Job Summary
This post is aimed at post CCT Paediatricians who wish to improve their skills in paediatric gastroenterology. The applicant should have MBBCh and MRCPCH or equivalent and have completed at least 6 months in a recognised training post in paediatric gastroenterology. The successful applicant will join a multidisciplinary team involved in running a regional Paediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition service and provide tertiary care to North and West Yorkshire.
Main Duties
The post holder will be involved in the day‑to‑day management of inpatients, lead ward rounds, see patients in outpatient clinics and as day cases, organise the weekly multidisciplinary meetings and ensure that discussions are documented. The role also includes coordinating the junior doctor team, further training in practical procedures such as endoscopy and colonoscopy, close supervision by consultants, and regular opportunities for clinical teaching. Participation in medical audit and research projects is expected.
About Us
The department provides expertise in the management of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), intestinal failure (IF), enteral tube‑fed patients, chronic constipation, dysmotility, functional GI disorders, eosinophilic GI disorders and GI problems in children with neurodisability. We provide onsite GI consultant assessments for a broad range of paediatric subspecialties and the ward has 16 beds shared between gastroenterology and general paediatrics. Sub‑specialty clinics include IBD, IF, coeliac disease, dysmotility, general gastroenterology and transition clinics for IBD and IF. Weekly MDTs cover IBD, IF, gastro‑surgical and radiology, with fortnightly histology MDTs, and teaching sessions from all MDT members.
Person Specification
Additional Requirements – Essential
* Ability to provide complete details of employment history
* Evidence that career progression is consistent with personal circumstances
* Evidence that present achievement and performance is commensurate with the totality of their period of training
* At least 4 years experience in Paediatrics by the time of intended start date
* Professional Integrity: Demonstrates probity, honesty, integrity, awareness of ethical dilemmas, respects confidentiality
* Capacity to take responsibility for own actions
Eligibility, Fitness to Practice, and Language Skills – Essential
* Be eligible for full registration with, and hold a current licence to practise from the GMC at intended start date
* Eligibility to work in the UK
* Advanced Life Support Certificate from the Resuscitation Council UK or equivalent, as required to complete Foundation competences, by intended start date
* Is up to date and fit to practise safely and is aware of own training needs
* All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues, demonstrated by:
o Undergraduate medical training in English, OR
o Meeting the minimum score of 7 across all 4 qualifying categories in the academic, OR
o Achieving the minimum Grade B across all 4 categories in the Occupational English Test (OET) in medicine in a single sitting within 24 months at time of application, OR
o Providing alternative supporting evidence of language skills
Experience – Essential
* CCT in Paediatrics or equivalent and at least 6 months in a recognised training post in Paediatric Gastroenterology
* Evidence of achievement of foundation competences, in line with GMC standards / Good Medical Practice
* Core professional values: maintain patient safety, provide high‑standard care, act with integrity, respect patient dignity, partner with patients and colleagues, and avoid discrimination
Clinical, Academic, and Personal Skills – Essential
* Apply sound clinical knowledge and judgement to problems
* Prioritise clinical need and maximise safety while minimising risk
* Initial management of acutely ill patients
* Understand and apply research ethics, audit, clinical risk management, evidence‑based practice, patient safety, and quality improvement initiatives
* Apply evidence‑informed practice
Desirable
* Experience in managing patients with IBD, parenteral nutrition and other GI pathologies
* Involvement in audit, quality improvement or formal research projects, especially those focussing on patient safety and clinical improvement
* Interest and commitment to the specialty beyond the mandatory curriculum, including teaching experience
Qualifications – Essential
* MBBCh and MRCPCH or equivalent medical qualification
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