Consultant In Gastroenterology

Here at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, Our mission is: Providing high-quality, compassionate care for our communities Our vision to 2030 is: To be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service Job overview Demand for Gastroenterology outpatient and endoscopy services is consistently high at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust.
This post is an important part of our ongoing development of medical services, offering the successful applicant the opportunity to work closely with the existing Gastroenterology and Hepatology team to provide a high standard of care across the Trust.
We are seeking consultants with enthusiasm, commitment, and drive to work closely with colleagues throughout the organisation and within the community.
This is a substantive post based at the Lister Hospital in Stevenage and comprises 10 programmed activities (PAs) including an on-call commitment to the emergency endoscopy rota.
The successful applicant will work closely with the existing 12 Gastroenterologists and 4 hepatologists to provide a high standard Gastroenterology service to the Trust.
This post is based at the Lister Hospital; however, clinics can be at any of three sites: Lister Hospital, the New QEII Hospital in Welwyn Garden City, or Hertford County Hospital, Hertford.
Main duties of the job Maintenance of high-quality patient-centered care Shared responsibility for the day-to-day management of the service and participation in strategic planning Teaching and training within the multidisciplinary service Active involvement in multidisciplinary team meetings and directorate clinical governance activity Active participation in continuing medical education It is expected that the applicant will complement an existing department offering gastroenterology and liver services.
Across the trust, the care of GI and liver inpatients is centralised at the Lister site with consultants involved in a 1 in 12 GI bleeding rota which incorporates a 24/7 bleed service and some routine endoscopy at weekends whilst on-call.
The post does not include a commitment to the general medical on-call rota.
Working for our organisation At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide.
Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals: The Lister Hospital, Stevenage New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City Hertford County, Hertford We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients.
We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see attached – job description which describes in full details the duties, responsibilities and reporting relationships of the advertising role.
JD is pending Royal college approval.
Person specification Previous Experience Broad range of experience in Gastroenterology Diagnostic and Therapeutic Gastroscopy Diagnostic and Therapeutic Colonoscopy Experience of supervising undergraduates, doctors in training and other colleagues Ability to offer and be accountable for full and independent expert diagnostic opinion Can evidence leading on patient safety issues and achieving a change in practice Demonstrable experience in a Locum Consultant role Skills Able to evidence engagement with clinical governance and the identification of errors and the learning from errors.
Evidence engagement with appraisal and revalidation Qualifications/Training Entry on GMC Specialist Register or, be within 6 months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview or, provide GMC confirmed eligibility for entry on the Specialist Register MRCP or qualification of an equivalent level Our values We want our staff to believe in, demonstrate and live our values in everything we do.
Include We value the diversity and experience of our community colleagues and partners.
Respect We create a safe environment where we are curious of the lived experience of others.
Improve We are committed to consistently delivering excellent services.
Committed to our Community East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion for all job applicants, staff, patients and the wider community.
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