Speciality Doctor in Gastroenterology

Job summary

This role is based in the Gastrointestinal Services Division at UCLH and provides specific training and unique experience in Neurogastroenterology, GI physiology and Nutrition.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be working within a team which includes three consultants - Dr Natalia Zarate-Lopez, Dr Asma Fikree, and Dr Rami Sweis, one associate specialist, four clinical nurse specialists, one dietician, one psychologist and a psychiatrist. The team provides a tertiary service for patients with complex disorders of gut brain interaction from London and beyond and receives a high volume of referrals for patients with complex neurological conditions, as well as those with urogynaecological problems.

The post-holder will be working with the nutrition team which includes three consultants - Dr Farooq Rahman, Dr James Willsmore and Dr Jane Macnaughtan, 3 Nutrition Clinical Nurse Specialists, 2 Dieticians, Pharmacist, 1 SpR, and 2 FY2s to contribute to the care for patients with nutritional needs. Out-patient care will focus on specialist opinion for referrals for general gastroenterology and nutrition.

About us

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases

• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

At UCLH, we have a real 'One Team' ethos, and our values - safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.