Mission
Providing high‑quality, compassionate care for our communities.
Vision 2030
To be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service.
Values
* Include: We value the diversity and experience of our community colleagues and partners, creating relationships and climates that provide an opportunity to share, collaborate and grow together.
* Respect: We create a safe environment where we are curious of the lived experience of others, seek out best practice and are open to listening and hearing new ideas.
* Improve: We are committed to consistently delivering excellent services and continuously looking to improve through a creative workforce that feels empowered to act in service of our shared purpose.
Job Overview
This substantive post is based at the Lister Hospital in Stevenage and comprises 10 programmed activities (PAs) including an on‑call commitment to the emergency endoscopy rota. The successful applicant will work closely with the existing 12 Gastroenterologists and 4 Hepatologists to provide a high standard Gastroenterology service to the Trust. Clinics may be at Lister, the New QEII Hospital in Welwyn Garden City or Hertford County Hospital.
Main duties of the job
It is expected that the applicant will complement an existing department offering gastroenterology and liver services, see job plan. Across the Trust the care of GI and liver inpatients is centralised at the Lister site with consultants involved in a 1 in 12 GI bleeding rota which incorporates a 24/7 bleed service and routine endoscopy at weekends whilst on‑call. The post does not include a commitment to the general medical on‑call rota.
Working for our organisation
At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care.
* The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
* New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
* Hertford County, Hertford
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees, offering flexible working patterns where possible.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
* Maintenance of high‑quality patient centered care
* Shared responsibility for the day‑to‑day management of the service and participation in strategic planning
* Teaching and training within the multidisciplinary service
* Active involvement in multidisciplinary team meetings and directorate clinical governance activity
* Active participation in continuing medical education
Person specification
Qualifications / Training
* Entry on GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview, or provide GMC confirmed eligibility for entry on the Specialist Register
* MRCP or qualification of an equivalent level
Previous Experience
* Broad range of experience in Gastroenterology – Diagnostic and Therapeutic Gastroscopy; Diagnostic and Therapeutic Colonoscopy
* Experience of supervising undergraduates, doctors in training and other colleagues
* Ability to offer and be accountable for full and independent expert diagnostic opinion
* Evidence leading on patient safety issues and achieving a change in practice
* Demonstrable experience in a Locum Consultant role
Skills
* Able to evidence engagement with clinical governance and the identification of errors and the learning from errors.
* Evidence engagement with appraisal and revalidation
Knowledge
* Demonstrate understanding of basic principles of audit, evidence‑based practice, and clinical quality improvement initiatives
* Comprehensive knowledge and insight regarding all domains within the GMC standards of Good Medical Practice
Other requirements
* Demonstrates an interest and commitment to the specialty
* Experience and evidence of engagement around the equality, diversity, and inclusion agenda; able to actively support the development of a culture that recognises and promotes equality, values diversity, and actively leads by example in deploying these qualities; understands the impact on equality, diversity, and inclusion issues in all aspects of service delivery and planning
* Role model our Trust values every day
* Understands and can demonstrate the values of the NHS constitution
* Evidence of being up to date and fit to practice safely, and aware of own training needs
Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion for all job applicants, staff, patients and the wider community. We want to create a workforce which represents the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of background, including those with disabilities and from under‑represented ethnic groups. We provide support for disabled candidates, reservists, veterans and their families, and carers.
We will remove barriers that prospective candidates might face at any stage of our recruitment process. If you have a disability and would like the advert in an alternative format, or would like to talk about how we can adjust the interview process to best support you, please contact resourcing.enh-tr@nhs.net.
Employer certification / accreditation
You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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