Consultant Gastroenterologist with special interest in Hepatology

Consultant Gastroenterologist with special interest in Hepatology

Main area Gastroenterology Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week Job ref 382-DOC25-26-B

Site Blackpool Teaching Hospitals Town Blackpool Salary £113,565 - £150,569 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 30/06/:59

Job overview

An excellent opportunity has arisen to join our expanding patient centred and supportive Gastroenterology department at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Our hard working and forward thinking team are keen to develop the Gastroenterology and Liver service and would welcome similar minded candidates to join our department. This is an exciting time to join us following investment of £4.0 million recurrent funding to support a blended workforce and £4.5 million capital investment to refurbish our Endoscopy unit. There will be opportunity to support outpatient transformation as part of a blended workforce as we develop our Luminal and Liver services and establish novel outpatient pathways.

The Gastroenterology and Liver service is one of the busiest in the UK - we offer a broad range of diagnostic and therapeutic services for all gastroenterological conditions. Our recently refurbished JAG accredited, performance driven and patient centred Endoscopy unit delivers approximately 15,000 procedures per annum and is a spoke centre for the North West Endoscopy training academy and is the admin hub for Bowel cancer screening within the Lancashire region.

The post holder is expected to have a broad experience of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy, contributing to the core Gastroenterology elective and emergency service but with special emphasis on delivering Hepatology services.

Main duties of the job

There is shared care of inpatients under the Gastroenterology team on the Gastroenterology ward with a Consultant currently being ward based for 1 week out of every 6 weeks. The appointee will make an equal contribution to the care of Gastroenterology inpatients and the out of hours GI Bleed endoscopy service which is 1:6 at present with plans to transition to a 1:8 model with further recruitment. All on call weeks are followed by a post on call (POC) week where Gastroenterology triage, a post on call clinic and fast track clinic are delivered. The POC week is followed by standard normal weeks until the next on call cycle. Elective activity (outpatient clinics, endoscopy lists) is mainly concentrated in the 5 week period off the ward.

The job plan comprises 10 programmed activities including allocation for the current on call commitment. Job plans will be formally reviewed within the first 6 months after appointment and agreed according to evidence from actual activity. Predictable emergency on call (Gastroenterology / GI Bleeding Service) is 1.5 DCC. Category A for unpredictable emergency work. This includes a daily ward round on the Gastroenterology ward at weekends when on call.

Qualifications Person specification Education and Qualification

• Full registration with the GMC
• CCT or CESR in Gastroenterology and General (internal) Medicine. Entry on the Specialist Register or eligible for inclusion within 6 months of the interview date for the post
• MRCP or equivalent
• Higher degree (eg. MD or PhD)

Experience and Knowledge

• Experience teaching undergraduates and postgraduates with demonstration of effective teaching skills
• Experience in undertaking audits and understanding of the principles of audit and research
• Experience in service development and improvement in Gastroenterology
• Experience in undertaking Gastroenterology related research with publication in peer reviewed journals
• Previous experience of working in the NHS / experience of NHS working practices and systems
• Active participation in British Gastroenterology Society activities and/or membership of sub speciality organisations such as ECCO, EASL.

Skills and ability

• Enthusiasm and commitment to Gastroenterology
• Endoscopy - Gastroscopy and Colonoscopy
• Ability to organise and prioritise workload and to delegate responsibility and supervise staff.
• Ability to motivate and inspire a multi disciplinary team and work sensitively within teams and across organisations
• Leadership skills - ability to take responsibility, show leadership and make decisions. Participation in a management training course.
• Commitment to CPD and completing revalidation when appropriate as per GMC recommendations as well as completion of annual appraisals.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English, both oral and written.
• Good IT skills and ability to use a computer
• Agreement to live within 15 miles of the Trust or within 30 minutes travel by car. Car owner with full driving licence

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.