Consultant Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist
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Job Summary
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated consultant to add to our established team. This will be a substantive appointment to join our 13 substantive and 1 locum consultants. The successful applicant will be fully capable in general gastroenterology, as well as having a subspecialty interest in hepatology.
This large trust provides primary gastroenterological services for a local population of 600,000 as well as tertiary services for over 1 million in 2 sites across the city and a nearby community hospital. Inpatient care is provided on our 27-bedded inpatient ward at Hull Royal Infirmary. Endoscopic provision is at both Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital, and will move predominantly to a large state of the art Digestive Diseases Centre at CHH later this year. The trust is a Level 2 Hepatology centre and has a severe intestinal failure service with outpatient TPN provision. There is a strong research pedigree particularly in Hepatology and IBD, and the Yorkshire School of Endoscopy is one of the busiest and longest-established nationally.
Main Duties of the Job
The main responsibilities of the job will include management of general gastroenterology and hepatology outpatients, as well as contribution to the outpatient endoscopy service and attendance at Hepatology and Histopathology MDTs. There will be a commitment to the "consultant of the week" rota for inpatient cover, as well as a 1:12 out of hours commitment to include provision of the acute GI bleed service. A lieu day off will be given at the end of the week following a weekend on-call. With the trust's closer collaborative working with North Lincolnshire and Goole (NLAG) NHS Foundation Trust, there will be an expectation to provide periodic in-person support to Grimsby and Scunthorpe Hospitals, though the specifics of this will be arranged after appointment. Secretarial support will be made available, as well as an adequately equipped office including information technology (IT) facilities.
About Us
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion. Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve. Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital, and Goole and District Hospital for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
Salary
£105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working Pattern
Full-time
Job Responsibilities
For further details regarding this vacancy, please see the attached full job description and personal specification.
Person Specification
* Professional Registration Essential: Full Registration with the GMC
* Qualifications and Training Essential: CCT Gastroenterology (Hepatology) or within 6-months of CCT date at the time of interview; MRCP(UK) or equivalent qualification; Valid ALS certificate.
* Clinical Experience Essential: Ability to offer sound clinical opinion on a range of acute medical conditions; Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients.
* Management and Administration Experience Essential: Ability to lead on smooth and efficient running of the unit; Ability to organise, prioritise and manage high intensity workload.
* Teaching, Audit and Research Essential: Experience of supervising junior medical staff; Commitment to formal and informal teaching of medical staff, AHPs and medical students; Evidence of participation in audit; Ability to extrapolate clinical research evidence to care for individual patients.
* Personal Attributes Essential: Ability to work flexibly in a changing health service; Excellent manner with patients, being sensitive to their needs and fears; Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, Nurses and other health professionals.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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