Job overview
Consultant Gastroenterologist *£15,000 retention payment
10 PA's (Please note: additional PA's may be available)
Permanent vacancy
*A successful candidate could receive £15,000 additional payment, each year for three years as a part of Recruitment and Retention Premia (T’s & C’s apply)
*We offer relocation and associated expenses package of up to £8,000
Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care is entering an exciting period of clinical workforce expansion in all grades and roles. This is a new post to join the existing Gastroenterology Consultants with a specific remit to further transform and extend Gastroenterology services in the region.
We are looking for a dynamic, creative and motivated Consultant to join our friendly progressive team. The successful candidate will be joining an established team of 4 consultants to work clinically in our JAG accredited Endoscopy unit outpatient clinics as well as having in-patients on our dedicated gastroenterology ward.
This post is to provide additional capacity for our expanding service and it is expected that applicants will have undergone specialist training in Gastroenterology medicine. Most importantly you must be driven and have a desire to provide an exemplary service with our patients at its heart. As a forwarded thinking trust we are continually striving to deliver clinical excellence to our patients.
Main duties of the job
A full time Consultant Gastroenterologist in Gastroenterology is required to meet the demand for Gastroenterology services at Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust and will be based at the hospital site.
Working for our organisation
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.
We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:
1. Safety
2. Care
3. Respect
4. Communication
5. Learning
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ & Disabled people.
Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will provide a high quality diagnostic and therapeutic upper and lower endoscopy service, a high quality outpatient service, including patient administration and manage gastroenterology and medical in-patients on the gastroenterology ward.
The post holder will take part in an on call rota for GI bleeding.
The post holder will be supported by a GI secretarial Team, will have an office and will have access to a PC with internet. The fixed weekly expectation is likely to include:
• 3 outpatient clinics a week
• 3 endoscopy sessions
Please see full JD attached including example job plan
Person specification
Qualifications/ Registration
Essential criteria
6. •Medical Degree, MRCP (UK)
7. •Will be required to maintain full registration with the General Medical Council
8. •Applicants must be on the Specialist Register or be within 6 months of CCT in Medicine and Gastroenterology
9. •Advanced Life Support (Adult & Paediatric) as well as Advanced Trauma Life Support Provider
Experience/Training
Essential criteria
10. •Substantial postgraduate experience, including higher medical training – including as a Specialist Registrar. Part of this period may be in a post of equivalent responsibility and training potential
11. •JAG accreditation
12. •Major incident management training
13. •Research and Audit
New colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome here at Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust.
For our agenda for change staff, we offer a competitive benefits package with regular pay awards, annual leave of 27 days increasing to 33 days after 10 years and access to a competitive Pension Scheme to which both you and the Trust contribute. These terms and conditions are not applicable for Non-Executive positions.
Alongside this there are extensive training development opportunities with paid mandatory training, a protected training budget for staff and support for flexible working. We have an on-site Occupational Health Service to support you at work and have fast track access to physio, counselling and complimentary therapies.
The Trust is committed to making a difference to the environment. Our "Save Planet Tameside & Glossop" strategy means that we work towards protecting our natural environment and "green" workplace practices at all times.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.