We have 2 procedure rooms in Lady Sobell suite (in patient and ERCP) and an additional 2 in the new modular unit at Wexham. Services provided include capsule endoscopy, single balloon enterostomy, HALO and EMR therapy for Barrett's and early oesophageal cancers. Frimley is part of both Berkshire Bowel Cancer Screening and Surrey Bowel Cancer screening. The post holder will support the Berkshire Bowel Cancer Screening service.
We are very well supported by our anaesthetic colleagues and have access to several weekly propofol lists, to support the complex hepatobiliary and luminal work (e.g. Spyglass).
About usFrimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
Job responsibilitiesThe development of medical and gastroenterology services to provide an integrated service for patients in collaboration with clinical and non clinical colleagues.
To take ongoing responsibility for patients.
To provide gastroenterological services in conjunction with established physicians operating a system of cover for annual, professional and study leave.
To contribute to the work of the endoscopy department.
- To demonstrate a firm commitment to clinical governance, clinical audit and risk management by the development of systems to ensure the highest standards of patient care are achieved and maintained.
- Entry on GMC Specialist Register; eligible for entry on Register or within six months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview
- Able to evaluate own clinical practice
- Able to demonstrate innovative thinking
- Good written and oral communication skills
- Ability to organise and develop service provision
- Ability to work in a team
- Good interpersonal skills
- Enquiring, critical approach to work
- Caring attitude to patients
- Able to demonstrate effective communication skills with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
- Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and the requirements of Clinical Governance and Audit
- Undertaken a Leadership programme
- Highly developed communication skills
- Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in Gastroenterology
- Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a full spectrum of medical patients
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
- Previous experience in participating in undergraduate and post graduate teaching
- Understand principles and participated in audit activity
- Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of the Gastroenterology service
- Ability to organise and manage day to day service delivery
- Ability to manage and lead strategic developments in service delivery
- Experience of audit management
- Commitment and interest in general gastroenterology to complement the existing services and department
- Interest in advanced endoscopy
- Experience is hepatology unit or treatment of viral hepatitis
- Experience of teaching undergraduates and trainees
- To have completed a Training the Trainers course
- Computer literate - confident in using MS Office, Email and Internet
- Interest in research with publications
- Full driving license and access to own transport
- Willing to travel between different OPD sites
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.