Job summary
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is looking for an experienced Specialty Doctor to join a highly motivated and passionate Gastroenterology team. The current team consist of consultants, trainee doctors, resident doctors and specialist nurses that take every opportunity to teach and support professional development to ensure delivery of safe patient care. The appointee will work as part of a team led by a consultant with input from medical and nursing team and be part of a wider multi-disciplinary team.
Main duties of the job
The post offers significant opportunities for professional development. Study leave entitlement is allocated. Mentoring, training and clinical supervision will be provided by senior colleagues within the department to develop clinical skills and increase knowledge to ensure provision of safe care to our patients. The appointee will be encouraged to maintain an e-portfolio, alongside regular contact with their clinical supervisors to discuss personal development plans and future career plans.
Sessions will include outpatient clinics in both Warwick hospital and Stratford hospital, theatre, a multi-disciplinary meeting, and clinical administration. In addition, this post offers the opportunity to have sessions assigned to a service improvement project. It is expected that a minimum of 9 sessions will be assigned to direct clinical care.
About us
Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further. In addition our staff survey results have placed us 4th in the country for recommended place to work.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide safe, inclusive, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Gastrointestinal Services
The gastrointestinal service encompasses medical and surgical gastroenterology along with endoscopy and stoma care.
In-patient gastroenterology services are based on Castle ward, a 25 bedded General Medical/Gastroenterology ward. Castle has a heavy bias towards Gastroenterology. The ward operates a self-admission policy for patients known to the unit with specific gastrointestinal problems (IBD, chronic liver disease, GI malignancy in particular).
Out-patient gastroenterology is spread between the Warwick and Stratford sites with a progressive move towards specialisation (e.g. IBD clinic, hepatology, viral hepatitis, two-week wait, coeliac/nutrition clinic). We have a continuing commitment to developing patient education programmes in IBD and chronic liver disease.
Please see job description for indicative job plan
Job description
Job responsibilities
Gastrointestinal Services
The gastrointestinal service encompasses medical and surgical gastroenterology along with endoscopy and stoma care.
In-patient gastroenterology services are based on Castle ward, a 25 bedded General Medical/Gastroenterology ward. Castle has a heavy bias towards Gastroenterology. The ward operates a self-admission policy for patients known to the unit with specific gastrointestinal problems (IBD, chronic liver disease, GI malignancy in particular).
Out-patient gastroenterology is spread between the Warwick and Stratford sites with a progressive move towards specialisation (e.g. IBD clinic, hepatology, viral hepatitis, two-week wait, coeliac/nutrition clinic). We have a continuing commitment to developing patient education programmes in IBD and chronic liver disease.
Please see job description for indicative job plan
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Professional Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of Gastroenterology clinics and Endoscopy
Research, Audit and Clinical Governance
Essential
- Experience in undertaking Clinical Audit and Governance
Desirable
- Research experience and/or higher qualifications
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Professional Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of Gastroenterology clinics and Endoscopy
Research, Audit and Clinical Governance
Essential
- Experience in undertaking Clinical Audit and Governance
Desirable
- Research experience and/or higher qualifications
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
