Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity for someone to join the Gastroenterology department at Salisbury. The Gastroenterology department is part of the Gastrointestinal (GI) Unit in Salisbury, which is within the Surgical Directorate.
Patients on the gastroenterology ward are cared for by a Gastroenterology Consultant or by a General Medical Consultant, depending on their presenting complaint. The successful candidate will join the General Medical team to provide senior support with the care of general medical patients on the main gastroenterology ward, as well as medical patients on linked outlying wards. Junior doctors in training rotating to gastroenterology work with both the Gastroenterology and General Medical teams. We are looking for a doctor who can work at Registrar level to provide support to the consultant with senior decision making and support junior doctors on the team to develop their clinical and non-clinical skills.
As a department, we fully embrace multidisciplinary team working, believing that this best serves the needs of our patients. The successful candidate will work within a supportive medical team and liaise closely with nursing staff on the ward, Clinical Nurse Specialists, and members of the wider healthcare team. We are a friendly and cohesive department with weekly teaching, regular M+M meetings and opportunities to take part in audit and other clinical governance activity.
Main duties of the job
The Trust works in collaboration with other acute Trusts to provide clinical networks of care ensuring services to the population are both easily accessible and provide high quality care. In this regard, it sees fast access to emergency care and to comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic services as fundamental to its future.
Each day starts with a board round and discussion of all patients with the nurse in charge, discharge team, and therapy team to confirm estimated date of discharge and highlight any acute issues. Full Consultant ward rounds usually occur thrice weekly, although daily contact with the team is maintained. Outpatient experience through clinics will be strongly encouraged and tailored to the candidate's training needs. Although this post is linked to the gastroenterology service, clinic experience in other medical specialties would be encouraged, depending on the interests of the appointee.
The post holder will be expected to participate in clinical governance activities on the ward including infection control and antibiotic audits and multidisciplinary ward forums. He/she will also be expected to help deliver teaching and training to more junior colleagues. The post holder will have a designated clinical supervisor whom they will meet on a regular basis.
Person specification
Qualifications and Specialist Training
Essential criteria
1. The candidate must have full MRCP i.e. PACES
2. Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
Experience/Clinical Skills
Essential criteria
1. Evidence of wide experience and competence in general internal medicine
2. Appropriate knowledge base and ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problems demonstrates clear, logical thinking/analytical approach
3. Experience in managing risk and knows when to seek help, able to prioritise clinical need
4. Knowledge and application of up-to-date evidence-based practice
5. Evidence of UK experience
Communication Skills
Essential criteria
1. Demonstrates clarity in written and spoken communication
2. To be empathetic and sensitive; capacity to take others perspective and treat others with understanding
3. Always considers patients preferences when discussing treatment options
Experience / Skills
Essential criteria
1. Ability to perform effectively as a member of a team, including a multidisciplinary team and to motivate and develop staff
2. Ability to contribute to the development of the service
3. Capacity to manage/prioritise time and information effectively: capacity to organise own workload
4. Ability and willingness to work within the Trust and NHS performance targets
5. Ability to balance individual requirements against those of the department/division
6. Commitment to active clinical governance and learning from errors
7. Ability to gain the trust and confidence of colleagues and patients
8. Good interpersonal skills
Teaching
Essential criteria
1. Demonstration of an interest and commitment to teaching
2. Ability to teach clinical skills to trainees and others. Enthusiastic and ability to inspire others
Audit & Research
Essential criteria
1. Experience in, and commitment to clinical audit
2. Ability to appraise research critically and apply research outcomes to clinical problems
Additional Information
We offer excellent benefits that help make SDH a great place to work. These include:
1. Holiday starting at 27 days plus Bank Holidays rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years for Agenda for Change staff
2. Access to a career average revalued earnings pension scheme
3. Life assurance if a member of the pension scheme
4. An extensive Health and Wellbeing offer to help you deal with life's challenges
5. Exclusive deals and discounts websites saving you money on everyday purchases, treats for the family, eating out and utility bills for home
6. Cycle to work scheme
7. On site Day Nursery and Holiday Play scheme
8. On site health and fitness club
9. Opportunities to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and training, to help you achieve the job and career you want.
Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of applications.
Our commitment to equality
We are committed to making Salisbury an inclusive and welcoming place for every single staff member, regardless of who they are and where they come from. Equality sits at the heart of everything we do, and we ensure that all employees have equal opportunity to develop, to apply for promotions and to work flexibly.
The Trust actively promotes a work environment free from harassment and discrimination and provides training for staff to ensure this happens.
Other Information
If this job requires you to have DBS check to enable you to properly fulfil the requirements of the job, on appointment, you will be required to replay the cost of obtaining a DBS check and this amount will be reclaimed in instalments from your salary.
Please read the job description and person specification carefully and ensure that your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience required.
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