Job Overview
This exciting post provides a strong platform for those wishing to pursue a career in gastroenterology. The last three incumbents of the role have successfully obtained a registrar specialist training number in the specialty, and support would be provided to anyone in a position to apply for the same.
The role is aimed at doctors who have completed Internal Medical Training (IMT), wishing to gain further experience and training in gastroenterology. The successful applicant will coordinate and help to deliver undergraduate training for medical students rotating through the Department of Gastroenterology at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital within Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, as well as provide inpatient and outpatient care under appropriate supervision. This post will also include medical on calls on the GIM registrar rota.
The role will be vacant from January 2025, and a 6 month contract provided to the successful applicant (with the option to extend if appropriate).
Main Duties of the Job
The successful candidate will be assigned an educational supervisor and receive training in luminal gastroenterology, hepatology and an aim to receive training in endoscopy. They will receive full exposure to both inpatient and outpatient luminal gastroenterology and hepatology. The successful candidate will be expected to undertake audit, quality improvement and research projects, as well as to attend clinical governance meetings, mortality and morbidity meetings and Multi Disciplinary Team meetings.
The post will involve being a dedicated undergraduate coordinator for medical students from the University of Liverpool. The coordinator would be expected to devise timetables, be an educational supervisor and deliver teaching to medical students.
If there are no suitable applicants with completion of Internal Medical Training, consideration will be given to applicants with completion of Foundation Training only. The timetable would be amended accordingly, with work being ward-based when not coordinating or teaching undergraduates.
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
The department cares for a wide variety of digestive diseases and has specialist interest and expertise in the sub-specialties of Luminal Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy. There are interests in Liver Diseases, Upper Gastrointestinal Disorders, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Advanced Endoscopy and Neuroendocrine tumors. We have multiple specialist nurses within each subspecialty.
The department has an in-patient bed base consisting of beds located on two wards: 4A which has 24 beds and 4D which has 28 beds and a Gastro Ambulatory unit. We are well supported by the Interventional Radiology department undertaking TIPSS, trans-jugular liver biopsies and supporting complex gastrointestinal bleeding. The gastroenterology consultants provide in-reach to A&E and the Medical Admissions Unit Monday to Friday. We have a very active research program in addition to collaboration with other academic departments.
This advert closes on Tuesday 17 Dec 2024.
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