Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustWe are thrilled to announce that with the launch of our Community Diagnostic Centre in West Swindon on the horizon (Jan 2025), we are looking to expand our gastroenterology team.
We are seeking experienced Consultants to join our Gastroenterology and Hepatology department, joining an existing team of 8 senior medical staff including Consultants & SAS doctors who work across 4 endoscopy rooms at the Great Western Hospital site and screening (ERCP/stenting).
Our plans to launch the Community Diagnostic Centre in January 2025 make this an incredible time of innovation and expansion for the service, and the successful candidate will work across dual sites between the Great Western Hospital and the CDC.
Main Duties of the JobWe will use the latest Olympus scopes and stacks for both sites and offer ERCP, EUS, BCSP Small Bowel Capsule endoscopy, Oesophageal dilatation, and 1 GA list/month. We also plan to commence Oesophageal stenting, which is currently done in radiology, with plans to incorporate this into the gastroenterology screening lists in the future.
Interest in Nutrition /IBD/Hepatology will be encouraged. The post holder would be encouraged to develop and lead a subspecialty interest. Upper GI and HPB cancer are managed collaboratively with John Radcliffe Hospital Oxford.
Our MDT's are well supported by pathology, radiology, and surgeons working very closely with our surgical and radiology colleagues.
About UsOn joining the department, you will become part of a well-established, friendly team and will help us continue to drive forward improvements in the service we provide to our patients. You will also be offered a secretary and office space.
As a senior member of the team, you will become a key part in the delivery of training and supervision of our junior colleagues. As a Trust, we place high importance on staff wellbeing, and you will be offered a wide variety of support to help you maintain your wellbeing and to help colleagues maintain theirs.
If you would like to find out more information about this opportunity or to arrange a brief department walk around, please get in touch with Dr. Manish Hedge, Clinical Lead at ****** or Claire Milne, Assistant General Manager at ******.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Job ResponsibilitiesThe duties outlined below are not definitive and may be changed in accordance with the needs of the service:
Multidisciplinary team working is a key component of working within the Trust and involves regular MDT discussions with colleagues.Providing evidence-based care for patients in a multidisciplinary setting.Continuing responsibility for the care of patients in your charge, including all administrative duties associated with patient care (with secretarial support).Please see attached full job description Person SpecificationQualificationsFully registered with the GMC.CCT (or equivalent for non-UK applicants of equivalent status), or be accredited (or equivalent), and be on the GMC Specialist Register in the specialty appropriate for this consultant post at the time of taking up the consultant appointment. Alternatively, candidates can hold or be within 6 months of their CCT at interview.MRCP (UK)/MRCP (Gastroenterology) or equivalent.Clinical ExperienceClinical training/experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT.Expertise in the full range of Gastrointestinal conditions.Ability to lead a multi-professional team and take full and independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients.Sub-speciality interests will be supported.Management AdminDemonstrable ability to manage priorities.Demonstrable multi-disciplinary team leadership skills.Experience of audit and management.Flexible approach to work organisation and ability to lead project teams.Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.
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