Senior Clinical Fellow in Gastroenterology

Job summary

The Gastroenterology team in Aneurin Bevan is innovative and award winning. Our Hepatology team were the first in Wales to be awarded the prestigious IQILS level 2 accreditation and our CNS team is nationally recognised for its innovative approach to palliative care of liver patients, our alcohol liaison team has also won recognition and awards location and nationally. Our IBD team has strong links to the Welsh Government, actively participating in the development of national standards of care. Our Endoscopy team is at the forefront of technology, introducing innovative methods of polyp removal and trialling AI technology in adenoma detection.

This post will include on-call work, undertake on the grange university hospital site. This is an unselected medical intake with referrals from GP, ED and "step up" from peripheral hospitals. The on call team is supported by a medical SPR and acute consultant undertaking regular post take rounds.

We welcome applicants who thrive in a busy, supportive environment, with an interest in developing or honing skills in gastroenterology and hepatology.

Main duties of the job

Gastroenterology in-patients are cared for solely in the Grange Hospital, junior doctors in this post will have exposure to acute GI bleeds, liver conditions including decompensated liver disease and liver failure, and luminal conditions such as acute severe colitis and intestinal failure. The junior doctor team are supported by a Hepatology and Luminal consultant, 4 specialty registrars and a team of IMT and foundation doctors as well as Physicians Associates, alcohol liaison, dieticians, pharmacists and an excellent nursing team.

Our acute patients have access to pathways facilitating early discharge including acute day unit (GACU), based in Royal Gwent Hospital, SDEC "hot clinics" and access to CNS clinics for IBD and liver disease. In addition, our Gastroenterology team undertake outpatient clinics and endoscopy at sites across the health board. Attendance at transitional or out patient clinics is encouraged for our junior doctors.

Patients have access to endoscopy 24/7, with many acute bleeding patients having their endoscopy in the Grange, there are opportunities to observe patients undergoing procedures and learn how to manage patients pre and post endoscopy. Junior doctors will also develop skills in ascitic drainage and taps, insertion of feeding tubes and assessment of critically ill patients.

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.