Job summary
We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Fellow in Gastroenterology to support our friendly and supportive Gastroenterology Department. Come and join an experienced group of six gastroenterologists. This post offers a fantastic opportunity for great work-life balance by joining a modern, highly capable, progressive and cohesive multidisciplinary team.
This is a comprehensive and modern Gastroenterology Department, supported by an excellent team of Gastroenterology & Hepatology nurses (CNS 4, ANP 3) and full complement of Junior Doctors / Physician Associates. The Department possesses broad diagnostic and interventional capabilities:
- Diagnostic and interventional endoscopy (incl. ERCP, VCE, Bowel Cancer Screening)
- Specialty radiology (incl. CTC, CTE/MRE, SeCHAT & emptying studies)
- GI physiology (incl. High res. oesophageal manometry / 24hr pH-Z studies and H2BT)
- Faecal diagnostics (incl. established FIT and Calprotectin primary care pathways)
We have a close working relationship with the Liver / HPB Unit at University Hospital Birmingham, this includes a tertiary Hepatology Outreach clinic based at Hereford.
If you've ever dreamt of a place which brings together the convenience of living in a big city with the lifestyle associated with a home in a rural idyll, Herefordshire is the place for you.
Main duties of the job
The post is based at Wye Valley NHS Trust Hospital, Medical Specialties Directorate working with the Gastroenterology team.
In addition to ward cover, successful applicants will have access to outpatient clinics and endoscopy lists.
About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT and the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.
More than 3,000 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."
Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Your duties will be arranged with the Consultant to whom you are responsible and you must discuss and understand these duties as soon as you take up your appointment. Your Consultant has final medical responsibility for all patients under their care and, therefore, any clinical problems beyond your experience or problems causing anxiety should be referred to the Consultant, a more senior member ofyour team, or in their absence, the appropriate person on duty for them.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Your duties will be arranged with the Consultant to whom you are responsible and you must discuss and understand these duties as soon as you take up your appointment. Your Consultant has final medical responsibility for all patients under their care and, therefore, any clinical problems beyond your experience or problems causing anxiety should be referred to the Consultant, a more senior member ofyour team, or in their absence, the appropriate person on duty for them.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training/Experience
Essential
- oMRCP (part 1 and part 2 written)
- oFull Registration with the GMC with a Licence to Practise
- o2 years at FP level and >=2 years at SHO level (or equivalent)
- oCan manage common medical emergencies
- oEvidence of audit or knowledge of audit process
- oCurrent ALS provider certificate
Teaching and Training
Essential
Physical Requirements
Essential
- oAbility to carry out duties as set out in the attached job description competently and subject to any aids and/or adaptations as may reasonably be required.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training/Experience
Essential
- oMRCP (part 1 and part 2 written)
- oFull Registration with the GMC with a Licence to Practise
- o2 years at FP level and >=2 years at SHO level (or equivalent)
- oCan manage common medical emergencies
- oEvidence of audit or knowledge of audit process
- oCurrent ALS provider certificate
Teaching and Training
Essential
Physical Requirements
Essential
- oAbility to carry out duties as set out in the attached job description competently and subject to any aids and/or adaptations as may reasonably be required.
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).
