Consultant Gastroenterologist (Hepatology)

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

An exciting opportunity for a substantive consultant post in the Gastroenterology service at St Mark's National Bowel Hospital has arisen. We are looking for individuals with an interest in hepatology and liver disease and who may have an interest in ERCP but not essential. This is an excellent chance to work in a world renowned Centre of Excellence.

Main duties of the job

Duties will include:

• Endoscopy/Opportunity for ERCP
• Ward cover on a 1:5 rota
• There is also the opportunity to work additional WLI's to assist with reducing backlog and waiting times
• Opportunity for researchOur gastroenterology department is an internationally renowned centre of clinical excellence. The department has clinics at the Trust's four hospitals - St Mark's, Central Middlesex, Northwick Park and Ealing - and provides an extensive range of advanced diagnostic and therapeutic services. We see both local and nationally referred patients.

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description for this vacancy for more information on the requirements of this role.

Person Specification Qualifications

• MRCP
• Certification of Completion of Specialist Training
• Accreditation in general internal medicine and gastroenterology
• Higher Degree

Registration

• On GMC registered Medical Practitioner
• GMC specialist registration or within 6 months of CCT

Knowledge and Expertise

• IT Skills and computer Literacy
• Experience in managing acute gastroenterology / general level II hepatology
• Skilled in clinical gastroenterology and endoscopic investigations
• NHS experience within the last 3 years
• Interest in the development of out-patient management of liver disease
• General ERCP skills and or delivery
• Experience in service Redesign

Teaching

• Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff

Management and Audit

• Competent in medical audit
• An understanding of the Health Service agenda for the next 10 years and corporate governance
• Evidence of management training.
• An understanding of techniques to improve efficiency and productivity of clinic processes

Research/publications

• Good track record of publications in gastroenterology / hepatology or a related field
• Evidence of active research with either record of winning grants or publishing peer reviewed articles as well as chapters and papers
• Evidence of giving successful presentations

Language

• Able to speak and write English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfil the job requirements

Personal skills

• Team worker Leadership qualities
• Good organisational and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Ability to organise learning and time
• Clear evidence of ability to collaborate and work with all colleagues including nurses
• Evidence of positive feedback from patients
• An absence of complaints

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.

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust