University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust (UHDB) serves Southern Derbyshire, East Staffordshire and some parts of adjoining areas; Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire and Staffordshire. The Department of Gastroenterology provides both Luminal and Hepatology services. We are looking to appoint a full-time consultant to join the existing vibrant and dynamic team at UHDB. The posts are suitable for StRs acquiring CCT or established consultants looking to subspecialise within a large department.
Luminal and Hepatology services are provided on 3 wards across UHDB. There are Clinical Nurse Specialists on both sites including at IBD Nurse Specialists and an Upper GI cancer nurse working along-side the Gastroenterologists to maintain care delivery. Across UHDB there are specialist Nutrition and Dietician teams to support specific Gastroenterology disorders/diseases. Our endoscopy services offer a range of specialist diagnostic, and therapeutic procedures are carried out including; colonoscopy, large polyp EMR and PEGs.
We provide bowel screening, and our JAG accreditation is under review. For the successful candidate, there is the opportunity to develop particular GI interest for instance in IBD, nutrition, GI cancer, therapeutic endoscopy.