A Vacancy at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust.
The successful applicant will be a doctor wishing to develop their skills and knowledge of General Medicine and Gastroenterology.
This post would give excellent and broad experience for a pre-IMT or pre-registrar candidate. It would also be a great opportunity for a candidate interested in GP training to gain additional skills or a special interest. The post will be whole-time (part time or job share will be considered, please contact to discuss).
The successful appointee will join the existing medical team providing Gastroenterology inpatient care. There will also be a requirement to work on the General Internal Medical ward for 1 to 2 weeks of the 4-month rotation and potentially require relief cover for the medical Outlier ward team.
There is no out of hours or weekend commitment.
Clinical: ward-based duties to include routine review of patients, progressing care, prescribing, requesting and evaluating relevant tests, liaising with all medical and allied health professionals. There will also be opportunities to attend clinics and undertake relevant procedures.
Education: there are educational opportunities throughout the working week including weekly radiology meetings and educational meetings, general medical grand round and internal medicine trainee teaching weekly.
Other opportunities include participating in departmental mortality and morbidity meetings, teaching, audits or quality improvement projects with support and supervision.
Clinical and Supervision:
The post holder will be expected to carry out ward-based duties, to include routine review of patients, progressing care, prescribing, requesting and evaluating relevant tests, liaising with all medical and allied health professionals. There will also be opportunity to attend specialty outpatient clinics if medical ward staffing allows. The post-holders will have a Consultant Clinical Supervisor and will be encouraged to follow the training curriculum, including participation in appraisal.
Managerial:
The management responsibility of the post holder will be to the Gastroenterology Consultant Clinical Lead Dr Elizabeth Arthurs and Gastroenterology Consultant Dr Ruth Carr who are responsible to the Chief Executive and Trust Board.
Clinical Audit and Clinical Governance:
The post holder must be aware of clinical governance and clinical risk management and take an active part in their implementation, including audit. Clinical audit is established at the BRI.
Research:
Excellent research facilities are available within the Trust. The Trust has a Research and Development Support (RDS) Unit and the Directorates have appointed associate directors and/or co-ordinators for research and development.
The post holder will be entitled to study leave with the authorisation of the Clinical Lead to a maximum of 4 days.
What you’ll love about working here
The CQC rated the organisation as 'Good' for services being caring and well-led. The Trust was the first in the country to go from Requires Improvement to Outstanding in 2017, and is now the first to do this and then retain this rating. The Trust is currently one of only seven in the country to have been rated Outstanding twice, and one of only three general acute Trusts to achieve this.
A digital exemplar- Being appointed as a Global Digital Exemplar means we can realise this vision by implementing digital technologies that will help us to transform the way we work and how we relate to our colleagues, patients and partner organizations.
Sustainable healthcare - We have joined the international movement to declare a climate emergency, recognising the impact climate change is having on the world. Climate change is labelled as the greatest threat to health in the 21st century, with a range of conditions related to heat, cold, extreme weather and air pollution predicted to rise. To lead the way in healthcare the Trust has set ambitious goals to become carbon neutral by 2030.
Annual Leave
Clinical Fellows are entitled to 27 or 32 days per annum (pro rata) dependent on previous experience, including bank holidays/statutory days. This may be taken in maximum of 10 working day blocks at any one time. For this 4 month rotation Annual Leave entitlement is 9 to 10 days.
For a more comprehensive breakdown of the duties and responsibilities please see the job description attached to the vacancy.
This advert closes on Wednesday 16 Apr 2025
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