Consultant Gastroenterologist

Job summary

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) seek to appoint consultant gastroenterologists to Glan Clwyd Hospital. The recruitment is both for replacement and expansion of the department to support specialist areas (particularly ERCP, hepatology and nutrition) and the introduction of a formal out of hours networked gastrointestinal bleed service. They will join a team of two consultant gastroenterologists, 1 StR, 1 Clinical Fellow, 2 IMT or equivalent, 1 FY2 and 2 FY1. The department of medicine provides ward based care, the gastroenterology firm based on ward 9 which was refurbished as part of the hospital redevelopment programme.

As part of the Health Board's strategic collaboration with Bangor University, individuals with an interest in teaching and research who can demonstrate and agree a possible contribution to the School can be considered and nominated for recognition through the University's process for granting honorary titlesand help to deliver our shared vision for the North Wales School of Medicine and Health.

Main duties of the job

There is a nutrition support team, for which one of the successfully appointed candidates will be expected to provide clinical leadership. The team comprises of two nutrition nurses, dietician, and pharmacist. There is a weekly MDT and ward round which is worked flexibly as one session.

Inflammatory bowel disease patients are supported by the department of gastroenterology with an IBD nurse / endoscopy nurse (awaiting funding for a second nurse).

The post holder will share inpatient and outpatient general gastroenterology workload. Currently there is no formal on site out of hours endoscopy service, but the Health Board is developing a service which the post holders will be expected to participate in subject to further negotiation once the framework of this service is established. It is agreed that the post holders will not participate in the general medical on call, although this is available should the candidate wish to do so. The department would provide an in reach service to optimise patient management and discharge from the acute medical unit. This will be a weekday service, extending to a weekend service on the introduction of a formal out of hours GI bleed rota.

About us

The post holders will be expected to contribute to regular endoscopy sessions in the dedicated endoscopy unit based at Glan Clwyd. The unit has three endoscopy rooms (two operational until further refurbishment of the recovery area) with endoscopy provided by dedicated endoscopy staff providing upper and lower GI endoscopic diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic service, with ERCP in the department of radiology. The unit provides the EUS service for North Wales and is a bowel cancer screening accredited unit. These posts will be based at Glan Clwyd Hospital where 3.5 consultant gastroenterologists currently provide the service with a potential need to provide support to other sites those subspecialised in ERCP.