Clinical Fellow in Gastroenterology

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for 2 Clinical Fellows to join our thriving Gastroenterology team at BHRUT, we are looking for someone with an interest in Gastroenterology, keen to learn and who works well as part of a team.

Gastroenterology at BHR is a busy and thriving department providing a broad range of services for patients with all gastrointestinal disorders.

Jointly led by specialist medical and surgical gastroenterologists and supported by specialist nurses in many fields, gastroenterology services include rapid access to diagnostics for patients with potential GI malignancies through endoscopy and colorectal bleed clinics. BHR is a regional cancer centre for the diagnosis and treatment of upper GI malignancies and colorectal cancer. We are fully accredited for training in endoscopy. We provide assessment, treatment, and continuing care for patients with all gastrointestinal and liver conditions. The Endoscopy unit at Queens Hospital is also a nominated and chosen site for the NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the applicant include managing and treating the Gastroenterology patients.

The Clinical Fellow (ST2 equivalent) will work as an integrated member of the general medical team at Queen's or Kings George Hospital under the supervision of consultants.

o Banded post participating in medical on-call rota.

o Ward commitments including inpatient and outpatient opportunities.

o Supervised academic training time including study days.

o Supportive working environment for career development including procedure and work-based assessments.

o Annual and study leave entitlement.

In keeping with recent guidelines, the postholder will be expected to participate in the process of medical audit.There is an active postgraduate education centre with a well-stocked library. Regular meetings are held, and the appointee will be expected to attend and participate in the weekly Grand Round. There is a monthly clinical audit programme, each firm taking responsibility in rotation. Attendance at this meeting is mandatory.

About us

We're an organisation that is getting better and betterand ourimprovements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and our patients are happy with.

They are benefitting from a newelectronic patient record(we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have beenrated goodby the Care Quality Commission.

We operate from two main sites - KGH in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We're campaigning to secure the £35m we need totransform the A&E at Queen'sand get rid of corridor care.

We're proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We're also part of theNorth East London Cancer Alliance

We run aWomen's Health Hubin Ilford; anAgeing Well Centrein Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) atBarking Community Hospitaland atSt George's Health and Wellbeing Hub. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The majority of our 8,400 staff - who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many canwork flexiblyand more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accreditedapprenticeship programmes. We're proud to be aLondon Living Wageemployer.

Some of the positive changes we've made are captured inthis film.

Employer details

Employer name

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Queen's Hospital

Rom Valley Way

Romford

RM7 0AG

Employer's website

https://www.bhrhospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Queen's Hospital

Rom Valley Way

Romford

RM7 0AG

Employer's website

https://www.bhrhospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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