Locum Consultant in Hepatology

East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust (Enherts-TR); Stevenage; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a dynamic Locum Consultant Hepatologist to join their dedicated team. This is a temporary 6-month position based at the Lister Hospital in Stevenage, offering an exciting opportunity to deliver high-quality liver services. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with existing consultants, engaging in a comprehensive gastroenterology and hepatology service. With a commitment to patient safety and clinical governance, you will play a vital role in improving care standards. If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of patients and thrive in a collaborative environment, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Broad experience in hepatology and competence in diagnostic procedures.
• Ability to provide independent expert diagnostic opinions.

Responsibilities

• Provide high standard liver services at Lister Hospital and other sites.
• Participate in a 1 in 12 GI bleeding rota with 24/7 service.

Skills

Engagement with clinical governance

Diagnostic and therapeutic gastroscopy

Supervising undergraduates and doctors in training

Education

Entry on GMC Specialist Register

College Membership (MRCP)

Job description

Here at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust,

Our mission is:
Providing high-quality, compassionate care for our communities

Our vision to 2030 is:
To be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service

Job overview

We have a Temporary 6-month Locum Consultant Hepatologist post available based at the Lister Hospital in Stevenage and comprises 10 programmed activities (PAs) including an on-call commitment to the emergency endoscopy rota.

Demand for liver services is consistently high so the East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust is seeking to appoint a new, enthusiastic and dynamic locum consultant hepatologist to join our existing gastroenterology and hepatology colleagues as soon as possible. The successful applicant will work closely with the existing consultants to provide a high standard liver service to the Trust. This post is based at the Lister Hospital in Stevenage; however, clinics can be at any of three sites, Lister Hospital, the New QEII Hospital in Welwyn Garden City or Hertford County Hospital, Hertford.

Main duties of the job

It is expected that the applicant will complement an existing department offering gastroenterology and liver services. Across the trust, the care of GI and liver inpatients is centralised at the Lister site with consultants involved in a 1 in 12 GI bleeding rota which incorporates a 24/7 bleed service and some routine endoscopy at weekends whilst on-call. The post does not include a commitment to the general medical on-call rota.

Person specification

Previous Experience

• Broad range of experience in hepatology
• Competence in diagnostic and therapeutic gastroscopy
• Demonstrable experience in a Locum Consultant role
• Experience of supervising undergraduates, doctors in training and other colleagues
• Ability to offer and be accountable for full and independent expert diagnostic opinion
• Can evidence leading on patient safety issues and achieving a change in practice

Skills

• Able to evidence engagement with clinical governance and the identification of errors and the learning from errors.
• Evidence engagement with appraisal and revalidation

Qualifications/Training

• Entry on GMC Specialist Register or, be within 6 months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview or, provide GMC confirmed eligibility for entry on the Specialist Register / Full GMC registration with a licence to practice.
• College Membership (MRCP) or qualification of an equivalent level
• Evidence of being up to date and fit to practice safely, and aware of own training needs

Our values

We want our staff to believe in, demonstrate and live our values in everything we do.

Include
We value the diversity and experience of our community colleagues and partners, creating relationships and climates that provide an opportunity to share, collaborate and grow together.

Respect
We create a safe environment where we are curious of the lived experience of others, seek out best practice and are open to listening and hearing new ideas.

Improve
We are committed to consistently delivering excellent services and continuously looking to improve through a creative workforce that feels empowered to act in service of our shared purpose.

Committed to our Community

East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion for all job applicants, staff, patients and the wider community. We want to create a workforce which represents the communities we serve. We are on a journey to become a more inclusive organisation and we welcome applications from everyone regardless of their background.

When you apply...

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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.