Job detail

About

Looking for 2 dynamic and motivated Locum Consultant Gastroenterologists to join our team of 16 consultants including six consultant gastroenterologists and eight gastrointestinal surgeons as well as one specialty doctor in gastroenterology.

Their GI Service is a new, cohesive and integrated department, combining the services of gastroenterology and endoscopy, upper gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary, colorectal, emergency GI surgery.

The department has two dedicated GI wards for the treatment of inpatients. with the plan in the near future to have all GI areas collocated. There is a dedicated 3-room endoscopy unit followed by an endoscopy unit at their other site which has 2 dedicated rooms in a new, state of the art facility. There is a specialist GI physiology lab on both sites.

The successful candidates will join a team of gastroenterologists supported by nurse specialists across their NHS Trust. Associated with the transformation of all our services across the Trust, and in conjunction with the introduction of our model for acute medical care, it is envisaged that future configurations will focus complex in patient work at the site, and elective outpatient services (endoscopy and outpatient clinics) will be provided by all of the team across the Trust. Sub specialty interest will be encouraged where this contributes to and complements the department and Trusts’ service needs.

While appointees will be appointed to a base unit, all members of the team will be expected to contribute to all aspects of the general gastroenterology service across the Trust.

The On-call commitment is negotiable but could include Out of hours GI Bleed cover and General Internal Medicine. The standard job plan attracts 10 PA's.

Please apply your CV if you wish to be considered or contact linzi.clarke@fresh-medical.co.uk