Overview
We are looking for a skilled and enthusiastic Gastroenterologist with a special interest in Inflammatory Bowel Disease to join the William Harvey Hospital team at Ashford. We have ~5400 IBD patients in East Kent with ~930 on advanced therapies. The candidate should have an interest and ideally expertise in managing complex IBD with an ability to lead and develop the trustwide IBD team in the future and to contribute to regional working groups. Short term plans include development of transition clinics and joint medical/surgical clinics for patients with complex disease in line with GIRFT recommendations.
The current trustwide IBD team led by 2 consultant Gastroenterologists includes a nurse consultant and 4 IBD nurses. We hold a fortnightly trustwide IBDMDT supported by a Histopathologist, Radiologist and Colorectal surgeons.
Outpatient templates and endoscopy lists for the appointee will be balanced towards IBD patients.
Responsibilities
* Provide inpatient and outpatient Gastroenterology care as part of the WHH Gastroenterology team.
* Work within the GI Bleeding rota and a 1:8 Gastroenterology ward week, including in-reach to emergency pathways.
* Support management of inpatient and outpatient Gastroenterology services, including diagnostic and therapeutic services.
* Deliver two OPD clinics per week and two general endoscopy lists, plus a session dedicated to a specialist interest.
* Contribute to the development of specialist services such as HBP, Hepatology, complex polyp service, GI physiology and EUS.
* Lead and develop the trustwide IBD team, creating transition and joint medical/surgical clinics for complex disease.
* Engage with regional working groups regarding IBD care.
Requirements and Policies
Applicants need to be a consultant Gastroenterologist (or with suitability for a consultant journey). Ability to converse easily and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for all customer facing roles.
Most positions require a Disclosure and Barring check and will be exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Posts working regularly or unsupervised with children or vulnerable adults require an enhanced check.
Applicants for eligible roles requiring Tier 2 sponsorship must meet UK Visas and Immigration eligibility criteria.
We operate a no-smoking policy on all our sites and grounds.
The Trust is committed to supporting flexible working to fulfil our pledge as part of The Trust's People Strategy to help staff to achieve a healthy work/life balance.
We have a relocation policy for eligible candidates, parking available at Trust sites but we encourage other options, like car sharing or public transport.
We only accept online applications; if you have any difficulty with this please contact our Resourcing Team on 01227 866450 who are happy to help.
Please see the Job Description & Person Specification for full details.
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