Overview
Barking Havering & Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a Consultant Gastroenterologist to join the newly formed Digestive Diseases Centre (DDC) within the Division of Surgery. The DDC aims to develop a Centre of Excellence in North East London and was established by amalgamating Gastroenterology, Endoscopy, Upper GI, and Colorectal Surgery within the Division of Surgery. The Endoscopy Service, hosted within the Division of Surgery, is delivered by clinicians in Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Upper & Lower GI Surgery, and 3 Clinical Endoscopists. The post will provide flexible cover for the endoscopy services at Queens Hospital and King George Hospital.
The successful candidate will join a busy, dynamic multidisciplinary team dedicated to improving the services we provide to our population. We plan to develop JAG training courses at our Trust, which the successful applicant can contribute to. Both sites are JAG-accredited.
Main duties
BHRUT performs over 18,000 GI endoscopy procedures per year in JAG-accredited units. We aim to attract tertiary referrals for complex polyps with the aid of advanced EMR, ESD, and hybrid procedures. We are already the referral centre for TEMS procedures for NE London. The post offers opportunities to develop skills further in independent lists and to participate in ongoing research activities, audits, and the development of guidelines. You will be involved in providing designated lists per week (inpatient and outpatient, emergency and non-emergency).
You will have opportunities to develop training needs outside of these sessions in subspecialties listed below. Lists will typically be scheduled on weekdays but may occasionally occur in the evening or on weekends to accommodate service demand.
The successful candidate will have extensive experience in managing both Gastroenterology inpatients and outpatients and must be fully competent in all aspects of upper and lower GI endoscopy, as well as the management of GI bleeding. There will be on-call commitments, and full GMC registration is essential.
Subspecialties and training opportunities
* Advanced Endoscopy (ERCP, Endoscopic Ultrasound, Video Capsule Endoscopy)
* Clinical Nutrition & Intestinal Failure
* Inflammatory Bowel Disease (complex tertiary IBD, adolescent IBD, and clinical trials)
* GI Physiology
Person specification
Essential
* MRCP or equivalent
* CCT in Gastroenterology/attainment of CCT via European Community Rights
* Full registration with GMC
Desirable
* MSC
* Higher research degree - MD Res / MD
* Experience of managing postgraduate training
Disclosure and sponsorship
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) will be required. Applications from job seekers who require Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK will be considered alongside all other applications. Guidance on UK Visas and Immigration and overseas criminal records checks can be found in the accompanying information. Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
Employer details
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
Queen's Hospital, Romford, RM7 0AG
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