Job summary
This is an exciting post for 12 months aimed at a trainee who has completed Internal Medical Training wishing to gain further experience & training in gastroenterology prior to commencement of specialty training. The successful applicant will spend 12 months within the Department of Gastroenterology at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital within Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. This post will also be expected to include the medical on calls i.e. registrar slots on the GIM rota.
The role will be vacant from June 2024, but applicants completing IMT in July 2024 are welcomed.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be assigned an educational supervisor and receive training in luminal gastroenterology, hepatology and an aim to receive training in endoscopy. They will receive full exposure to both in and out patient luminal gastroenterology and hepatology. The successful candidate will be expected to undertake audit, quality improvement and research projects, as well as to attend clinical governance meetings, mortality and morbidity meetings and Multi Disciplinary Team meetings.
The post will also involve being a dedicated undergraduate coordinator for medical students from the University of Liverpool. The coordinator would be expected to devise timetables, be an educational supervisor and deliver teaching to medical students.
If there are no suitable applicants with completion of Internal Medical Training, consideration will be given to applicants with completion of Foundation Training only. The timetable would be amended accordingly, with work being ward-based when not coordinating or teaching undergraduates.
About us
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.
The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
The department cares for a wide variety of digestive diseases and has specialist interest and expertise in the sub-specialties of Luminal Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy. There are interests in Liver Diseases, Upper Gastrointestinal Disorders, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Advanced Endoscopy and Neuroendocrine tumors. We have multiple specialist nurses within each subspecialty.
The department has an in-patient bed base consisting of beds located on two wards: 4A which has 24 beds and 4D which has 28 beds and a Gastro Ambulatory unit. We are well supported by the Interventional Radiology department undertaking TIPSS, trans-jugular liver biopsies and supporting complex gastrointestinal bleeding. The gastroenterology consultants provide in-reach to A&E and the Medical Admissions Unit Monday to Friday. We have a very active research program in addition to collaboration with other academic departments.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The department cares for a wide variety of digestive diseases and has specialist interest and expertise in the sub-specialties of Luminal Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy. There are interests in Liver Diseases, Upper Gastrointestinal Disorders, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Advanced Endoscopy and Neuroendocrine tumors. We have multiple specialist nurses within each subspecialty.
The department has an in-patient bed base consisting of beds located on two wards: 4A which has 24 beds and 4D which has 28 beds and a Gastro Ambulatory unit. We are well supported by the Interventional Radiology department undertaking TIPSS, trans-jugular liver biopsies and supporting complex gastrointestinal bleeding. The gastroenterology consultants provide in-reach to A&E and the Medical Admissions Unit Monday to Friday. We have a very active research program in addition to collaboration with other academic departments.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration with licence to practice
- MBBS or Equivalent
- MRCP (UK)
Experience / Skills / Knowledge
Essential
- Training and work experience in Gastroenterology
- Evidence of teaching experience and/or training in teaching
- Demonstrates clarity in written/spoken communication with patients, relatives and colleagues, and capacity to adapt language to the situation, as appropriate
Desirable
- Demonstrates understanding of research, including awareness of ethical issues
- Demonstrates understanding of the basic principles of audit, clinical risk management, evidence based practice, patient safety and clinical quality improvement initiatives
Personality / Aptitude / Motivation
Essential
- Good team working skills with the ability to adapt and innovate
- Demonstrates a flexible approach with the ability to motivate others.
- Excellent communication and knowledge sharing both within the team and externally, both with patients and carers and healthcare professionals.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration with licence to practice
- MBBS or Equivalent
- MRCP (UK)
Experience / Skills / Knowledge
Essential
- Training and work experience in Gastroenterology
- Evidence of teaching experience and/or training in teaching
- Demonstrates clarity in written/spoken communication with patients, relatives and colleagues, and capacity to adapt language to the situation, as appropriate
Desirable
- Demonstrates understanding of research, including awareness of ethical issues
- Demonstrates understanding of the basic principles of audit, clinical risk management, evidence based practice, patient safety and clinical quality improvement initiatives
Personality / Aptitude / Motivation
Essential
- Good team working skills with the ability to adapt and innovate
- Demonstrates a flexible approach with the ability to motivate others.
- Excellent communication and knowledge sharing both within the team and externally, both with patients and carers and healthcare professionals.
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).
