Consultant Gastroenterology

Job summary

The Gastroenterology department based at Oldham Care Organisation is both dynamic and busy. There are 3 endoscopy units (Royal Oldham Hospital, Fairfield General Hospital, Rochdale Infirmary) making this one of the largest endoscopy services in the country. Additionally the service will be opening a Community Diagnostic Centre for Endoscopy in late summer 2024 and this is an exciting time to join our team. Team members have the opportunity to influence the development of services. The Endoscopy service offers ERCP, HPB EUS and advanced Lower GI EMR/ ESD. Non-elective inpatient services are centralised onto the Oldham Hospital site, and the gastroenterology team provide gastroenterology in-reach to Fairfield and Oldham sites. Gastroenterology outpatients are offered at Oldham, Rochdale and Fairfield sites. There is an active GI physiology department. The Gastroenterology department has an established track record of supporting and delivering nationally and internationally renowned research.

The post holder will complement and develop existing services through the provision of specialist knowledge & expertise in Gastroenterology and General Internal Medicine.The post holder is therefore required to have full registration with the General Medical Council & a valid licence to practise. Ideally be on the specialist register (Gastroenterology and General Internal Medicine) or be within 6 months of CCT or equivalent at the time of interview.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide demonstrable expertise in Gastroenterology and General Internal Medicine in order to deliver a high quality independent service.

The post holder will be expected to work closely with other consultants and members of the wide multi-disciplinary team to develop Gastroenterology services, particularly for the local population of around 750,000 people

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

We are currently in process of updating our values. For the latest information around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers website

Job description

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website:

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Full registration with the General Medical Council A valid Licence to Practice with the General Medical Council MRCPCH or MRCP or show evidence of equivalent training and experience

Desirable

Post Graduate Degree MD, PhD, MSc

Experience

Essential

Wide experience in Gastroenterology and General Internal Medicine Meets BSG / JAG standards Completion of professional training in Gastroenterology / General (acute medicine)

Desirable

Specialist experience in one or more areas of practice to take a lead role in that area Ability to develop an area of specialist / subspecialism in Gastroenterology / Endoscopy

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