Consultant in Gastroenterology (Inflammatory Bowel Diseases)

Consultant in Gastroenterology (Inflammatory Bowel Diseases)

Our team provides specialist Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy services across our 3 hospital sites (Dewsbury District Hospital, Pinderfields General Hospital and Pontefract General Infirmary).

Our acute inpatient work is provided on the Pinderfields site with outpatient services and endoscopy provided across all 3 sites.

Our consultants rotate to provide inpatient care on the specialist inpatient gastroenterology ward. We have a Gastroenterologist of the Week model providing expert advice to the rest of the hospital and helping to deliver urgent endoscopy services.

Our gastroenterology team provides a 24/7 GI Bleed on-call service.

We provide specialist clinics for several conditions including Hepatology, IBD, Cancer and Specialist Nutrition.

We currently provide a range of endoscopy services including ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio Pancreatography).

Our consultants are a varied group with a wide range of specialist interests. We would be delighted to work with you, developing your specialist interest for the benefit of our patients, our team and for your professional development.

We are a very friendly and dynamic team; we would love you to consider us as your place to work. We will do everything we can to match our job with your needs, and if you should join us, then I am sure you will not be disappointed.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the post include the following:

1. Specialist IBD (Inflammatory Bowel Disease) clinic (2 face-to-face clinics per week)
2. Endoscopy, with a focus on IBD diagnosis and bowel cancer surveillance (2 endoscopy sessions per week)
3. IBD related e-consultations with primary care and helping with the early diagnosis pathway.
4. Key member of the IBD MDT (multidisciplinary team)
5. General Gastroenterology clinic
6. Contribution to the GI bleed out of hours on-call rota on a 1:8 basis
7. Provision of inpatient care to the dedicated specialty bed base on a 1:8 rota
8. Leadership roles within sub-specialty areas
9. Supervision of junior doctors and nursing staff
10. Urgent and Emergency Care duties include out-of-hours on-call; schedules will take due account of the provisions of working time regulations and safe working.
11. Support from the professional and experienced secretarial team.
12. Supporting Professional Activities in accordance with the Trust Framework, with at least a minimum of 1.5 SPAs included in the core 10 PA timetable.
13. Additional SPA or DCC time may be commissioned in line with the successful candidate's skills and changing service requirements.

About us

We are an acute trust caring for over half a million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients' homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.

We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.

If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join our team to make a difference every day.

Application guidance

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Job responsibilities

These posts are offered on a full-time (10 PA) basis, although less than full-time applications will be considered.

Duties will be based across the trust and all our medical staff can be involved in delivering care to patients on all our sites.

The main duties of the post include the following:

1. Specialist IBD (Inflammatory Bowel Disease) clinic (2 face-to-face clinics per week)
2. Endoscopy, with a focus on IBD diagnosis and bowel cancer surveillance (2 endoscopy sessions per week)
3. IBD related e-consultations with primary care and helping with the early diagnosis pathway.
4. Key member of the IBD MDT (multidisciplinary team)
5. General Gastroenterology clinic
6. Contribution to the GI bleed out of hours on-call rota on a 1:8 basis
7. Provision of inpatient care to the dedicated specialty bed base on a 1:8 rota
8. Leadership roles within sub-specialty areas
9. Supervision of junior doctors and nursing staff
10. Urgent and Emergency Care duties include out-of-hours on-call; schedules will take due account of the provisions of working time regulations and safe working.
11. Support from the professional and experienced secretarial team.
12. Supporting Professional Activities in accordance with the Trust Framework, with at least a minimum of 1.5 SPAs included in the core 10 PA timetable.

Person Specification Experience

• Able to display independent practice managing inflammatory bowel diseases.

Management Skills

• Demonstrates intelligent and analytical approach to problem solving.
• Good time management
• Possess good organisational and personal management skills.
• Some experience in leadership and managerial roles

Qualifications

• Medical Degree from recognised medical school.
• MRCP or equivalent
• Medical School Prizes
• Audit or Case Presentations
• Teaching qualification/ prize

GMC Registration

• Please state full GMC number.
• Full GMC Registration with licence to practise
• Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register for Gastroenterology and General Medicine or within 6 months of obtaining CCT (or CESR / equivalent)

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.