The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust is looking to appoint a Consultant Gastroenterologist to join our existing team. The Department of Gastroenterology provides a service to the county of Shropshire and Mid Wales and currently consists of 9 Consultant Gastroenterologists and 1 Consultant Hepatologist working across both hospital sites. Contribution to an out of hours on call rota is core to this role.
To participate in the Gastroenterology on call rota.
# To work independently caring for patients with Gastrointestinal complaints, carrying out a mixture of emergency and elective care.
# To participate in the audit and governance and support the training of junior medical staff and other staffing groups that care for our patients.
# To be a core member and participate in the Upper GI / Hepatobiliary Cancer MDT.
# To deliver clinical and quality targets agreed both nationally and locally with clinical teams and commissioners.
# The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is the main provider of acute hospital services for around half a million people in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales.
Our main service locations are the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) in Shrewsbury which are located 20 minutes' drive apart. Both hospitals provide a wide range of acute hospital services including accident & emergency, outpatients, diagnostics, inpatient medical care and critical care.
A formal job plan will be agreed between the successful candidate and their Clinical Director and consultant colleagues, on behalf of the Medical Director within 3 months of starting in post. A full-time job plan is based on a 10 PA working week. It covers all aspects of a consultant's professional practice including clinical work, teaching, research, education and managerial responsibilities. For a full-time contract, the job plan will be divided on average per week (pro-rata for a part time post) as follows:
#Clinic templates are for 3.5 hours for additional clinic related admin (phone calls, time to admit from clinic) within the 1 PA allocated.
#5 Supporting Professional Activities (SPAs) - includes CPD, audit, teaching and research. SPA time sufficient for quality assurance activities will be provided. 2 PAs for Research - The research activity which may include delivery of portfolio research, development of own research ideas/protocols, working with current research fellows and supporting the development of an embedded research culture at SaTH.
Out of Hours Activity - There will be a requirement to take part in an on call rota primarily for GI bleeds with a frequency of approximately 1 in 8. Weekend on call will require on site input on Saturday and Sunday mornings, as well as an on call from home to advise on other Gastroenterological cases emergencies at other times.
Any applicant who is unable, for personal reasons, to work full-time will be eligible to be considered for the post. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis with the Trust in consultation with other consultant colleagues.
MBBS, MB ChB or equivalent medical qualification
MRCP or equivalent medical qualification
PhD, MD or evidence of higher education qualification
Full Registration and a licence to practise with the General Medical Council (GMC)
Entry on the General Medical Council (GMC) Specialist Register via one of the following: - Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) (the proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of the interview) - Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR)
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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