Consultant in Gastroenterology

Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic Consultant Gastroenterologist to join our team.

The post will deliver a contribution to the endoscopy service (elective and emergency), gastroenterology outpatient services and in patient gastroenterology. In patient Gastroenterology involves managing patients on the gastroenterology ward, respective outlier ward, seeing referrals on other wards and providing an in reach service to the Acute Medical Unit.

The post-holder will be expected to develop a sub-specialty interest in line with the needs of the department and to develop the management of this service. An interest in inflammatory bowel disease and nutrition is desirable.

The post holder will be responsible for running the GI ward on a 1 in 11 rota basis, providing daily ward rounds for 7 days. For the other 10 weeks of the cycle the post holder will deliver 5 clinical, face to face sessions (e.g 3 clinics and 2 endoscopy sessions) as well as attending MDT's and seeing referrals. Throughout the 11 week cycle the post holder will contribute to a 1: 14 on call rota for out of hours emergency endoscopy.

The morning endoscopy list has an average of 12 points and an afternoon list has an average of 10 points.

Outpatient clinics have an average of 8 new patients or 14 review patients.

The department will consider time off in lieu for planned weekend working.

Main duties of the job

1. General

   1. In conjunction with Consultant and Senior colleagues, to provide a service in Gastroenterology.
   2. To play a full part in the out-of-hours On-Call service for the department. This includes being on-call for telephone advice and major incidents.
   3. To provide cover for Consultant and Senior colleagues in respect of periods of leave.
   4. To take part in medical audit and research as appropriate.
   5. To ensure that the requirements of clinical governance are met.
   6. To ensure that there are adequate arrangements for hospital staff involved in the care of your patients to be able to contact you when necessary.

   A full and comprehensive list of roles and responsibilities can be found in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

About us

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as "Good" by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.