Job summary
We
are inviting applications for a 12 month fixed term trust doctor post, at
Internal Medicine Training level (suitable for a FY3 trainee) in
gastroenterology at the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. The post is
available to start in August 2025.
This
is an exciting opportunity to experience inpatient gastroenterology and
hepatology including transplant, in a large, friendly teaching hospital
department. This would provide excellent experience for any doctor considering
a career in any medical or acute specialty, previous fellows have been
successful in their applications to the national training schemes.
The
post-holder will work across our base wards and contribute to the combined
FY1/IMT on-call rota. The role is well supported by resident registrars and
multidisciplinary ward teams. The posts
are not accredited for training but there will be an allocated educational
supervisor and the post holder will be encouraged to complete portfolio
evidence.
Candidates
must be fully registered with the General Medical Council and must hold a
licence to practice at the time of application.
Informal enquiries welcome to Dr Chris Black
(Christopher.Black3@nhs.net)
Main duties of the job
The
post-holder will contribute to inpatient care and occasionally outpatient
clinics (primarily for training) and the junior out of hours resident rota.
Training will be appropriate for the post-holders level of experience. Ward
rounds are conducted daily by consultants or registrars. There is consultant
on-call cover at all times in gastroenterology and hepatology.
We have a weekly programme of departmental CPD
activity. This includes histopathology, radiology and clinical governance
meetings. There are plenty of opportunities to develop teaching skills in ward
based or more formal settings, including simulation.
About us
The
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest trusts in the UK. The
Trust has a values-led strategy known as The Leeds Way and is committed to
high quality patient-centred care and academic and educational excellence.
Leeds
is a vibrant city with stylish shopping arcades, a range of theatres, museums
and sporting events, excellent transport links and within easy reach of the
Yorkshire Dales, a renowned base for outdoor activities such as cycling and
walking.
Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process
of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As
such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right
to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do
experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please
bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if
you have any questions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Gastroenterology
and hepatology in Leeds is based at St Jamess University Hospital. We also
provide outpatient services at Leeds General Infirmary and Wharfedale General
Hospital. We are large yet cohesive departments. We provide care for all
aspects of gastrointestinal and liver disease to a large local population and
specialty services to the wider region.
Our
inpatient bed base is in the modern Bexley wing at SJUH. Our wards have
excellent, well established teams of nursing staff and we are well supported by
our experienced pharmacists, dieticians and radiologists.
Our
trainees gain valuable experience in managing patients with a range of
conditions across our subspecialty services. These include IBD, enteral and
parenteral nutrition (including home PN), general hepatology, liver transplant
medicine, hepatic malignancy, small bowel disease and pancreaticobiliary
medicine.
There
is a strong research background to the unit and close links with the Clinical
Research Network. There are opportunities for fellows to work on our portfolio
studies, with our research nurses, or develop their own audit or research
project.
We
have a regular programme of departmental teaching and the post holder will be
encouraged to participate in IMT teaching sessions.
Candidates
should hold a primary medical qualification and have a subsequent minimum of 2
years clinical experience. Evidence of achievement of foundation competencies
is required. Candidates must hold a full Licence to Practice with the General
Medical Council at the time of application. Candidates should hold a
certificate in Advanced Life Support from the UK Resuscitation Council, or an
equivalent. Please also refer to the person specification.
The
out of hours duties include clerking specialty admissions and providing the
first tier of cover for ward patients. There is no general medicine rota
commitment with this post. There is at least one registrar on-call at all times
and the usual registrar cover is separate for gastroenterology and hepatology.
The consultants operate a 24 hour on-call system and look after inpatients in 1
or 2 week blocks.
The
post-holder will be encouraged to complete an audit or quality improvement
project. If desired there are opportunities to work with the Clinical Research
Network team and particularly our research nurses, to contribute to existing
clinical trials; training in good clinical practice and in trial recruitment is
available.
The
post is offered for a fixed term of one year to provide a period of training,
with the aim of providing experience in different areas of gastroenterology,
the opportunity to develop a project and preparing the post-holder for further
specialty training. The post-holder will be allocated an educational supervisor
who will assess the following objectives mid-way and at the end of the post to
check attainment:
- Participate in junior out of hours
rota developing confidence in dealing with acute admissions to gastroenterology
and hepatology
- Attend outpatient clinics
-
Complete an audit, research or quality improvement project
Job description
Job responsibilities
Gastroenterology
and hepatology in Leeds is based at St Jamess University Hospital. We also
provide outpatient services at Leeds General Infirmary and Wharfedale General
Hospital. We are large yet cohesive departments. We provide care for all
aspects of gastrointestinal and liver disease to a large local population and
specialty services to the wider region.
Our
inpatient bed base is in the modern Bexley wing at SJUH. Our wards have
excellent, well established teams of nursing staff and we are well supported by
our experienced pharmacists, dieticians and radiologists.
Our
trainees gain valuable experience in managing patients with a range of
conditions across our subspecialty services. These include IBD, enteral and
parenteral nutrition (including home PN), general hepatology, liver transplant
medicine, hepatic malignancy, small bowel disease and pancreaticobiliary
medicine.
There
is a strong research background to the unit and close links with the Clinical
Research Network. There are opportunities for fellows to work on our portfolio
studies, with our research nurses, or develop their own audit or research
project.
We
have a regular programme of departmental teaching and the post holder will be
encouraged to participate in IMT teaching sessions.
Candidates
should hold a primary medical qualification and have a subsequent minimum of 2
years clinical experience. Evidence of achievement of foundation competencies
is required. Candidates must hold a full Licence to Practice with the General
Medical Council at the time of application. Candidates should hold a
certificate in Advanced Life Support from the UK Resuscitation Council, or an
equivalent. Please also refer to the person specification.
The
out of hours duties include clerking specialty admissions and providing the
first tier of cover for ward patients. There is no general medicine rota
commitment with this post. There is at least one registrar on-call at all times
and the usual registrar cover is separate for gastroenterology and hepatology.
The consultants operate a 24 hour on-call system and look after inpatients in 1
or 2 week blocks.
The
post-holder will be encouraged to complete an audit or quality improvement
project. If desired there are opportunities to work with the Clinical Research
Network team and particularly our research nurses, to contribute to existing
clinical trials; training in good clinical practice and in trial recruitment is
available.
The
post is offered for a fixed term of one year to provide a period of training,
with the aim of providing experience in different areas of gastroenterology,
the opportunity to develop a project and preparing the post-holder for further
specialty training. The post-holder will be allocated an educational supervisor
who will assess the following objectives mid-way and at the end of the post to
check attainment:
- Participate in junior out of hours
rota developing confidence in dealing with acute admissions to gastroenterology
and hepatology
- Attend outpatient clinics
-
Complete an audit, research or quality improvement project
Person Specification
Eligibility, Fitness to practice, and Language Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates clarity in written/spoken communication & capacity to adapt language as appropriate to the situation
- Able to build rapport, listen, persuade & negotiate
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of achievement of Foundation 1&2 level competencies as defined by the curricula relating to Foundation training (evidenced by a FPCC or Alternative Certificate of Foundation Competence)
- Ability to provide complete details of employment history
- Evidence that present achievement and performance is commensurate with totality of period of training
- Sound knowledge around managing medical/surgical conditions and ability to apply clinical judgement to problems
- Evidence of competence in management of emergencies and in-patients (for example work-based assessments and portfolio evidence)
- Evidence of competence to work without direct supervision where appropriate
- Awareness of GMCs Good Research Practice guidance (General Medical Council, 2010)
Desirable
- MRCP (UK) part 1
- Evidence of prior interest in and enthusiasm for gastroenterology
- Has undertaken previous research or quality improvement work
Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration with the GMC at time of application and hold a current licence to practice
- Current ALS certification or equivalent
Clinical, Academic, and Personal Skills
Essential
- Capacity to use logical/lateral thinking to solve problems/make decisions, indicating an analytical/scientific approach
- Capacity to take in others perspectives and treat others with understanding; sees patients as people
- Demonstrates respect for all
- Able to work in multi-professional teams & supervise junior medical staff
- Capacity to manage/prioritise time and information effectively
Desirable
- Ability to show leadership, make decisions, organise and motivate other team members for the benefit of patients through, for example, audit and quality improvement projects
Person Specification
Eligibility, Fitness to practice, and Language Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates clarity in written/spoken communication & capacity to adapt language as appropriate to the situation
- Able to build rapport, listen, persuade & negotiate
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of achievement of Foundation 1&2 level competencies as defined by the curricula relating to Foundation training (evidenced by a FPCC or Alternative Certificate of Foundation Competence)
- Ability to provide complete details of employment history
- Evidence that present achievement and performance is commensurate with totality of period of training
- Sound knowledge around managing medical/surgical conditions and ability to apply clinical judgement to problems
- Evidence of competence in management of emergencies and in-patients (for example work-based assessments and portfolio evidence)
- Evidence of competence to work without direct supervision where appropriate
- Awareness of GMCs Good Research Practice guidance (General Medical Council, 2010)
Desirable
- MRCP (UK) part 1
- Evidence of prior interest in and enthusiasm for gastroenterology
- Has undertaken previous research or quality improvement work
Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration with the GMC at time of application and hold a current licence to practice
- Current ALS certification or equivalent
Clinical, Academic, and Personal Skills
Essential
- Capacity to use logical/lateral thinking to solve problems/make decisions, indicating an analytical/scientific approach
- Capacity to take in others perspectives and treat others with understanding; sees patients as people
- Demonstrates respect for all
- Able to work in multi-professional teams & supervise junior medical staff
- Capacity to manage/prioritise time and information effectively
Desirable
- Ability to show leadership, make decisions, organise and motivate other team members for the benefit of patients through, for example, audit and quality improvement projects
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
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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).
