Senior Clinical Fellow in Gastroenterology and Intestinal Failure

Senior Clinical Fellow in Gastroenterology and Intestinal Failure

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and hard-working clinical fellow (equivalent to ST3 or above) in Nutrition and Intestinal Failure at University Hospital of Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust. This is an exciting opportunity to spend 12 months working within a thriving multidisciplinary nutrition team in a large Intestinal Failure centre, commissioned to provide Type 2 and 3 IF care to patients from a wide area of the West Midlands. The post can be tailor made to the applicant's training needs but has a focus on inpatient and outpatient management of patients requiring enteral and parenteral nutrition support.

UHCW also has an established IBD service, supported by 9 luminal gastroenterologists and 3 IBD Nurse Specialists. There is a dedicated IBD Helpline, telephone clinics, weekly IBD MDT, dedicated paediatric transition clinic, and the opportunity for dedicated chromoendoscopy surveillance lists for those with a specialist interest.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will manage inpatients with Types 1, 2 and 3 Intestinal Failure and review patients on home parenteral support in the outpatient clinic. They will also be involved in reviewing patients requiring enteral nutrition support. They will work as an integral part of the Multidisciplinary nutrition team. They will attend the weekly IF MDT, IBD MDT, and will have the opportunity to attend the monthly Nutrition Steering Committee.

The post will also include general gastroenterology experience including clinics and endoscopy training lists to ensure gastroenterology training curriculum can be adhered to. We can also offer three-month of general internal medicine (GIM) alongside the post to meet the training requirements for ST7 and therefore be eligible for this post to count towards training as agreed with the programme director of the gastroenterology registrar training programme. Though those below ST7 are welcome to apply for this post, please note that the amount of GIM training offered is insufficient for curriculum requirements.

About us

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK. We are extremely proud of our skilled employees across our hospital sites in Coventry and Rugby, with high quality patient care positioned at the heart of everything we do. Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a national and international leader in healthcare.

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

Job responsibilities

This role would suit registrars interested in pursuing a career in luminal gastroenterology, particularly Intestinal Failure. The role will include opportunities for involvement in audit and research and engagement with post graduate teaching programmes within the hospital. Involvement in national Intestinal Failure initiatives would be possible for an interested candidate. Educational Supervision will be provided.

Person Specification

Qualification/ Training

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Experience

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Teaching/ Education

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Research, Audit & Clinical Governance

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Personal Qualities

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Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

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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.

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

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