Consultant in Gastroenterology Yc72

We are currently recruiting for a vacancy within this Speciality. The new post holder will join the expanding team of Gastroenterologists at Airedale General Hospital to help support an increased capacity and wider sub-specialisation of gastroenterology services in line with our state of the art Endoscopy Department.

We are looking to appoint a permanent consultant. An applicant with experience in Liver Disease or Upper GI cancer would be particularly desirable to help further develop services. However applicants with other interests would also add value to the team. He/she will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and proven teaching ability. Experience in developing services and in working with teams will be an advantage. A higher degree is preferred but not a prerequisite.

Our award winning hospital is also in an award winning location providing genuine opportunities for a great work-life balance. Yorkshire has recently been voted as the third best region in the world by Lonely Planet, and our local town of Skipton has been voted as the best place to live in the UK by the Sunday Times, commending its top class schools, great transport links, low crime and beautiful surrounding countryside.
- Contribute to all aspects of the existing gastroenterology service including inpatient care
- Take a lead role in the development of a sub-speciality service to complement existing services.
- Extend existing links with primary care. We encourage high levels of communication with colleagues in primary care to help improve patient experience.
- A potential future commitment to provide acute gastroenterology including on-call endoscopy
- To work with the other gastroenterologists to provide inpatient cover for gastroenterology patients requiring inpatient care within the gastroenterology base ward.
- Taking responsibility with the other gastroenterologists for gastroenterology inpatient referrals and specialist gastroenterological advice to general practitioners.
- Being responsible for ensuring electronic referrals are dealt with appropriately and in a timely manner.

There is no commitment to the acute combined medical and elderly medicine on-call rota expected. However there are plans with the above and existing post holders to provide a GI bleed/gastro rota on call.

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