Clinical Endoscopy Fellow

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust seeks an Endoscopy Fellow for its renowned Gastroenterology Department. This role offers excellent training opportunities in advanced endoscopy techniques and participation in cutting-edge research. Join a supportive environment dedicated to professional development and patient care.

Benefits

On-site Nursery

Access to free Beach Hut

Wellness Centre with gym and swimming pool

Inclusive staff networks

Qualifications

• Experience of core or SHO General Medicine or Gastroenterology is essential.
• Demonstrable experience as a medical registrar is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Conduct 6 service endoscopy lists with additional tailored advanced training lists.
• Assist with clinics and Capsule Endoscopy reporting based on interests.

Skills

Clinical knowledge

General Medicine

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Education

Full GMC registration with a licence to practice

Completed MRCP

Current ALS certificate or equivalent

Higher professional training in General Medicine

JAG accreditation in upper and/or lower GI endoscopy

Job description

Company Description

Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.

Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.

Job Description

Grade: Clinical Fellow - Registrar

Department: Endoscopy, Gastroenterology

Reports to: Dr Andrew Fowell, Clinical Lead

We are looking to appoint an Endoscopy Fellow to the Department of Gastroenterology at Queen Alexandra Hospital (QAH), Portsmouth which is a busy District General Hospital caring for a population of over 600,000.

The Endoscopy Department at QA Hospital has an international reputation as Centre of Excellence in Endoscopy. Professor Pradeep Bhandari leads the very active endoscopy research programme and supervises a team of four research fellows and 2 full time research nurses. We participate and run several national multicentre trials. We have an excellent publishing track record and will support the endoscopy fellow to contribute to this.

As a National JAG Training Centre, endoscopy training in QAH is renowned. As part of SEETA we run JAG courses such as the Basic Gastroscopy, Colonoscopy and Train the Trainers. We run an annual International Advanced Endoscopy Symposium with a wide range of national and international expert faculty. In addition, we run endoscopic submucosal dissection and advanced therapeutic endoscopy workshops (as part of the BSG ESD working group).

We have a regular educational session for all gastroenterology, hepatology and endoscopy medical staff as part of our commitment to CME on a Friday. This session includes case presentations, governance topics, talks from invited speakers and IBD MDT.

Key Responsibilities:

The post will comprise of 6 service endoscopy lists. Additional lists for further training in Advanced Endoscopy are tailored to your training needs. There will be the option of assisting with occasional clinics and or Capsule Endoscopy reporting, as best suits the successful candidate’s interests and requirements. It is a department where all aspects and a large number of Advanced Endoscopy (complex diagnostic assessment, RFA, EMR, ESD, FTRD, POEMS etc) and therapeutic ERCP/EUS are performed. This provides great opportunities for research and training.

It is not expected that there is ward work or on-call commitments but this could be reviewed if desired. There will be excellent opportunities for research projects within advanced endoscopy and it may suit a Specialist Registrar who is mid way through their training or has completed their training and is keen to undertake some further training in endoscopy before moving to a Consultant role.

Qualifications

Job Description

• Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
• Higher professional training in General Medicine
• Completed MRCP
• Current ALS certificate or equivalent
• JAG accreditation in upper and/or lower GI endoscopy
  
  

Clinical Experience

• Experience of core or SHO General Medicine or Gastroenterology is essential
• Demonstrable experience as a medical registrar is desirable
  
  

Clinical Skills

• Demonstrable skills and experience of General Medicine
• Understanding of clinical risk management
  
  

Knowledge

• Able to demonstrate appropriate level of clinical knowledge
• Knowledge and use of evidence based practice
• IT skills
• Effective, confident presentation ability
• Experience in and outside speciality
  
  

Other

• Evidence of participation in audit
• Experience of interest and participation in teaching
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Publications
• Prizes and honours
• Logical thinking, problem solving and decision making
  
  

Additional Information

The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.