Job summary
Applications are invited for the post of Consultant Gastroenterologist within the Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology based at Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth. This is a new post to support increased demand for our secondary and tertiary care services, and forthcoming expansion of our endoscopy department. Applicants with sub-specialty interests are very much encouraged to apply and there are opportunities to support and enhance services across the breadth of Gastroenterology. o
You will join an enthusiastic and cohesive team of 14 Consultant Gastroenterologists and Hepatologists working in one of the largest acute hospitals in the country, serving a catchment population of approximately 675,000 people.
The new University of Portsmouth Medical School opens in September 2024 and there are excellent opportunities for teaching and clinical research.
The successful candidate will be employed under the terms and conditions of service for Consultants (England) 2003. Applicants should be on the GMC specialist register via CCT, CESR or European Community Rights.
Informal enquiries and visits are encouraged. Candidates wishing to enquire about the post or arrange to visit the Department and the Hospital may do so by contacting:
Dr Andrew Fowell, Clinical Director for Gastroenterology & Hepatology. Telephone 02392 286 000, ext 6255 or email
Applicants, who for personal reasons, wish to job share/work part-time are welcome to apply.
Main duties of the job
The role will comprise a mixture of outpatient clinical work, endoscopy and in-patient gastroenterology, with supporting professional activity time. The successful candidate will join a team of 14 consultants with a wide range of specialist interests including advanced endoscopy, IBD, clinical nutrition, hepatology, ERCP/EUS and upper GI therapeutics. They are supported by 7 registrars and teams of clinical nurse specialists in IBD, Hepatology, Nutrition and Endoscopy. Candidates with a wide-range of sub-specialty interests will be considered for this post as there are opportunities to support and develop services across the breadth of Gastroenterology. Provision of ERCP and / or EUS is not a requirement, but it may be possible for this to be included for those with a pancreatobiliary sub-specialty interest.
This post will include a commitment to in-patient care of specialty patients on an approximate 1:5 basis (currently 3 week blocks). Accreditation in General Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology is essential, although the commitment to general medicine is limited to management of small numbers of out-lying general medical patients on the Gastroenterology wards. This post will include a commitment to the Gastroenterology / out of hours endoscopy rota (currently 1:8), which delivers a 7-day emergency out-of-hours endoscopy/gastroenterology service, including weekend / bank holiday review of selected in-patients.
About us
Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.
Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This is anew permanent post for a Consultant Gastroenterologist. The role willcomprise a mixture of outpatient clinical work, endoscopy and in-patientgastroenterology, with supporting professional activity time. The successful candidate will join a team of 14 consultants with a widerange of specialist interests including advanced endoscopy, IBD, clinicalnutrition, hepatology, ERCP/EUS and upper GI therapeutics. They are supportedby 7 registrars and teams of clinical nurse specialists in IBD, Hepatology,Nutrition and Endoscopy. Candidateswith a wide-range of sub-specialty interests will be considered for this postas there are opportunities to support and develop services across the breadthof Gastroenterology, including endoscopy.Provision of ERCP and / or EUS is not a requirement, but it may bepossible for this to be included for those with a pancreatobiliarysub-specialty interest.
This post will include a commitment to in-patient care ofGastroenterology and Hepatology specialty patients on an approximately 1:5basis (currently in 3 week blocks; typically 25-30 in-patients). There is no direct post take of cases unless thepatient has been admitted directly to the Gastroenterology and Hepatology ward.
This postwill include a commitment to the Gastroenterology / out of hours endoscopy rota(currently 1:8), which delivers a 7-day emergency out-of-hoursendoscopy/gastroenterology service, including weekend / bank holiday review ofselected in-patients.
This is a great opportunity to join an enthusiastic andinnovative unit. Participation inresearch and innovation is encouraged, building on the existing strong clinicalresearch portfolio in Hepatology and Endoscopy within the department. The new University of PortsmouthMedical School opens in September 2024 and there are excellent opportunitiesfor teaching, both at undergraduate and post-graduate level.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
1. Full GMC registration with a license to practice
2. MRCP or equivalent
Desirable
3. Higher Degree ( MD/PhD) in an IBD related field
Experience
Essential
4. Entry on the GMC specialist register via CCT in Gastroenterology (proposed date must be within 6 months), CESR or European Community Rights
5. Wide experience of gastroenterology and general internal medicine
6. JAG certified training in upper and lower GI endoscopy
Desirable
7. Experience of service development
Knowledge
Essential
8. Able to demonstrate appropriate level of clinical knowledge
9. Knowledge and use of evidence based practice
10. IT skills
11. Effective, confident presentation ability
12. Experience in and outside speciality
Other
Essential
13. Evidence of participation in audit
14. Good oral and written communication skills
15. Publications
16. Prizes and honours
17. Logical thinking, problem solving and decision making
18. Commitment to multi-disciplinary working