Senior Clinical Fellow in Neurogastroenterology & Motility

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Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a Senior Clinical Fellow in Neurogastroenterology & Motility. This role offers a unique opportunity to enhance your clinical skills in a supportive environment while managing patient care for children with gastroenterological disorders. You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, ensuring continuity of care and participating in training initiatives. With a commitment to diversity and inclusion, this institution values each staff member's contributions, making it an ideal place for personal and professional growth. If you are passionate about paediatric healthcare and eager to make a difference, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of paediatric gastroenterology experience at post-graduate level.
• Full GMC registration or equivalent required.

Responsibilities

• Manage NMS admissions and provide ongoing patient care.
• Perform upper and lower endoscopy as per experience.

Skills

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Ability to organise and prioritise own workload

Ability to work under pressure in a multi-disciplinary environment

Ability to teach nursing and medical staff

Paediatric experience (including gastroenterology) for more than 5 years

MRCP, MRCPCH or equivalent

Education

Full GMC registration with Licence to Practice

Higher degree – MSc, MPhil related discipline

Tools

Endoscopy equipment

Job description

Main area Gastroenterology Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Trainee (ST6-8) Contract 12 months (Fixed Term) Hours Full time Job ref 271-GAG-7082216

Employer Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Great Ormond Street Hospital Town London Salary £54,468 - £64,288 pro rata, per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 22/05/2025 23:59

Senior Clinical Fellow in Neurogastroenterology & Motility

NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Trainee (ST6-8)

Job overview

The Paediatric Gastroenterology team at Great Ormond Street Hospital are inviting applications for a Clinical Fellow within the subspecialty Neurogastroenterology and Motility.

This post provides a unique and exciting opportunity for applicants who wish to extend their clinical experience in Paediatric Neurogastroenterology and Motility Disorders, within the unique and supportive environment of Great Ormond Street Hospital.

The appointment will be for 12 months starting from June 2025, with the potential thereafter of extension by mutual agreement.

In this post, you will be working as part of a MDT and will be responsible for providing senior middle grade care for both inpatients and outpatients, ensuring continuity of care for patients and families as they progress through treatment.

The successful applicant will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks. There may also be potential scope for possible other ST6 positions later in the year.

There will be training associated with the post and you will be treated equitably to trainees in recognised training posts. However, this post is not recognised for training. Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust (GOSH) is a national centre of excellence in the provision of specialist children's health care, currently delivering the widest range of specialist care of any children's hospital in the UK.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder, in collaboration with the named consultant, will predominantly be involved in the clinical management for children under the Neurogastroenterology and Motility Service (NMS).

This will involve:

• Managing NMS admissions within Gastroenterology.
• Providing medical review and the on-going management of NMS patients through inpatient admissions and outpatient follow-up visits
• Performing the upper and lower endoscopy (there are two scheduled endoscopy lists for NMS patients) in line with their experience.
• Reporting pH-impedance studies, reviewing and reporting manometry studies, after training and under supervision.

Providing cross-cover and sickness cover for gastroenterology inpatient service, including prospective cover for wards, external referral, internal consults and day ward.

Working for our organisation

GOSH is committed to recruiting the best person for the job, based solely on their ability and individual merit as measured against the criteria for the role; through a process that is fair, open, consistent and free from bias and discrimination.

We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture where all staff are valued, respected and acknowledged. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, disability status or length of time spent unemployed.

We particularly welcome applications from BAME communities, people with disabilities and/or long-term health conditions and LGBT+ community members.

We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants and employees are treated fairly and consistently. We are proud to be accredited as a Disability Confident Employer, a member of Business Disability Forum and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.

We have active and Executive supported BAME, LGBT+ and Allies, Disability and Long-Term Health Conditions and Women’s staff networks. Staff networks are employee-led groups formed around interests, issues and a common bond or background. Staff network members create a positive and inclusive work environment at Great Ormond Street Hospital by actively contributing to the Trust’s mission, values and efforts specific to inclusion. All of our staff networks are open to any employee.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachments.

Person specification

GOSH Culture and Values

• Always welcoming
• Always helpful
• Always one team
• Knowledge and Understanding of diverse backgrounds and perspectives
• Understanding of Diversity and Inclusion challenges in the workplace
• Demonstrable contribution to advancing Equality
• Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace

Skills/Abilities

• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Ability to organise and prioritise own workload
• Ability to work under pressure in a multi-disciplinary environment
• Ability to prioritise clinical needs
• Able to establish and maintain working relations with patients, carers and work as part of a multi-disciplinary team of colleagues
• Flexible/Adaptable
• Drive and enthusiasm
• Ability to take initiative when required
• Ability to teach nursing and medical staff
• Full GMC registration with Licence to Practice (or application in process) or IELTS Certificate with an overall score of 7.5 or Occupational English Test (medicine version) with a minimum score of ‘B’ in each domain.
• Paediatric experience (including gastroenterology) for more than 5 years, at post-graduate level (doctor), including training in paediatric resuscitation (APLS or equivalent)
• Paediatric experience in paediatric gastroenterology for more than 5 years, at post-graduate level (doctor) including training in paediatric resuscitation (APLS or equivalent)
• MRCP, MRCPCH or equivalent
• Experience of diagnostic endoscopy
• Higher degree – MSc, MPhil related discipline
• Understanding and proven ability to apply research findings in a clinical/organisational context

Experience/Knowledge

• Experience in paediatric gastroenterology
• Experience of audit activities
• Understanding of principles of clinical governance
• Broad knowledge of paediatric medicine
• Be confident in the management of paediatric emergency, for a range of medical specialities,
• Commitment to carry out high quality research, leading to publications.
• Experience of teaching and presenting
• Published research in peer reviewed journals

Please be advised that:

The recruitment process for all admin and clerical roles at Bands 2-4 will be a two stage recruitment process whereby shortlisted candidates will undertake an online literacy, numeracy, ICT and typing test. Only those candidates who pass the competency test will proceed to a formal interview.

The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions where we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received. It is therefore advisable that you submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification criteria for this post will be shortlisted. Please note that where high volumes of applicants have been received, additional criteria may on occasion be used to determine the final shortlist.

We are an accredited Living Wage Employer.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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.

Application numbers

The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions where we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received. It is therefore advisable that you submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.