Job summary
We are looking to appoint 2 enthusiastic and dynamic Consultant Gastroenterologists as part of departmental expansion and continued development of specialised services.
The successful candidates will join a friendly and progressive team of gastroenterologists and will be encouraged to develop a sub-speciality interest to complement the existing team and to support further development of the service.
The endoscopy unit is newly equipped with Olympus Evis X1 systems in each of the endoscopy rooms. As well as OGD's , lower GI endoscopies and ERCP then EUS, spyglass , capsule endoscopies and high resolution oesophageal pH and manometry studies are undertaken.
Outpatient services are provided from a modern outpatient department and patients requiring biologics / iron infusions or therapeutic paracentesis are treated in the Medical Day Case Unit.
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust collaborates closely with The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, is a member of the Black country ICS and has close links with the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham .
These posts are pending RCP approval.
Main duties of the job
Key responsibilities of the post:
- Take responsibility for patients under your care.
- Provide a consultation service and advisory service to other clinical colleagues in other specialities within the Trust and Primary Care.
- Participate in the development of the gastroenterology service, treatment protocols and guidelines and the greater knowledge in the management of gastroenterology conditions.
- Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with medical colleagues in other specialities and participate in regular clinical meetings and other post graduate activities.
- Take responsibility for the professional supervision and development of trainee doctors within the speciality.
- Demonstrate a firm involvement in Clinical Governance, Risk Management and Clinical Audit - including the development and maintenance of appropriate systems and practices to ensure continued safe clinical practice.
- Ensure own practice is up to date; this includes responsibility for own Clinical Professional Development and Appraisal.
- Participate in the GI bleed OOH rota.
- Comply with all relevant Trust Policies and Procedures.
There is no General Medicine on call component to this job
About us
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 286,700, providing inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor Hospital houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof.
Outpatient & Daycase Centre
Hospital Based facilities include:
- 36 Generic Consultation Rooms
- Specialist Outpatients
- 16 overnight stay beds / 36 day beds/trolleys
- 4 Theatres
- 3 Endoscopy Room
- Diagnostic Support Facilities (including 2nd MRI scanner)
Manor Learning and Conference Centre
- Library including IT access
- Lecture Theatre for 120+
- Seminar rooms to accommodate between 10 and 50
- Support facilities for junior doctors and medical students
- 2 Clinical skills laboratories
- Clinical IT skills laboratory
Overall the acute facilities aims to facilitate improved functionality of existing services allowing for a separation of the majority of elective activity from emergency work, increase the capacity for day cases and increase the number of one-stop outpatient clinics. The creation of a hospital street improves the management of patient moves and deliveries. It also means that clinical services are more appropriately linked.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and dynamic Consultant Gastroenterologist as part of departmental expansion and continued development of specialised services.
The successful candidate will join a friendly and progressive team of gastroenterologists and will be encouraged to develop a sub-speciality interest to complement the existing team and to support further development of the service.
We currently have 6 substantive consultants and 1 locum consultant and are looking to appoint two more. We have 2 Gastroenterology specialist trainees, 1 Trust grade, 1 senior clinical fellow 5 foundation year trainees and 3 Clinical fellows and are supported by a team of Specialist Nurses; 3 IBD nurses, 2 liver nurses, 1 alcohol nurse, 2 upper GI/HPB cancer nurses and 1 nutrition nurse. There are 4 Clinical Endoscopists two of whom are being trained on the HEE programme.
The endoscopy unit is newly equipped with Olympus Evis X1 systems in each of the endoscopy rooms. As well as OGDs , lower GI endoscopies and ERCP then EUS, spyglass , capsule endoscopies and high resolution oesophageal pH and manometry studies are undertaken.
Outpatient services are provided from a modern outpatient department . The new to follow up ratio is usually 1:2, however the new appointees would be encouraged to have their clinic rules depending on their specialist interest with adequate time for patients as stipulated by the Royal College of Physicians. A typical 4 hour clinic for a single consultant would have 4 new patients and 7 follow up patients.
Patients requiring biologics / iron infusions or therapeutic paracentesis are treated in the Medical Day Case Unit.
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust collaborates closely with The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, is a member of the Black country ICS and has close links with the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham .
Walsall forms part of the Birmingham hepatitis C ODN and the vast majority of patients are treated locally either from out-patients or in the community clinic.
KEY DUTIES OF THE POST
- Take responsibility for patients under your care.
- Provide a consultation service and advisory service to other clinical colleagues in other specialities within the Trust and Primary Care.
- Participate in the development of the gastroenterology service, treatment protocols and guidelines and the greater knowledge in the management of gastroenterology conditions.
- Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with medical colleagues in other specialities and participate in regular clinical meetings and other post graduate activities.
- Take responsibility for the professional supervision and development of trainee doctors within the speciality.
- Demonstrate a firm involvement in Clinical Governance, Risk Management and Clinical Audit - including the development and maintenance of appropriate systems and practices to ensure continued safe clinical practice.
- Ensure own practice is up to date; this includes responsibility for own Clinical Professional Development and Appraisal.
- Participate in the GI bleed OOH rota.
- Comply with all relevant Trust Policies and Procedures.
There is no General Medicine on call component to this job
PROPOSED JOB PLAN
The proposed job plan splits the workload into a hot week and elective weeks. A final job plan will be agreed following discussion with the successful candidate and the Clinical Director but examples of what the elective week & hot week will look like are:-
Hot week: 1 in 7 weeks
During this week the consultant will be responsible for in-patients on the GI ward, doing daily ward rounds and in-reach Monday - Friday. A consultant ward round will also be done on a Saturday morning. The consultant will also provide clinical supervision for trainees and be on call for GI bleeds.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and dynamic Consultant Gastroenterologist as part of departmental expansion and continued development of specialised services.
The successful candidate will join a friendly and progressive team of gastroenterologists and will be encouraged to develop a sub-speciality interest to complement the existing team and to support further development of the service.
We currently have 6 substantive consultants and 1 locum consultant and are looking to appoint two more. We have 2 Gastroenterology specialist trainees, 1 Trust grade, 1 senior clinical fellow 5 foundation year trainees and 3 Clinical fellows and are supported by a team of Specialist Nurses; 3 IBD nurses, 2 liver nurses, 1 alcohol nurse, 2 upper GI/HPB cancer nurses and 1 nutrition nurse. There are 4 Clinical Endoscopists two of whom are being trained on the HEE programme.
The endoscopy unit is newly equipped with Olympus Evis X1 systems in each of the endoscopy rooms. As well as OGDs , lower GI endoscopies and ERCP then EUS, spyglass , capsule endoscopies and high resolution oesophageal pH and manometry studies are undertaken.
Outpatient services are provided from a modern outpatient department . The new to follow up ratio is usually 1:2, however the new appointees would be encouraged to have their clinic rules depending on their specialist interest with adequate time for patients as stipulated by the Royal College of Physicians. A typical 4 hour clinic for a single consultant would have 4 new patients and 7 follow up patients.
Patients requiring biologics / iron infusions or therapeutic paracentesis are treated in the Medical Day Case Unit.
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust collaborates closely with The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, is a member of the Black country ICS and has close links with the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham .
Walsall forms part of the Birmingham hepatitis C ODN and the vast majority of patients are treated locally either from out-patients or in the community clinic.
KEY DUTIES OF THE POST
- Take responsibility for patients under your care.
- Provide a consultation service and advisory service to other clinical colleagues in other specialities within the Trust and Primary Care.
- Participate in the development of the gastroenterology service, treatment protocols and guidelines and the greater knowledge in the management of gastroenterology conditions.
- Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with medical colleagues in other specialities and participate in regular clinical meetings and other post graduate activities.
- Take responsibility for the professional supervision and development of trainee doctors within the speciality.
- Demonstrate a firm involvement in Clinical Governance, Risk Management and Clinical Audit - including the development and maintenance of appropriate systems and practices to ensure continued safe clinical practice.
- Ensure own practice is up to date; this includes responsibility for own Clinical Professional Development and Appraisal.
- Participate in the GI bleed OOH rota.
- Comply with all relevant Trust Policies and Procedures.
There is no General Medicine on call component to this job
PROPOSED JOB PLAN
The proposed job plan splits the workload into a hot week and elective weeks. A final job plan will be agreed following discussion with the successful candidate and the Clinical Director but examples of what the elective week & hot week will look like are:-
Hot week: 1 in 7 weeks
During this week the consultant will be responsible for in-patients on the GI ward, doing daily ward rounds and in-reach Monday - Friday. A consultant ward round will also be done on a Saturday morning. The consultant will also provide clinical supervision for trainees and be on call for GI bleeds.
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Basic Medical Degree
- Full MRCP or equivalent
- Entry on the GMC Specialist Register for Gastroenterology
Personal Circumstances
Essential
- Appropriate Immigration Status
- Full GMC Registration and Licensable to Practice
Desirable
Essential
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Basic Medical Degree
- Full MRCP or equivalent
- Entry on the GMC Specialist Register for Gastroenterology
Personal Circumstances
Essential
- Appropriate Immigration Status
- Full GMC Registration and Licensable to Practice
Desirable
Essential
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).
