Consultant Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Consultant Gastroenterologist to join a well-established Gastroenterology and Hepatology service. The post holder will deliver inpatient and outpatient gastroenterology care, undertake endoscopy, participate in the consultant of the week service and on‑call rota, while contributing to education, quality improvement and service development.

You will work within multidisciplinary teams and with surgical, radiology and nutrition colleagues to

Qualifications

• Specialist gastroenterology skills and GMC registration/eligibility.
• Experience in inpatient and outpatient gastroenterology care.
• Competence in endoscopy and participating in MDTs.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert assessment and management of GI conditions in inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Deliver outpatient gastroenterology clinics with timely assessment, treatment, discharge and follow-up.
• Undertake diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy and support the endoscopy service; colonoscopy desirable.

Skills

Gastroenterology

Endoscopy

Leadership

Teaching & training

Quality improvement

Education

MBBS / MD or equivalent

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Consultant Gastroenterologist to join a well established and forward thinking Gastroenterology and Hepatology service. The post holder will become part of a multidisciplinary team delivering high quality care across the full spectrum of gastrointestinal disease, supported by specialist nursing, pharmacy, dietetic and endoscopy services. The role includes inpatient and outpatient gastroenterology care, endoscopy, participation in the consultant of the week service and GI bleed on call rota, whilst contributing to service development, medical education and quality improvement initiatives.,

• Provide expert assessment, diagnosis and management of patients with a wide range of gastroenterological conditions in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Participate in the Consultant of the Week gastroenterology service (currently 1 in 10 weeks).
• Contribute to the out of hours upper gastrointestinal bleed on-call rota.
• Deliver outpatient Gastroenterology clinics, ensuring timely assessment, treatment, discharge and follow up of patients.
• Undertake diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy, including UGI, and support the wider endoscopy service. Delivering colonoscopy is desirable.
• Work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams, including IBD, nutrition and hepatology services.
• Support and contribute to weekly MDT meetings, including IBD and other specialist MDT's.
• Provide clinical leadership and contribute to the ongoing development and innovation of gastroenterology services and patient pathways.
• Work closely with colorectal and UGI surgical colleagues, radiology and other specialist teams to deliver integrated patient care.
• Supervise, train and support postgraduate doctors in training, including Foundation, Internal Medicine Training and Specialty Registrar StR grades.
• Participate in teaching, simulation training and endoscopy education programmes.
• Engage in clinical governance, audit, quality improvement and service development activities.
• Maintain professional development and compliance with GMC and JAG standards.
• Subspecialist interests are welcomed.
  Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations,operatingfrom three main sites at Southmead, Bristol citycentreand Weston.

With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that theSouth Westhas to offer.