Senior Clinical Fellow in Hepatology

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will, together with colleagues, be responsible for the provision of Hepatology services at the Guys & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust to include:

Attendance at 10 sessions per week across sites at Guys & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust. The exact timetable may vary but would include daily IP care, 1 endoscopy session, 2-3 outpatient clinics / virtual clinic, participation in multidisciplinary meetings and liaison with other specialist teams. The post holder will mainly support inpatient hepatology service. There may be an opportunity to attend advanced endoscopy lists as well. The post holder will also be expected to participate in the Saturday endoscopy rota, which is currently 1:8 but may change according to service delivery needs. The post holder will participate in a GI bleeder rota. The exact split of oncall contribution and weekend endoscopy will vary according to the skills of the applicant.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• MRCP or equivalent qualification ALS Full Registration and a License to Practice with the General Medical Council

Desirable

• Completed specialist training in Gastroenterology Higher Degree (MD or PhD) Presentations/ Publications

Experience

Essential

• Completion of at least 2 years clinical training as a gastroenterology StR or equivalent, including hepatology experience. Able to deal with general emergency admissions. Logbook indicating validated experience of appropriate range and number

Desirable

• Experience in a tertiary liver centre. Specialty registrar experience or equivalent.

Skills / Ability / Knowledge

Essential

• Broad General Medical Knowledge Able to undertake practical procedures Excellent time management good organization. Understands principles of audit

Desirable

• Experience of Supervising other staff Basic computer skills including Microsoft

Qualities / Attributes

Essential

• Good communication Ability to work as part of a team Ability to keep good medical records and communicate with other hospital departments and primary care. Ability to understand and communicate with patients and colleagues.

Desirable

• Ability to undertake research projects and audit. Show interest in investigative, audit and research work outside immediate clinical responsibility.

Other requirements

Essential

• The applicant must have demonstrable skills in listening, reading, writing and speaking in English that enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues, as set out in the GMC's Good Medical Practice (2014).

Language Requirements

Essential

• If the Primary Medical Qualification including clinical contact was not carried out using English, applicants must either: o Have an academic IELTS score of at least 7.5 in each domain and overall, or demonstrate equivalence by providing evidence of English language skills. or o Complete the Occupational English Test (OET) and achieve grade B in each of the four domains tested in the OET to meet the GMC's requirements.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Thomas Hospital

Westminster Bridge Road

London

SE1 7EH

Employer's website

https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)