The James Paget University Hospital (JPUH) NHS Foundation Trust is looking to appoint a consultant in Gastroenterology for a newly created position. The appointed candidate will be responsible for delivering a comprehensive gastroenterology service, including ward management, outpatient clinics, and endoscopy, in collaboration with the six existing consultants. There is flexibility to adapt the role to incorporate sub-specialty interests, and while dual accreditation in gastroenterology and general internal medicine (GIM) is preferred, it is not mandatory.
Responsibilities
* Share with consultant colleagues the gastroenterology workload.
* Provide with the other consultants a system of mutual out-of-hours cover and cover for annual, study and professional leave.
* Give a consultation and advisory service to medical colleagues in other specialties in the Trust.
* Liaise with medical staff in other specialties and participate in the regular clinical meetings and other post-graduate activities of the hospital.
* Take part in the Royal College of Physicians continuing medical education programme. Study leave expenses in line with national terms and conditions of service will be provided.
* Play a full part in the teaching and audit activities of the department.
* Participate in clinical governance.
* Contribute to management of the service and in due course, take on leadership roles within the department.
* Comply with the outline Consultant work programme (under provisions of Circular HC90/16) and the weekly timetable of fixed commitments (i.e. regular scheduled NHS activities in accordance with paragraph 30B of the TCS).
* Deploy unallocated, flexible professional time on liaison, emergency work, travel, continuing clinical responsibility, teaching, research, medical audit, inter-disciplinary meetings and continuing professional development.
The James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust recognises the requirement to promote health and reduce ill-health. The Trust is committed to the principles of improving working lives through a number of initiatives such as job share, flexible working and the development of a culture of openness and transparency. The Trust is committed to ensuring that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.
Our Trust has become a valued and much-loved local institution, serving the communities of Great Yarmouth and Waveney since it fully opened in 1982. Today, we employ over 4000 members of staff, working closely with our hospital partners to deliver innovative and compassionate care. We cherish our role as a provider of education, working closely with local and international universities and higher education institutions, and we are committed to growing our own — investing in employing and training people from our community to develop and flourish in a variety of clinical and non-clinical careers. The James Paget is known internationally for its excellence in research and training, and for the clinical experience we offer to our trainee doctors and healthcare staff. We are a diverse, welcoming hospital, and are committed to offering flexible working arrangements to help develop the skills and experience of our teams. Our hospital is also on the path towards developing a new hospital over the coming years, working closely with the Department of Health and Care to deliver a modern, innovative health and care campus on our current site as part of the national New Hospital Programme.
The James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of around 250,000 people in the Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft and Waveney areas. The Trust provides an integrated hospital and community children’s service. Patient and staff experience is important to us and these are the behaviours we live by: Putting patients first, Aiming to get it right, Recognising that everybody counts, Doing everything openly and honestly.
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