Overview
We are currently recruiting innovative and enthusiastic GPs across the Midlands to join an exciting new programme aimed at developing GPwER in Gastroenterology. We are offering a 24-month training programme to support the development of several GPwER in Gastroenterology across the Midlands. You do not need any prior Gastroenterology training to be eligible for this role. You will work alongside a Gastroenterologist at your local hospital in an outpatient clinic for 1 session per week, learning to consult patients with general Gastroenterology presentations in a supervised and supported environment.
Responsibilities
* The appointee will be expected to share responsibility for the delivery of high-quality care to the patients presenting to the Gastroenterology Service.
* The successful applicant will be expected to complement the specialist interests of the existing Gastroenterologists within the County.
* To support the clinical decision making of junior medical and nursing staff.
About the employer
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.
Encompassing some of the most picturesque parts of England and Wales, the Trust’s catchment stretches from the Cambrian Mountains in the west, to Newport and the fringes of the Black Country in the east. The main towns include: Bridgnorth, Ludlow, Market Drayton, Oswestry, Shrewsbury and Whitchurch (in Shropshire); Newport, Telford and Wellington (in Telford & Wrekin); and Newtown and Welshpool (in Powys) – all beautiful and unique.
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. Together they provide 99% of our activity. Both hospitals provide a wide range of acute hospital services including accident & emergency, outpatients, diagnostics, inpatient medical care and critical care.
Program details
The job plan will be for 1.5 sessions per week as below in year 1 and 1 session per week in year 2:
* 1 session of clinical experience within Gastroenterology outpatient clinic. This clinical session will be flexible around the availability of the GP / Consultant supervising the role. (Year 1 and 2)
* 0.5 session of clinical learning, to include a 12-month education programme delivered online. This will include a mixture of teaching sessions (usually delivered on Wednesday afternoons on a monthly basis), interactive case studies, written assignments and self-directed learning. (only during year 1)
This advert closes on Sunday 9 Nov 2025
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