Consultant Gastroenterologist with special interest in ERCP & EUS

NHS; Blackpool; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An excellent opportunity for a Consultant Gastroenterologist with a special interest in ERCP and EUS at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Join a supportive team dedicated to developing gastroenterology services. The role includes inpatient care, endoscopy services, and participation in service development.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years' experience of ERCP.
• Experience teaching undergraduates and postgraduates.

Responsibilities

• Shared care of inpatients under the Gastroenterology team.
• Contribute to the care of Gastroenterology inpatients and out-of-hours GI-Bleed endoscopy service.

Skills

Leadership

Endoscopy - Gastroscopy and Colonoscopy

Communication

Education

CCT in Gastroenterology and General Medicine

MRCP

Higher degree (MD or PhD)

Job description

Go back Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant Gastroenterologist with special interest in ERCP & EUS

The closing date is 22 May 2025

An excellent opportunity has arisen to join our expanding patient centred and supportive Gastroenterology department at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Our hard-working and forward-thinking team are keen to develop the Gastroenterology and Liver service and would welcome similar minded candidates to join our department. This is an exciting time to join us following investment of £4.0 million recurrent funding to support a blended workforce and £4.5 million capital investment to refurbish our Endoscopy unit in 2023/2024. There will be opportunity to support Endoscopy service development and outpatient transformation as part of a blended workforce as we develop our sub-speciality services and establish novel outpatient pathways.

Our Gastroenterology and Liver service is one of the busiest in the UK - we offer a broad range of diagnostic and therapeutic services for all gastroenterological conditions. Our recently refurbished JAG accredited, performance driven and patient centred Endoscopy unit delivers approximately 15,000 procedures per annum and is a spoke centre for the North-West Endoscopy training academy and is the admin hub for Bowel cancer screening within the Lancashire region.

The post holder is expected to have a broad experience of Gastroenterology, and Endoscopy, contributing to the core Gastroenterology elective and emergency service whilst having a specialist interest in ERCP and EUS service delivery and development.

Main duties of the job

There is shared care of inpatients under the Gastroenterology team on the Gastroenterology ward with a Consultant currently being ward based for 1 week out of every 6 weeks. The appointee will make an equal contribution to the care of Gastroenterology inpatients and the out-of-hours GI-Bleed endoscopy service which is 1:6 at present with plans to transition to a 1:8 model with further recruitment. All on-call weeks are followed by a post-on-call (POC) week where Clinical Assessment Service triage, a post-on-call clinic and a fast-track clinic are delivered. The POC week is followed by standard normal weeks until the next on-call cycle. Elective activity (outpatient clinics, endoscopy lists) is mainly concentrated in the 5-week period off the ward.

The job plan comprises 10 Programmed activities including allocation for the current on call commitment. Job plans will be formally reviewed within the first 6 months after appointment and agreed according to evidence from actual activity.

Predictable emergency on call (Gastroenterology / GI Bleeding Service) is 1.5 DCC. Category A for unpredictable emergency work. This includes a daily ward round on the Gastroenterology ward at weekends when on-call.

About us

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people.

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a resident population of approximately 330,000 and the 12 million holidaymakers who visit the area every year. The Trust comprises Blackpool Victoria Hospital which is a large busy acute hospital and a smaller community/ rehabilitation hospital - Clifton Hospital. Outpatient services are also provided in Blackpool, Fleetwood and Lytham Hospital. The Trust is also responsible for the provision of a wide range of community healthcare services, including District Nursing, Community Matrons and therapy services.

The organisation provides specialist tertiary care for Cardiac and Haematology services, delivers community health services to over 445,000 residents including those in North Lancashire and hosts the National Artificial Eye Service across England. We also have specialised Cardio-thoracic Surgical and Sleep Medicine services (including polysomnography) and provide urgent and emergency care services to an estimated 18 million people who visit the seaside resort each year.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to attached job description and person specification for further details for the post of Consultant Gastroenterologist with special interest in ERCP & EUS at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals.

Person Specification

Education

• Full registration with the GMC
• CCT in Gastroenterology and General (internal) Medicine. Entry on the Specialist Register or eligible for inclusion within 6 months of the interview date for the post
• MRCP or equivalent
• HPB Fellowship with advanced ERCP and EUS training
• Higher degree (eg. MD or PhD)

Experience

• Experience teaching undergraduates and postgraduates with demonstration of effective teaching skills
• Experience in undertaking audits and understanding of the principles of audit and research
• A minimum of 2 years' experience of ERCP
• MRCP 1&2 completed
• Experience in service development and improvement in Gastroenterology
• Experience in undertaking Gastroenterology related research with publication in peer reviewed journals
• Previous experience of working in the NHS/experience of NHS working practices and systems
• Active participation in British Gastroenterology Society activities and/or membership of sub-speciality organisations such as ECCO, EASL

Skills

• Enthusiasm and commitment to Gastroenterology
• Endoscopy - Gastroscopy and Colonoscopy
• Ability to motivate and inspire a multi-disciplinary team and work sensitively within teams and across organisations to organise and prioritise workload and to delegate responsibility and supervise staff.
• Leadership skills - ability to take responsibility, show leadership and make decisions. Participation in a management training course.
• Commitment to CPD and completing revalidation when appropriate as per GMC recommendations as well as completion of annual appraisals.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English, both oral and written.
• Good IT skills and ability to use a computer.
• Agreement to live within 15 miles of the Trust or within 30 minutes travel by car. Car owner with full driving licence.
• Endoscopy - ERCP and EUS

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

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