Job overview
The Trust is seeking to appointment a substantive 2 Consultant Gastroenterologists, 1 with an interest in Hepatology and 1 with an interest in luminal Gastroenterology. These appointments will join the existing 16 Gastroenterologists. The post holders will be expected to work across the Trust’s 3 sites; Andover War Memorial Hospital, Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital and the Royal Hampshire County Hospital.
The current consultants provide sub speciality interests in upper and lower therapeutic endoscopy, inflammatory bowel disease, hepatology, nutrition, pancreatobilary and motility/functional disease. Existing services include bowel cancer screening, ERCP and spyglass, endoscopic ultrasound, advanced GI physiology and capsule endoscopy.
The post holder will be involved with in-patient gastroenterology and GIM and participate in approximately 1:9 acute GI bleed on call alongside a 7 day inpatient service in Basingstoke, reviewing new admissions that require Gastroenterology input over the weekend.
Main duties of the job
Location
The Consultant Gastroenterologist will be responsible for service delivery across the whole Trust, therefore cross site working over 3 sites is required. The service provides inpatient Gastroenterology in Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital and the Royal Hampshire County Hospital. There are fully equipped and JAG accredited Endoscopy suites at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Andover War Memorial Hospital and North Hampshire Hospital with bowel cancer screening, ERCP, EUS and a range of interventional procedures. Outpatient clinics are undertaken in all of the Trust’s 3 sites in addition to at Alton Community Hospital.
There is full secretarial support with an administration team consisting of a Speciality Co-ordinator (Gastroenterology) and support staff based in both Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital and the Royal Hampshire County Hospital sites. Each Consultant has dedicated office space and supporting IT.
Working for our organisation
Management
The Trust has three Clinical Divisions, each managed by a Medical Director (Senior Clinician). This role is supported by a full time Operational Service Manager and a full time management accountant. The approach, in line with Department of Health guidance, devolves as much day to day operational management to the Divisional Management Boards as possible. When appropriate, individual consultants are encouraged and indeed expected to liaise closely with their Divisional Director and clinical colleagues to resolve operational issues. Each Divisional Director is a member of the Trust Executive Board, chaired by the Chief Executive.
Divisional Structure
The Gastroenterology business unit is part of specialty medicine 1 and includes endoscopy and sits within the Medicine Division.
Divisional Medical Director: Dr Will Storrar
Clinical Director: Dr Yazeed Abed El Khaleq
Clinical Lead (Gastroenterology): Dr Rebecca Saich
Operational Service Manager: Mark Summers
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
A detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job are included within the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Professional Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. MBBS or equivalent
2. MRCP
3. Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register, or within 6 months of completion of CCT at time of interview
4. Full GMC registration
Desirable criteria
5. An appropriate higher degree, e.g. an MD, PhD or equivalent
6. Completed UK training programme in GI/hepatology
7. Previous NHS experience
Clinical Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria
8. Broad experience in Gastroenterology and endoscopy
9. JAG accredited in upper and lower endoscopist
10. Able to endoscope acute GI bleeding patients
11. Evidence of research and audit
Clinical Skills & Ability
Essential criteria
12. Provide a good standard of clinical care
13. Maintain good medical practices
14. Willingness to contribute to education of trainees and colleagues