Locum Consultant in Gastroenterology

The Barnet and Chase Farm Gastroenterology Department provides a comprehensive luminal GI service to a large catchment area. There are currently 10 NHS gastroenterologists and 12 nurse specialists based across Barnet and Chase Farm sites. Trainee support includes 3 Registrars, 2 FY2 & 1 FY1.
The post includes supporting outpatient clinics and covering endoscopy sessions across Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals as well as covering the gastroenterology inpatient rota. A new £2 million unit for endoscopy patients has opened at Chase Farm Hospital. The new unit has twice as many treatment rooms as were previously provided, as well as private recovery room which means more privacy and dignity for patients. In addition, the unit is the first in the country to use a new tracking system which allows staff to monitor patients more closely.
This post is designed to support the busy clinical, cancer diagnostic and endoscopic services.
Some roles and responsibilities will change depending on the experience and interests of the appointee. A job plan must be agreed between the successful appointee and clinical lead in accordance with Schedule 3 of the Terms and Conditions - Consultants (England) 2003.
The post holder will join the current gastroenterologists in providing outpatient and inpatient clinical support to the general gastroenterology service. Key attributes include high level expertise in gastroenterology, a keen interest in innovation and teaching and an ability to work creatively with a range of doctors, nurses and administrators.
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.
**Key responsibilities**:
1. Clinical Gastroenterology
The new consultant will join with his/her colleagues in the GI bleeding rota and will take part in the emergency on call rota on a 1 in 8 basis at the Barnet site. There is no Acute General Medical on call or general medical ward cover component to this post. It is expected that the appointee will contribute to the emergency medical and GI bleeding on call services as required and agreed at the job planning process Delivery of cancer and routine endoscopic services will be at the Chase Farm site.
2. Performance management
The post holder will work with medical, nursing and managerial colleagues to ensure high performance in the following areas: - Clinical efficiency
- Accuracy in diagnostic coding
- Quality of outcomes e.g. infection control targets, reducing re-admission rates
- Financial management e.g. identification, implementation and achievement of cost improvement programmes and participating in efforts to ensure services are provided cost effectively.
3. Medical Staff Management
**The post holder will work with colleagues**: - To ensure Junior Doctors hours are compliant in line with EWTD and New Deal
- To participate in the recruitment of junior medical staff as delegated by the Clinical Director
- To be responsible for the appraisal of all doctors in training, Trust doctors and non
- consultant grades as delegated by the Clinical Director.
4. Governance
**The post holder will work with colleagues**: - To review clinical outcomes and to identify and advise variances to the Clinical Director. To participate in clinical audit, incident reporting and analysis and to ensure resulting actions are implemented
- To ensure clinical guidelines and protocols are adhered to by junior medical staff and updated on a regular basis
5. Strategy and Business Planning
**The post holder will work with colleagues**: - To participate in the business planning and objective setting process for the directorate and Trust where appropriate. To represent the Trust at appropriate clinical networks/other external clinical meetings, as delegated by the Clinical Director
- To participate in the development of a high quality service in line with the priorities of the Trust and national policies/guidelines
6. Leadership and Team Working
**The post holder and will work with colleagues**: - To demonstrate excellent leadership skills with regard to individual performance, clinical teams, the Trust and when participating in National initiatives. To work collaboratively with all members of the multi-disciplinary team, other clinical and non-clinical directorates.
7. IT and Secretarial Support
The post holder will have dedicated secretarial support and IT support and availability to Trust IT systems across sites
8. Continual Professional Development
- The Trust supports the requirements for continuing professional d