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Main area
Gastroenterology
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 40 hours per week
Job ref
275-0624GASTROCON
Employer
Medway NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Medway Maritime Hospital
Town
Gillingham
Salary
£99,532 - £131,964 Per Annum/pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
16/07/2024 23:59

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Consultant Gastroenterologist

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

 

 

Job overview

Consultant Gastroenterologist

Division: Specialist Medicine

Band: Consultant

Salary: £99,532 - £131,964 Per Annum/pro rata

We are recruiting for a Consultant Gastroenterologist who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.

Main duties of the job

The post holder is expected to have experience of performing independent diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopies upper and lower GI endoscopies. 

It would be expected that the post holder would be able to manage Gastroenterology and General Medical patients both as inpatients and outpatients. It would also be expected from the post holder to support the delivery of the out of hours GI bleed rota (which is already in place at frequency of 1:8). 

Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.

To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.

Working for our organisation

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved.  Our culture and values are what drives the Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious environment.

Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement which will not mean sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We aim to support you to work flexibly in a way that will suit you and us.  

All of our substantive & fixed term employees can enjoy a range of staff benefits, a gym, an active health and wellbeing programme, an on-site nursery and a cycle to work scheme.

We are taking positive action to ensure that we can attract, recruit and retain the best talent and would welcome more applicants from under – represented groups to support the Trusts commitment to a diverse, inclusive and an employer of choice workforce.

All staff at Medway comply the Trust’s and the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Board’s policies on safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Currently the all consultants share the management of inpatients ( Gastroenterology currently cover a 24 bedded ward which is shared between 2 x Consultants at any given time ) Subspecialty clinics include IBD, Endoscopy, Nutrition and Hepatology . There are 3 E.R.C.P and 3 bowel cancer screening lists weekly and a further 8 general lists. A 24/7 GI bleed rota has been in place for 4 years and is supported by the regional interventional radiology service.

There is weekly upper G.I. cancer MDM, Virtually attended by team from Kings College and GSTT. The MDT is led by a Gastroenterologist, a surgically led lower G.I. cancer / bowel screening MDT.

The post holder is expected to have experience of performing independent diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopies upper and lower GI endoscopies. It would be expected that the post holder would be able to manage Gastroenterology and General Medical patients both as inpatients and outpatients. It would also be expected from the post holder to support the delivery of the out of hours GI bleed rota ( which is already in place at frequency of 1:8 ).  The post is flexible and any speciality interests would be considered.

The post will also be involved in improvement in the emergency patient pathway by delivering early consultant led specialist input for patients with GI disorders and facilitate early discharge through timely endoscopies. This will drive an improvement in both the patient’s experience and quality but will also improve flow. The department has a multidisciplinary approach to inflammatory bowel disease and complex nutritional patients which is facilitated by the inflammatory bowel disease MDT and nutrition ward round.

There are strong links with the Institute of liver Studies at Kings College Hospital with regard to viral hepatitis and hepatobiliary disease in-part due to joint appointments.

The gastroenterology service also provide daily inreach ward rounds into AMU and one outlying ward.

A Mentor will be provided for the successful candidate.

Secretarial support and an adequately equipped office will be provided including IT facilities.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Full GMC Registration
  • CCST/CCT in Gastroenterology / General Medicine (or will obtain within 6 months of interview date) or inclusion in the Specialist Register.
  • MRCP or equivalent essential. Additional degrees MD/PhD desirable
  • IELTS (Academic) level 7.5, or graduate of a Medical School in UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, USA or Canada.

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Broad experience in general gastroenterology and general internal medicine.
  • Broad experience in general gastroenterology and general internal medicine.

Skills

Essential criteria
  • JAG accreditation Endoscopy
  • Ability to perform emergency endoscopy for GI bleeding

Other Attributes

Essential criteria
  • Committed to continuing personal development (existing consultants must be able to demonstrate active participation in a recognised CME scheme)

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dr. Irfan Khan
Job title
Clinical Lead - Gastroenterology
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07904 289973
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