Job summary
A high performing organisation, rated good by the CQC, with
a track record of success. This is an exciting time to join the Acute Medicine
and Medicine Specialties Teams at County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation
Trust. The aspirations for our patient focused services are bold. We are a
forward thinking team that prides itself on providing high quality clinical
care. We aim to have a true 7 day service and, to realise that aim, we are
increasing our consultant physician workforce by 50% over the next 2 years. We
will also significantly expand our junior doctor support.
As part of the expansion, we are looking for dynamic and
motivated Consultant Gastroenterologists to join our friendly and enthusiastic
gastroenterology team at the County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
(CDDFT).
This is an opportunity to join a highly motivated
gastroenterology team in providing a comprehensive service of the highest
quality. The service is looking to expand its sub speciality interests in
ERCP/EUS, nutrition, IBD and Liver disease; however, we would welcome interest
from candidates with interest in any sub speciality areas of Gastroenterology
and Hepatology.
Main duties of the job
The basic contract is for 10
programmed activities (PAs), with elective outpatient work, endoscopy, and
inpatient care.
At the present, there will be a 1:5
Gastroenterology ward commitment to cover in patient activity on the
gastroenterology ward during which time all elective commitments are cancelled
(see timetable). The job plan is indicative only and is negotiable to take the
candidates aspirations/special interest/part time working into account. There
is no requirement to do G(I)M.The job plan includes GI bleed on calls.
About us
If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager
You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks
We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.
We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented
From April 1 2024 we are unable to offer sponsorship for healthcare roles that do not meet the minimum salary, If you are in the UK on a VISA please ensure you have no restrictions that would prevent you from taking this post.
Full Job Descriptions can be found in the adverts supporting documents
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
postholder(s) will be based at their nominal base site with a commitment to
in-patient and out-patient services agreed in their Timetable and Job Plan.
The
postholder(s) will undertake clinical work in conjunction with their colleagues and other professional staff in order to maintain and develop gastroenterology
services and specialist skills in accordance with the needs of the
department.Youwill be responsible
in conjunction with colleagues for planning future developments of these
services.
The
postholder(s) will have continuing responsibility for the care of patients in
his/her charge and will be expected to provide a comprehensive clinical service
to Consultant colleagues in other clinical disciplines in the hospital, and to
general practitioners in County Durham and Darlington area.
Consultants
will cover colleagues in their absence and ensure continuous patient care.
For
management purposes and use of resources the postholder(s) will be accountable
to the Clinical Lead and will ensure the effective and efficient use of resources
allocated.
The
postholder will be responsible for the professional and basic educational
supervision of junior staff as Clinical/Education Supervisors for trainees.
The
postholder will participate in the postgraduate teaching of medical staff and
undergraduates attached to the Trust and in the training of all grades of
staff.
Research
activities, which are considered to be an inherent part of normal clinical
duties, will be encouraged. Limited research funding may be available,
following successful applications to the local research and development
committee.
The postholder(s) is responsible for
ensuring that they meet the national requirements for Continuing
Professional Development, both internal and external. He/she will be expected to attend regularly,
and contribute to, the educational events held by the Directorate.
It is expected that the appointee (s)
will actively and regularly participate in clinical audit.
The
postholder(s) will participate in clinical governance arrangements in line with
national and local guidelines and in respect of undergraduate and postgraduate
teaching in the Trust in accordance with current best practice.
The Trust
considers the annual consultant appraisal as part of the contractual
arrangements. The postholder(s) will be required to prepare for and undergo
appraisal once a year.
CPD forms
part of the national consultant contract. Consultant appointments at CDDFT can
expect £1100 CPD funding over a 12 month period for up to 10 days study leave
annually, which can be rolled over to a maximum of 30 days over a three year
period (£3300 funding).
The
postholder(s) will be expected to deputise in the absence of colleagues in
cases of annual leave, study leave and sickness as far as practicable.
Where it is
agreed between the parties, work on behalf of the Health Authority, such as
domiciliary consultation, or services provided by the Trust for other agencies,
may be undertaken
An office,
computer and secretarial support will be available to the appointee.
The
postholder(s) will be expected to actively contribute to delivering a 7 day
speciality service
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
postholder(s) will be based at their nominal base site with a commitment to
in-patient and out-patient services agreed in their Timetable and Job Plan.
The
postholder(s) will undertake clinical work in conjunction with their colleagues and other professional staff in order to maintain and develop gastroenterology
services and specialist skills in accordance with the needs of the
department.Youwill be responsible
in conjunction with colleagues for planning future developments of these
services.
The
postholder(s) will have continuing responsibility for the care of patients in
his/her charge and will be expected to provide a comprehensive clinical service
to Consultant colleagues in other clinical disciplines in the hospital, and to
general practitioners in County Durham and Darlington area.
Consultants
will cover colleagues in their absence and ensure continuous patient care.
For
management purposes and use of resources the postholder(s) will be accountable
to the Clinical Lead and will ensure the effective and efficient use of resources
allocated.
The
postholder will be responsible for the professional and basic educational
supervision of junior staff as Clinical/Education Supervisors for trainees.
The
postholder will participate in the postgraduate teaching of medical staff and
undergraduates attached to the Trust and in the training of all grades of
staff.
Research
activities, which are considered to be an inherent part of normal clinical
duties, will be encouraged. Limited research funding may be available,
following successful applications to the local research and development
committee.
The postholder(s) is responsible for
ensuring that they meet the national requirements for Continuing
Professional Development, both internal and external. He/she will be expected to attend regularly,
and contribute to, the educational events held by the Directorate.
It is expected that the appointee (s)
will actively and regularly participate in clinical audit.
The
postholder(s) will participate in clinical governance arrangements in line with
national and local guidelines and in respect of undergraduate and postgraduate
teaching in the Trust in accordance with current best practice.
The Trust
considers the annual consultant appraisal as part of the contractual
arrangements. The postholder(s) will be required to prepare for and undergo
appraisal once a year.
CPD forms
part of the national consultant contract. Consultant appointments at CDDFT can
expect £1100 CPD funding over a 12 month period for up to 10 days study leave
annually, which can be rolled over to a maximum of 30 days over a three year
period (£3300 funding).
The
postholder(s) will be expected to deputise in the absence of colleagues in
cases of annual leave, study leave and sickness as far as practicable.
Where it is
agreed between the parties, work on behalf of the Health Authority, such as
domiciliary consultation, or services provided by the Trust for other agencies,
may be undertaken
An office,
computer and secretarial support will be available to the appointee.
The
postholder(s) will be expected to actively contribute to delivering a 7 day
speciality service
Person Specification
Statutory Registration
Essential
- Full and specialist registration with GMC (and licence to Practice).
- Holder of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or be within 6 months of attaining CCT in Specialty at time of interview.
- Applicants wishing to apply for CESR are welcome to apply. Training in sub-specialty complementary to that of the existing Consultants
Special Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Good clinical skills
- To be able to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of problems within the service
- Understands factors affecting patient safety
- Experience and understanding of audit and conducting clinical audit
- Demonstrates awareness of developing situations in clinical environment
- Demonstrates ability to solve problems & make timely decisions, even when under pressure
- Able to use IT to enhance patient care
Desirable
- Ability to use the evidence base and clinical to support decision making
Special Requirements
Essential
- Previous management experience
- Previous active involvement in audit
- Awareness of managerial role of a consultant in the NHS
- Able to demonstrate evidence of NHS management skills i.e. ability to organise and prioritise own work.
- Ability to delegate appropriately totrainee/non-consultant
- Demonstrates ability to work effectively on strategic or long-term issues with colleagues within the NHS and with staff from other agencies
- Demonstrates ability to lead team and to operate as effective team member
- Demonstrates successful discharge of managerial responsibilities (if previous consultant experience)
- Demonstrates skills in planning, management and organisation.
- Teaching Experiance
- Evidence of active teaching of
- undergraduates, junior doctors and nurses
- A strong commitment to undergraduate education
- An interest in teaching all grades of hospital and professional staff
- Personal Skills
- Willingness and ability to participate equally in a multi-disciplinary team.
- Able to cope with stress
- Good discipline and motivation
- Flexible team worker
- Excellent communication/interpersonal skills
- Demonstrates empathy when communicating with patients and relatives/carers, including the response to complaints
- Commitment to CME and CPD Willingness to undertake additional
- professional duties
- Demonstrates honesty, integrity and awareness of confidentiality and ethical issues relevant to emergency medicine
- Demonstrates interest and realistic insight into future role(s) of emergency medicine and external factors that may affect it
- Demonstrates punctuality, being able to organise self, and flexibility
- Demonstrates non-prejudicial or non-judgmental attitude to others
- Demonstrates self-awareness and ability to respond constructively to feedback
Desirable
- Willingness to become involved in departmental research projects and to lead some research or academic development
- Extracurricular activities or achievements in local area
- Demonstrates awareness of health, social and economic challenges facing the community served by the relevant departments
Qualifications
Desirable
- Research degree, Masters degree or Teaching Qualification
- Certificate of Medical Education or other formal training programme
- MD/PhD
Experience
Essential
- Experience in Gastroenterology, Endoscopy and G(I)M.
- Must be proficient in Gastroscopy and Colonoscopy
- Experience of supervising, training and teaching trainees
- Able to provide evidence of career planning through appraisal process
- Evidence of being up to date with professional development
Desirable
- Experience of close liaison with community services
- Experience of service development
- Evidenceof research experience and clinical effectiveness work
- Training in sub-specialty complementary to that of the existing Consultants
Person Specification
Statutory Registration
Essential
- Full and specialist registration with GMC (and licence to Practice).
- Holder of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or be within 6 months of attaining CCT in Specialty at time of interview.
- Applicants wishing to apply for CESR are welcome to apply. Training in sub-specialty complementary to that of the existing Consultants
Special Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Good clinical skills
- To be able to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of problems within the service
- Understands factors affecting patient safety
- Experience and understanding of audit and conducting clinical audit
- Demonstrates awareness of developing situations in clinical environment
- Demonstrates ability to solve problems & make timely decisions, even when under pressure
- Able to use IT to enhance patient care
Desirable
- Ability to use the evidence base and clinical to support decision making
Special Requirements
Essential
- Previous management experience
- Previous active involvement in audit
- Awareness of managerial role of a consultant in the NHS
- Able to demonstrate evidence of NHS management skills i.e. ability to organise and prioritise own work.
- Ability to delegate appropriately totrainee/non-consultant
- Demonstrates ability to work effectively on strategic or long-term issues with colleagues within the NHS and with staff from other agencies
- Demonstrates ability to lead team and to operate as effective team member
- Demonstrates successful discharge of managerial responsibilities (if previous consultant experience)
- Demonstrates skills in planning, management and organisation.
- Teaching Experiance
- Evidence of active teaching of
- undergraduates, junior doctors and nurses
- A strong commitment to undergraduate education
- An interest in teaching all grades of hospital and professional staff
- Personal Skills
- Willingness and ability to participate equally in a multi-disciplinary team.
- Able to cope with stress
- Good discipline and motivation
- Flexible team worker
- Excellent communication/interpersonal skills
- Demonstrates empathy when communicating with patients and relatives/carers, including the response to complaints
- Commitment to CME and CPD Willingness to undertake additional
- professional duties
- Demonstrates honesty, integrity and awareness of confidentiality and ethical issues relevant to emergency medicine
- Demonstrates interest and realistic insight into future role(s) of emergency medicine and external factors that may affect it
- Demonstrates punctuality, being able to organise self, and flexibility
- Demonstrates non-prejudicial or non-judgmental attitude to others
- Demonstrates self-awareness and ability to respond constructively to feedback
Desirable
- Willingness to become involved in departmental research projects and to lead some research or academic development
- Extracurricular activities or achievements in local area
- Demonstrates awareness of health, social and economic challenges facing the community served by the relevant departments
Qualifications
Desirable
- Research degree, Masters degree or Teaching Qualification
- Certificate of Medical Education or other formal training programme
- MD/PhD
Experience
Essential
- Experience in Gastroenterology, Endoscopy and G(I)M.
- Must be proficient in Gastroscopy and Colonoscopy
- Experience of supervising, training and teaching trainees
- Able to provide evidence of career planning through appraisal process
- Evidence of being up to date with professional development
Desirable
- Experience of close liaison with community services
- Experience of service development
- Evidenceof research experience and clinical effectiveness work
- Training in sub-specialty complementary to that of the existing Consultants
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).
Employer details
Employer name
County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Darlington Memorial Hospital NHS Trust
Hollyhurst Road
Darlington
County Durham
DL3 6HX
Employer's website
https://www.cddft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
