Specialty Doctor (Nutrition)

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust; Scunthorpe; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job description

Overview

Digestive Diseases Health Group is supported by a Chief of Service, Director of Operations and Director of Nursing. The Health Group provides Medicine services at Diana Princess of Wales Hospital, Grimsby; Scunthorpe General Hospital; Goole District General Hospital; Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital. Gastroenterology sits within this Health Group alongside

• Upper GI Acute Surgery
• Colorectal
• Acute Surgery
• Endoscopy
• Bowel Screening

The management team is made up as follows:

• Chief of Service Dr George Abouda
• Director of operations Peter Grant
• Director of Nursing Sarah Mableton
• Clinical Lead Dr Shahzad Sarwar
• General Manager Simone Woods
• Matron Stella Macheo

Responsibilities

• Main duties of the job: As a senior employee of the Trust the post-holder will work in close co-operation with, and support, other clinical, medical, professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality healthcare to the Trust's patients.
• This post specifically relates to Nutritional aspects of Gastroenterology services.
• To ensure the provision of a first class clinical service
• To provide effective leadership to junior doctors and medical students
• To undertake all work in accordance with the Trust's procedures and operating policies
• To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Trust's and Operational Group's services plans
• The post would suit a good team player dedicated to high quality patient care. The opportunity exists to work in a non-hierarchical setting and offer a wide range of Gastroenterology services. The new colleague joining the team will help to develop the nutrition services.

Partnerships and context

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion. Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve. Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH. As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology. We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.