Employer Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type NHS
Site Blackpool Teaching Hospitals
Town Blackpool
Salary £105,504 - £139,882 per annum
Salary period Yearly
Closing 24/03/2025 23:59
Consultant Gastroenterologist with special interest in ERCP & EUS
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people.
An excellent opportunity has arisen to join our expanding patient centred and supportive Gastroenterology department at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Our hard-working and forward-thinking team are keen to develop the Gastroenterology and Liver service and would welcome similar minded candidates to join our department. This is an exciting time to join us following investment of £4.0 million recurrent funding to support a blended workforce and £4.5 million capital investment to refurbish our Endoscopy unit in 2023/2024. There will be opportunity to support Endoscopy service development and outpatient transformation as part of a blended workforce as we develop our sub-speciality services and establish novel outpatient pathways.
Main duties of the job
The post holder is expected to have a broad experience of Gastroenterology, and Endoscopy, contributing to the core Gastroenterology elective and emergency service whilst having a specialist interest in ERCP and EUS service delivery and development.
There is shared care of inpatients under the Gastroenterology team on the Gastroenterology ward with a Consultant currently being ward based for 1 week out of every 6 weeks. The appointee will make an equal contribution to the care of Gastroenterology inpatients and the out-of-hours GI-Bleed endoscopy service which is 1:6 at present with plans to transition to a 1:8 model with further recruitment.
The job plan comprises 10 Programmed activities including allocation for the current on call commitment. Job plans will be formally reviewed within the first 6 months after appointment and agreed according to evidence from actual activity.
Person specification
Education
* Full registration with the GMC
* CCT in Gastroenterology and General (internal) Medicine. Entry on the Specialist Register or eligible for inclusion within 6 months of the interview date for the post
* MRCP or equivalent
* HPB Fellowship with advanced ERCP and EUS training
* Higher degree (eg. MD or PhD)
Experience
* Experience teaching undergraduates and postgraduates with demonstration of effective teaching skills
* Experience in undertaking audits and understanding of the principles of audit and research
* A minimum of 2 years' experience of ERCP
* MRCP 1&2 completed
* Experience in service development and improvement in Gastroenterology
* Experience in undertaking Gastroenterology related research with publication in peer reviewed journals
* Previous experience of working in the NHS/experience of NHS working practices and systems
* Active participation in British Gastroenterology Society activities and/or membership of sub-speciality organisations such as ECCO, EASL
Skills
* Enthusiasm and commitment to Gastroenterology
* Endoscopy – Gastroscopy and Colonoscopy
* Ability to motivate and inspire a multi-disciplinary team and work sensitively within teams and across organisations to organise and prioritise workload and to delegate responsibility and supervise staff.
* Leadership skills - ability to take responsibility, show leadership and make decisions. Participation in a management training course.
* Commitment to CPD and completing revalidation when appropriate as per GMC recommendations as well as completion of annual appraisals.
* Ability to communicate effectively in English, both oral and written.
* Good IT skills and ability to use a computer.
* Agreement to live within 15 miles of the Trust or within 30 minutes travel by car. Car owner with full driving licence.
Any invitation to interview will be sent to the email account stated on your application form.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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