Junior Specialist Doctor (Higher) in Gastroenterology

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Applications are invited for the post of Junior Specialist Doctor (Higher) in Gastroenterology to work at registrar level. Duties will include active participation in the daily care of inpatients at the new Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham or Heartlands Hospital; The JSD will be responsible together with SpR and FY2/FY1s. Consultant cover is always available including a 24/7 on-call. You will be asked to cover Gastroenterology ward and participate with Medical on-call duties when required. The Trust has a firm commitment in improvement of the quality of patient care and enthusiastic candidate will benefit by getting involved in audit and quality improvement projects (QIPs) as well as existing educational and research initiatives.

Main duties of the job

The post is normal working day 0900 to 1700 plus out of hours duties according to the general medical rota. The post offers particularly good experience of the care of all patients that present to the gastroenterology unit (acute GI bleeds, inflammatory bowel disease, nutrition and liver disease) and the general medical take.

There are ample educational activities and the job is particularly good for those wishing to gain a broad experience of general medicine and gastroenterology in preparation for the membership of the Royal College of Physicians.

The post will require work at nights and weekends on the SpR on-call rota for acute medicine in Clinical Decisions Unit, and the daytime week-end Gastroenterology SpR rota in the New Queen Elizabeth Hospital or Heartlands Hospital.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Date posted

22 April 2024

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£55,329 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

8783

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Job description

Job responsibilities

The GI Medicine group at University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust is staffed with nine NHS consultants and two University academics with shared SpR support.

As well as SpR colleagues, the post provides support to IMT, FY2 and FY1 doctors in caring for Gastroenterogy inpatients. For sub-registrar juniors there is a 3rd floor medical rota (shared out of hours covered with cardiology, nephrology and gastroenterology/hepatology). Other duties include attendance at outpatient clinics, endoscopy, reviewing internal referrals and teaching. For the appropriate candidate, there will be opportunities to develop further subspeciality GI medicine interests eg, specialist endoscopy or nutrition etc. as part of the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The GI Medicine group at University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust is staffed with nine NHS consultants and two University academics with shared SpR support.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Any basic medical qualification eligible for registration with the GMC

Experience

Essential

*24 months post FY2 level
*Appropriate experience
*Competence in the management of acutely ill adults

Additional Criteria

Essential

Please see the attached Job Description for more details about this post or contact the named consultant for a discussion about this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Any basic medical qualification eligible for registration with the GMC

Experience

Essential

*24 months post FY2 level
*Appropriate experience
*Competence in the management of acutely ill adults

Additional Criteria

Essential

Please see the attached Job Description for more details about this post or contact the named consultant for a discussion about this role.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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