Job summary
The Gastroenterology service at Imperial Collage NHS Trust is advertising for two locum full-time Consultant in Gastroenterology and General Internal Medicine for St Mary's/ Charing Cross Hospital or Hammersmith / Charing Cross Hospital.
The Gastroenterology Department aims to provide a comprehensive service for patients with gastroenterological problems whilst being fully committed to developing, teaching, training and research at all levels. A full service is provided on the three sites. The Department is closely integrated with the Department of Hepatology at St Mary's Hospital and the Department of Pancreatic/Biliary Medicine at the Hammersmith. There are inpatient beds, outpatient clinics and endoscopy units on each site. Services are provided for patients from diverse social, cultural and ethnic backgrounds and from a wide geographical area.
The endoscopy units at ICHT provide extensive diagnostic and therapeutic interventional services. All units are JAG accredited. The post may involve the provision of endoscopy on any of the three sites. Endoscopy services include upper and lower GI endoscopy, capsule endoscopy, ERCP, EUS and luminal stenting. The Trust also provides HALO radiofrequency ablation for high grade dysplasia/early malignancy in Barrett's oesophagus, single balloon small bowel enteroscopy, digital SPYGLASS cholangioscopy and EUS services for upper GI and Hepato-biliary cases. The Trust is a National Bowel Cancer Screening Programme provider.
Main duties of the job
There is a requirement to maintain and enhance the clinical service in Gastroenterology at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (ICHT). In addition, changes in the configuration of surgical services have created a need for further therapeutic endoscopy services. The post holder will contribute to the General Gastroenterology and Endoscopy services based mainly at St Mary's Hospital, with the potential to join either the GI bleed on call service (cross-site) or the Acute Medicine on-call rota at St Mary's Hospital (by negotiation). This is a result of changes in job plans of existing members of the department and to support growth in clinical activity.
While any applicant will need to be independent at upper and lower GI endoscopy, other sub-specialty interests to complement those within the department will be encouraged.
About us
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
The statutory requirement to be fully Covid-19 vaccinated as a condition of employment from April 2022 is subject to legislative review. At Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19. The successful applicant may have contact with patients and service users and as part of our pre-employment checks and risk assessments, we will ask all candidates to confirm whether or not they have been fully vaccinated or have a medical exemption.
As part of our continued response to Covid19 we are still conducting the majority of our interviews virtually. We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Full job description and person spec has been provided with more information about the post, duties and responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Full job description and person spec has been provided with more information about the post, duties and responsibilities.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GMC registered Medical Practitioner
- Entry on the General Medical Council (GMC) Specialist Register via one of the following: a. Certificate of Completion of Training (CCST) (the proposed CCST date must be within 6 months of the interview) b. Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) c. European Community Rights
- Appropriate Royal College Membership (e.g. MRCP)
Knowledge/Skills
Essential
Clinical Expertise in Specialty/Sub-specialty
Essential
- Independent practice in luminal endoscopy (including therapies) by JAG criteria
- Independent practice in EUS and ERCP by JAG criteria
- IT Skills and computer literacy
Leadership / Management Skills
Essential
- Able to take responsibility, show leadership, make decisions, exert appropriate authority
- Have proven skills in leading, motivating, developing and managing the performance of colleagues
- Knowledge of finance/budgets
- Management of staff
Teaching & Training
Essential
- Experience of teaching and training undergraduates / postgraduates and junior medical staff
Audit
Essential
- Understanding of principles of clinical audit
- Leading audits
Academic Achievements Including Research / Publications
Essential
- Evidence of achievement appropriate to appointment at consultant level at ICHT
Language
Essential
- Able to speak and write English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfil the job requirements
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GMC registered Medical Practitioner
- Entry on the General Medical Council (GMC) Specialist Register via one of the following: a. Certificate of Completion of Training (CCST) (the proposed CCST date must be within 6 months of the interview) b. Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) c. European Community Rights
- Appropriate Royal College Membership (e.g. MRCP)
Knowledge/Skills
Essential
Clinical Expertise in Specialty/Sub-specialty
Essential
- Independent practice in luminal endoscopy (including therapies) by JAG criteria
- Independent practice in EUS and ERCP by JAG criteria
- IT Skills and computer literacy
Leadership / Management Skills
Essential
- Able to take responsibility, show leadership, make decisions, exert appropriate authority
- Have proven skills in leading, motivating, developing and managing the performance of colleagues
- Knowledge of finance/budgets
- Management of staff
Teaching & Training
Essential
- Experience of teaching and training undergraduates / postgraduates and junior medical staff
Audit
Essential
- Understanding of principles of clinical audit
- Leading audits
Academic Achievements Including Research / Publications
Essential
- Evidence of achievement appropriate to appointment at consultant level at ICHT
Language
Essential
- Able to speak and write English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfil the job 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.
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).
