About this role
Job summary
The Endoscopy department at HUTH provides both elective and acute services from Hull Royal Infirmary (3 rooms) and Castle Hill Hospital (Recently opened State of the Art, Allam building, 5 rooms). This is a high-volume environment, offering a wide range of diagnostic and complex therapeutic procedures to its population including Gastroscopy, Flexible sigmoidoscopy, Colonoscopy, ERCP, EUS, EBUS, Bronchoscopy, Capsule endoscopy
HUTH Endoscopy provides exposure to the full spectrum of GI pathology, attracting referrals from Colorectal Surgery, Upper GI Surgery and Gastroenterology. The centre is also the Hub of the regional Bowel Screening Programme and host to the East Yorkshire School of Endoscopy which provides regular diagnostic and therapeutic JAG accredited courses.
The department is clinically led by Dr Othman Saraj, Consultant Gastroenterologist, and endoscopy services are delivered by 42 GI endoscopists, including 7 clinical nurse endoscopists.
Main duties of the job
This role will enable you to:
- Consolidate core diagnostic endoscopy skills through regular participation in service GI endoscopy lists
- Undertake high level training in an advanced endoscopic subspecialty tailored to the candidates development needs. This may include complex polypectomy, such as EMR, ablation techniques or any other agreed gastroenterology-related endoscopic fields.
- Optional opportunities to develop teaching skills through selective involvement in endoscopy training activities, including participation in basic and therapeutic skills courses delivered by East Yorkshire School of Endoscopy (EYSE).
Engage in quality improvement and research projects relevant to endoscopy service development and innovation. This role will not have capacity to provide training for ERCP or EUS.
About us
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
Job description Job responsibilities
For further details regarding this vacancy, please see attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Professional Registration Essential
oFull Registration with the GMC oIndependent in diagnostic Gastroscopy and Colonoscopy
Desirable
oFull JAG accreditation in Gastroscopy and Colonoscopy
Qualifications and Training Essential
oMRCP(UK) or equivalent qualification oDemonstration of endoscopic key performance indicators within JAG standards
Desirable
oPostgraduate qualification in Education or significant experience in post graduate training
Clinical Experience Essential
oAbility to offer sound clinical opinion on range of acute medical conditions oAbility to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
Desirable
oExperience of leading audit and/or research projects
Management and Administration Experience Essential
oAbility to organise, prioritise and manage high intensity workload
Desirable
oAbility to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/ delivery
Teaching, Audit and Research Essential
oExperience of supervising junior medical staff oCommitment to formal and informal teaching of medical staff, AHPs and medical students oEvidence of participation in audit oAbility to extrapolate clinical research evidence to care for individual patients
Desirable
oEvidence of having conducted a practice-changing audit
Personal Attributes Essential
oAbility to work flexibly in a changing health service oExcellent manner with patients, being sensitive to their needs and fears oAbility to communicate effectively Ability with patients, relatives, GPs, Nurses and other health professionals and flex style as appropriate oWillingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional and national levels
Desirable
oAbility to communicate effectively with external agencies and other disciplines
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship 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 Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Address Castle Hill Hospital
cottingham
Hull
HU3 2JZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.hey.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)