GI Consultant - Flexible Schedule, Impactful Care

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust; Yeovil; On-site; GBP 114,000 - 151,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Blue Light Card

NHS pension scheme

Generous annual leave

Flexible working options

NHS-specific perks

Job summary

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Consultant Gastroenterologist based at Yeovil District Hospital in Somerset. The role includes a 10 PA per week job plan and GI bleed on-call duties, with inpatient and outpatient care, governance compliance, and opportunities to develop nurse-led endoscopy services.

The post emphasizes service improvement, teaching, and collaboration with primary care and other specialties.

Responsibilities

• Diagnosis and management of patients with Gastroenterological and general medical conditions.
• Continuing responsibility for care of patients in liaison with consultant colleagues.
• Respond to and manage in- and outpatient referrals from primary care and other specialties.
• Professional supervision, management and training of junior medical staff.
• To be aware of the general and local budgeting issues within the NHS.
• To be fully involved in the development of the specialty.
• To ensure clinical practice is monitored and performed in accordance with requirements from clinical governance.
• Participate in annual Appraisal and revalidation as recommended by the Royal College of Physicians and General Medical Council.
• Participate in Pathology and Multidisciplinary Team Meetings.
• Care of patients in gastroenterology/hepatology (and a few general medicine) admitted via acute take as well as electively.
• Provide specialist gastroenterology opinion on in-patient from other specialties.
• Develop and support nurse endoscopy services.
• See and treat patients with a wide spectrum of gastroenterology conditions in outpatient setting.
• Promote and take part in teaching and training of nursing staff and medical students.
• Maintain effective and timely communication with colleagues in the Trust, primary care and other centres as necessary.
• To take part in GI bleed on call rota of approximately 1 weekday every 2 weeks and 1 weekend every 8 weeks.

Job description

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Consultant Gastroenterologist based at Yeovil District Hospital in Somerset. The role includes a 10 PA per week job plan and GI bleed on-call duties, with inpatient and outpatient care, governance compliance, and opportunities to develop nurse-led endoscopy services.

The post emphasizes service improvement, teaching, and collaboration with primary care and other specialties.