Gastroenterologist in Clinical Nutrition and Intestinal Failure

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 76,000 - 102,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare institution in Birmingham is seeking two consultant gastroenterologists to join their team, focusing on clinical nutrition and intestinal failure. Responsibilities include delivering inpatient nutrition ward rounds, managing endoscopy sessions, and participating in the emergency GI bleed service. The ideal candidates should have experience in gastroenterology and a desire to develop skills in intestinal failure, fostering an inclusive environment that values diverse backgrounds.

Qualifications

• Experience in gastroenterology and clinical nutrition.
• Desire to develop skills in intestinal failure.
• Ability to manage multiple outpatient clinics.

Responsibilities

• Deliver inpatient parenteral nutrition ward rounds 2-3 times per week.
• Manage endoscopy sessions and outpatient clinics.
• Participate in the GI bleed rota and provide specialist advice.

Skills

Gastroenterology

Endoscopy

Clinical Nutrition

Intestinal Failure

Education

Medical Degree

Job description

They will join the existing 13 consultant gastroenterologists (QEHB) and Nutrition Support Team (3 consultants and a fully diverse allied health professional team). The appointee will have a key role in providing Intestinal Failure, HPN, complex enteral nutrition and gastroenterology/endoscopy services at the QEHB. Responsibility for gastroenterology in-patients will be shared on a consultant of the week model and will be flexible with other consultants and participate in the GI bleed rota.

To contribute to the clinical delivery and development of the intestinal failure and clinical nutrition/complex enteral specialist service and other areas of specialist gastroenterology.

Responsibilities

• Deliver in-patient parenteral nutrition ward rounds 2-3x/week, sharing a rota with others to provide a 52-week service at QEHB.
• Manage an average of 2-3 endoscopy sessions per week.
• Manage an average of 2-3 outpatient clinics per week, which includes intestinal failure, complex enteral nutrition and gastroenterology clinics.
• Participate in the acute gastroenterology ward rota and management of inpatient gastroenterology services.
• Participate in elective weekend endoscopy/clinics, shared with other colleagues on mutual agreement.
• Participate in the emergency GI Bleed service.
• Provide specialist advice to colleagues.
• Work to directorate agreed management guidelines.

The department of gastroenterology at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (QEHB), University of Birmingham Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking two substantive consultant gastroenterologists with an interest in Clinical Nutrition and Intestinal Failure. Whilst previous intestinal failure experience is not essential a desire to develop skills is part of the requirement. QEHB was newly opened in 2010 providing secondary and tertiary care services, including the NHS England commissioned Severe Intestinal Failure Unit. There is a well‑equipped, modern endoscopy unit, with a separate dedicated in‑patient endoscopy suite.

QEHB cares for severe intestinal failure, surgery and home parenteral nutrition (HPN), covering a population of 3.5 million, with currently 140 patients on HPN. QEHB also provides in-patient care for type 1 intestinal failure, averaging 20-35 patients daily. The Trust's well‑developed partnership with the University provides the basis for teaching and research, which in turn underpins a high-quality clinical service.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.