Consultant in Gastroenterology & Hepatology

NHS; Redhill; On-site; GBP 109,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare trust is seeking a Locum Consultant in Gastroenterology & Hepatology. The successful candidate will perform endoscopies, care for inpatients, and participate in quality improvement and teaching. This position offers a competitive salary ranging from £109,725 to £145,478. Join a supportive team of specialists in a busy and innovative department at East Surrey Hospital in Redhill.

Benefits

Excellent training opportunities

Flexible working arrangements

Health and wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role.
• Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration.
• Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role.

Responsibilities

• Providing diagnostic and therapeutic upper and lower GI Endoscopy.
• Care for inpatients within specialty-based ward.
• Participate in governance, quality improvement, audit and teaching.

Skills

Written English proficiency

Clinical registration

Essential experience

Education

Medical degree

Relevant clinical qualifications

Job description

Consultant in Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Consultant in Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and dynamic Locum Consultant Gastroenterologist. The applicant will join the current team of seven Consultant Gastroenterologists, two Gastroenterology Speciality Doctors, two Nurse Endoscopists, six Upper GI Surgeons and seven Colorectal Surgeons, 3.5 IBD Clinical Nurse Specialists and an Upper GI Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist

The successful candidate will work within the team and the principle duties and responsibilities are:

Providing diagnostic and therapeutic upper and lower GI Endoscopy

Care for inpatients -Speciality based ward [predominately gastroenterology/IBD/hepatology}

Participate in governance, quality improvement, audit and teaching

Participate in the Gastroenterology on-call rota 1:8 including services for upper GI bleeding. No GIM commitment

Main duties of the job

The trust is looking to appoint a locum consultant to join an expanding and progressive department in a busy and innovative DGH. The Gastroenterology Service at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare is based primarily at East Surrey Hospital, Redhill. We provide a full range of endoscopy services which are provided in two endoscopy suites one sited on the East Surrey site and one at Crawley Hospital totalling 6 rooms.

For further information, please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

About us

We are a leading local employer with a diverse workforce of approximately 6,000 staff, dedicated to providing healthcare services to a growing population of around 780,000 individuals.

Our Trust provides both emergency and planned healthcare across East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon - covering towns like Crawley, Horsham, Reigate, and Redhill. Our main hospital, East Surrey in Redhill, offers a full range of acute and specialist services and is also the closest trauma unit to Gatwick Airport. We also provide outpatient, diagnostic, and planned care services at sites including The Earlswood Centre, Caterham Dene Hospital, Oxted Health Centre, Crawley Hospital, and Horsham Hospital.

We are proud to be an inclusive employer, and we work hard to create an environment where everyone feels valued and supported. At our Trust, we strive to be the best place to work and receive care. We are dedicated to supporting you in your current role while helping you grow and develop your career. As part of our team, you will have access to excellent training opportunities, flexible working, dedicated support networks, and a strong emphasis on health and wellbeing to ensure a thriving and positive work environment.

Job responsibilities

For further information, regarding the role please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application clearly reflects where you match them including any examples you would like to highlight.

Surrey & Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust reserves the right to close this advert once a suitable number of appropriate candidates have been received. Interviews will then be arranged accordingly.

Person Specification

Criteria

• oEvidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
• oA complete and accurate application
• oSuitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
• oEvidence of essential experience for role
• oMeet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
• oHold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
• oEvidence of the Trust values and behaviours
• oEvidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the person specification

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.

£109,725 to £145,478 a yearper annum (depending on experience)