Locum Consultant Gastroenterologist with special interest in IBD

Job summary

We are looking to recruit a highly motivated, enthusiastic ConsultantinGastroenterology/General Medicine with special interest in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. This is a whole-time post for 6 months (with potential to extend) offering an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated clinician to join a dynamic, team delivering multidisciplinary acute care in Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals working on the Whiston and St Helens Hospital sites.

We are a department that works closely together. We are able to deliver a wide range of services to the patients of the region.

Applicants are required to hold Membership of the Royal College ofPhysicians(UK or equivalent qualifications), to be fully registered with the General Medical Council, and to be on the Specialist Register or due to obtain their CCT within six months of the date of interview.CESR candidates must have written GMC confirmation of successful application.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will join a gastroenterology service which comprises: Eleven Consultant Gastroenterologists and a team of approximately thirty specialist nurses in endoscopy, liver, IBD, nutrition and Upper GI Cancer. We also have three GI physiologists and a PA Endoscopist within the team.

The post holder will:

UndertakeGastroenterologyclinics with speciality clinics in IBD.

On a rota basis, assume responsibility for the inpatient care of the Gastroenterology ward, which at times also house General Medical Patients. Also give a specialist opinion to other inpatients within the hospital.

Perform elective endoscopic procedures (diagnostic and therapeutic upper & lower GI endoscopy) and be competent in most interventional endoscopy techniques, to allow the support of the out of hours and weekend acute upper GI bleed rota (1:8). Additional training and support will be available if required.

Support delivery of national targets (18 weeks, 62-day cancer, new to follow up ratios, length of stay).

Provide training and supervision to junior doctors.

About us

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.

Our services:

Acute Care

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.

Primary Care

Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.

Community Services

Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.

Specialist Regional Services

We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements:

• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

Employer details

Employer name

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Whiston Hospital

Warrington Road

Rainhill, Prescot

L35 5DR

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Whiston Hospital

Warrington Road

Rainhill, Prescot

L35 5DR

Employer's website

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

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