Consultant Gastroenterologist

Royal Free London Nhs Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Consultant Gastroenterologist based at Chase Farm Hospital and Barnet Hospital. The post involves leading outpatient and endoscopy services and contributing to an on-call rota within a multidisciplinary team.

The successful candidate will join a well-established gastroenterology unit, deliver high quality patient care, teach trainees, and participate in service development across both sites.

Qualifications

• MRCP or equivalent medical degree.
• Full GMC Registration.
• CCST or CCT in Gastroenterology or within 6 months of obtaining CCT at time of interview.
• MD or PhD.
• Outstanding research record.
• Post Graduate degree (Desirable).

Responsibilities

• Join and help develop the Gastroenterology service across Barnet Hospital and Chase Farm Hospital.
• Provide outpatient gastroenterology clinics and endoscopy sessions.
• Be part of the on-call rota at Barnet Hospital and contribute to inpatient care and emergency endoscopy lists.

Skills

Strong teaching

Clinical governance

Teamwork

Education

MRCP or equivalent

Full GMC Registration

CCST or CCT in Gastroenterology

MD or PhD

Tools

JAG accreditation

Job description

Job summary

We are very pleased to offer the appointment of a Consultant Gastroenterologist at the Royal Free London Hospitals NHS Trust. The post is based at both Chase Farm Hospital and Barnet Hospital. This job offers an exciting opportunity for the successful applicant to join a committed team of consultants in this well-developed service. The appointed consultant is supported by 6 resident doctors: three Specialist Registrars, two IMT1/2 doctors, 1 FY1 doctor. The physicians have a close working relationship with the Radiology, Histopathology, Hepatology, Hepato-pancreaticobiliary, and Colorectal surgery. The appointee will join a multidisciplinary team to deliver Gastroenterology outpatient and endoscopy services at Chase Farm Hospital along with participating in the Gastroenterology on-call rota at Barnet Hospital, covering inpatient care and emergency endoscopy lists.

Main duties of the job

• An Exciting opportunity has arisen to join - and help develop - the Gastroenterology service at the Barnet Hospital. We are looking for an applicant who has experience in Gastroenterology and Endoscopy to support the provision and development of service across both hospital sites. The successful applicants will work within the multidisciplinary establishment with outpatient gastroenterology clinics and endoscopy lists at both the Barnet Hospital and Chase Farm Hospital. This post offers 10 PAs of combined direct clinical and supporting programmed activity. The successful applicants will form part of the out of hours GI bleeding service, contribute to the provision of an inpatient, outpatient GI service and Endoscopy sessions.

About us

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. Therapy Services has a high profile within the Trust, being firmly committed to quality improvement, audit, service evaluation and improvement. We undertake yearly presentations of our achievements for the year; undertaking PDSA and QI projects to ensure we are delivering the most effective, safe and high quality service. For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description document which will provide a more detailed description of role and main responsibilities.

Person Specification

Education & professional Qualifications

Essential

• MRCP or equivalent medical degree
• Full GMC Registration
• CCST or CCT in Gastroenterology or within 6 months of obtaining CCT at the time of interview
• MD or PhD
• Outstanding research record

Desirable

• Post Graduate degree

Experience

Essential

• Competent in diagnostic and advanced therapeutic endoscopy
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients.
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the management of acute medical emergencies
• Broad experience in general clinical gastroenterology and hepatology
• JAG accreditation in gastroscopy and colonoscopy
• Experience in integrated care service development and delivery
• Training and education of undergraduate and postgraduate students

Skills and aptitudes

Essential

• Strong teaching skills and experience
• Understanding of clinical governance and audit procedures

Royal Free World Class Values

Essential

• Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Personal Qualities & attributes

Essential

• Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team
• Motivated, flexible and enthusiastic

Others

Essential

• Reconfiguration of services or clinical innovation

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).