Consultant Paediatric Gastroenterologist

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join a close-knit team at our busy, welcoming children's hospital.

The Alex is the only dedicated children's hospital on the South East coast, and as such the role provides the chance to work closely with a wide team of peers, providing tertiary care to children and young people up to the age of 17 years old, living in Brighton and Hove, East and West Sussex and East Surrey areas.

As part of paediatric gastro team, you would have the opportunity to take part in activity including dedicated monthly coeliac and IBD clinics, fortnightly joint nutrition clinic, Eosinophilic Esophagitis clinic transition clinic and outreach clinic.Our dedicated Gastroenterology Investigation Unit provide a a full range of GI investigations including hydrogen and methane breath tests, 24 hour PH study, PH impedance and indirect calorimetry for energy expenditure measurement. We also provide endoscopy (gastroscopy and colonoscopy) service, interventional endoscopy (polypectomy) and video capsule endoscopy. We have an established home parenteral nutrition service caring for intestinal failure patients.

The post holder would also act as 'Consultant of the Week' for our paediatric medical inpatients, on a 1 week in 12 basis.

This is a varied, exciting and interesting post, with room to shape the role in respect of your particular areas of interest.

We welcome questions, and are happy to arrange visits should you wish to discuss this opportunity further.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will:

o Add value to the department of paediatric gastroenterology through strong professional leadership and contribute to the development of closer working patterns, guidelines, education and standardso Support consultant-led care in both out-patient and in-patient settingso Provide telephone advice for patients and familieso Contribute to the undergraduate teaching program at BSMS and to postgraduate education and supervision within the departmento Participate in all the network related activities and Peer Review related activities - to ensure our care processes are reviewed regularly and actions taken to rectify or modify any shortcomings identifiedo Support the development of improved facilities for research and participation in audit

The new consultant has the opportunity participate in the 'consultant of the week' rota, providing care for all medical in-patients with a frequency of 1 in 12 weeks, with a 1 in 12 on call commitment for general paediatrician on-call. This is open to discussion based on the candidate's general paediatric experience.They will also provide gastroenterology on-call service. The post holder will be expected to conduct outreach clinic. The start date of the post is March 2025.

There is prospective cover for annual leave.

About us

At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in ourWellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.

We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

Address

Royal Alexandra Childrens Hospital

Brighton

BN2 5BE

Employer's website

https://www.uhsussex.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

Address

Royal Alexandra Childrens Hospital

Brighton

BN2 5BE

Employer's website

https://www.uhsussex.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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