Job summary
Have you considered developing your professional career while enjoying a healthier work life balance?
At North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust, you will find the best place for you! You will have the chance to develop your medical research skills and confidence under the guidance of an inspiring team.
We are welcoming driven and innovative Consultants with enthusiasm and commitment to quality clinical care to join the team and help us develop and expand our Gastroenterology Services to accommodate the growing needs of our communities we serve.
We are a Postgraduate Medical Education Centre with a reputation for teaching and training with strong links with Leicester and Cambridge.
Our Endoscopy units are JAG accredited offering excellent training opportunities in a wide range of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
You can pursue exciting opportunities such as developing an Endoscopic Ultrasound Service and expanding our IBD service. We will support and develop you to lead the way.
We believe in flexibility and a work/life balance. If you wish to work less than full time, we are happy to consider part time and job share requests.
If you wish to discuss this role or arrange an information meeting, please contact Dr Phil Roberts, Clinical Lead Gastroenterology and Hepatology at philroberts1@nhs.net.
Main duties of the job
The sessional commitments consist of 10 Programmed Activities per week: 8.5 PAs of direct clinical care and 1.5PA of supporting professional activities. You will have to opportunity to discuss and agree a detailed job plan including personal and professional objectives within three months of your start date. A different number of PA's may be accommodated through negotiation.
You will be part of the Gastroenterology team working closely with the Hepatology Team. Your daily responsibilities will include the provision of inpatient and outpatient high-standard care with support from a multidisciplinary team.
Outpatient clinics will take place on a weekly basis. There will be an option for time in lieu or additional payment if extra duties are covered by prior agreement.
There will be appropriate administrative and secretarial support for this role.
You will perform administrative duties, teaching medical students, trainee advanced care practitioners and specialist nurses, and participate in weekly postgraduate meetings. In addition, you will actively contribute to audit, governance, morbidity and mortality and training meetings. Appropriate administrative and secretarial support will be provided for you.
You will have an overriding duty of care to patients and are expected to comply fully with best practice standards. You will have a responsibility to comply with Trust policies for personal and patient safety and for prevention of healthcare-associated infection (HCAI).
About us
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust provides acute care to our local communities via two District General Hospitals in Peterborough and Huntingdon, and a community hospital in Stamford.
We are promoting flexible working and a health work/home life balance. Agile working options are automatically considered for all roles within the Trust.
We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and candidates from our local communities.
Your package with us includes a lot more than just your pay and here are a few of the additional benefits that are available to you as an employee:
- Relocation allowance in line with the Trust policy
- Access to the NHS Pension Scheme
- Generous Holiday Entitlement, starting at 27 days a year (for full time workers) plus bank/public holidays
- Free staff car parking on all our hospital sites during this financial year
- In-house Physiotherapy Services
- Career development and training opportunities
- Emotional Wellbeing Service covering a range of online support, access to mobile apps and 24/7 counselling services
- Subsidised meals at our hospital restaurants
- Access to exclusive discounts, cashback and vouchers via NHS Discounts and Blue Light Card
If you share our values and vision and are passionate about working with people on what matters to them, you could be a real asset to Team North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
If you require more information, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents.
Job description
Job responsibilities
If you require more information, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MB ChB/MBBS or equivalent MRCP
- CCT in Gastroenterology (or equivalent or within 6 months of receipt of CCT at time of interview) or on the Specialist Register
Desirable
- Higher qualification (e.g. MD, PhD)
Experience
Essential
- Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT Gastroenterology with General Internal Medicine and Hepatology sub-speciality accreditation.
- Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion on a range of problems relating to Gastroenterology.
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients to the highest clinical standard.
- Ability to organise and affect high quality outpatient Gastroenterology services.
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems.
- Publications in referred journals. Ability to pursue high quality clinical, health services or epidemiological research.
- JAG Accredited Endoscopist.
- Evidence of ability to pursue independent audit and research
- Clinical governance: demonstrates awareness of good decision making. Awareness of own limitations. Track record of engaging in clinical governance: reporting errors, learning from errors
- Evidence of ability to pursue independent research
Key Skills
Essential
- Ability to undertake diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic treatment for portal hypertensive problems.
Other
Essential
- Full Registration and license to practice with the GMC
- Demonstrates honesty, commitment and integrity
Desirable
- Member of Medical Defence Organisation
Commitment to Clinical Governance/improving quality of patient care
Essential
- Clinical governance: demonstrates awareness of good decision-making. Awareness of own limitations. Track record of engaging in clinical governance: reporting errors, learning from errors.
- Audit: experience of audit.
- Teaching: experience of supervising undergraduates, junior doctors and other staff; ability to teach clinical skills.
- Research: ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems; ability to critically appraise published evidence. Evidence of research experience.
Communication Skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate with other members/ grades of staff, patients, families and General Practitioners.
- Commitment to multidisciplinary work
Desirable
- Specific training in communications skills, teaching etc
Planning Skills
Essential
- Evidence of involvement in service developments/ planning.
- Evidence of leadership skills
Desirable
- Evidence of successful implementation of new working patterns/methods
Management Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of the corporate structure of NHS Trusts, the NHS plan and clinical governance
Desirable
- Evidence of specific training in management (e.g. courses, practical experience)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MB ChB/MBBS or equivalent MRCP
- CCT in Gastroenterology (or equivalent or within 6 months of receipt of CCT at time of interview) or on the Specialist Register
Desirable
- Higher qualification (e.g. MD, PhD)
Experience
Essential
- Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT Gastroenterology with General Internal Medicine and Hepatology sub-speciality accreditation.
- Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion on a range of problems relating to Gastroenterology.
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients to the highest clinical standard.
- Ability to organise and affect high quality outpatient Gastroenterology services.
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems.
- Publications in referred journals. Ability to pursue high quality clinical, health services or epidemiological research.
- JAG Accredited Endoscopist.
- Evidence of ability to pursue independent audit and research
- Clinical governance: demonstrates awareness of good decision making. Awareness of own limitations. Track record of engaging in clinical governance: reporting errors, learning from errors
- Evidence of ability to pursue independent research
Key Skills
Essential
- Ability to undertake diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic treatment for portal hypertensive problems.
Other
Essential
- Full Registration and license to practice with the GMC
- Demonstrates honesty, commitment and integrity
Desirable
- Member of Medical Defence Organisation
Commitment to Clinical Governance/improving quality of patient care
Essential
- Clinical governance: demonstrates awareness of good decision-making. Awareness of own limitations. Track record of engaging in clinical governance: reporting errors, learning from errors.
- Audit: experience of audit.
- Teaching: experience of supervising undergraduates, junior doctors and other staff; ability to teach clinical skills.
- Research: ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems; ability to critically appraise published evidence. Evidence of research experience.
Communication Skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate with other members/ grades of staff, patients, families and General Practitioners.
- Commitment to multidisciplinary work
Desirable
- Specific training in communications skills, teaching etc
Planning Skills
Essential
- Evidence of involvement in service developments/ planning.
- Evidence of leadership skills
Desirable
- Evidence of successful implementation of new working patterns/methods
Management Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of the corporate structure of NHS Trusts, the NHS plan and clinical governance
Desirable
- Evidence of specific training in management (e.g. courses, practical experience)
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This 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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This 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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
