About this role
Job summary
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich / University Hospital Lewisham
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust is seeking to appoint five substantive Consultant Gastroenterologists to join our ambitious and expanding Gastroenterology service across our two acute hospital sites.
These appointments reflect significant investment in Gastroenterology and Endoscopy services, including growth in Consultant workforce, expansion of endoscopy capacity, and continued development of high quality patient pathways across the Trust.
Post Opportunities
Appointments will include:
Five Consultant posts at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust Five Consultant posts across Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, with three posts expected to be primarily aligned to Queen Elizabeth Hospital and two primarily aligned to University Hospital Lewisham, subject to service need.
Main duties of the job
To undertake high quality diagnostic and therapeutic upper and lower GI endoscopy.
To participate in the provision of a high quality out-patient Gastroenterology service,including patient administration
To manage Gastroenterology in-patients
To have a specialist interest which may include ERCP, nutrition, hepatology (including viral hepatitis), small bowel / capsule endoscopy, interventional / specialist endoscopic techniques.
The post-holders will attend the weekly multidisciplinary meetings and weekly governance meetings.
Active participation in the management and development of the specialty and the introduction of new service,
Contribute to the educational program, including weekly departmental meetings and teaching.
Act as the joint clinical supervisors for SpRs in Gastroenterology
Participation in Pathology and Multidisciplinary Team Meeting.
Participation in medical audit.
Participation in the Trust consultant appraisal process.
Comply with the requirements for Continuing Professional Development and revalidation as laid down by the Royal College of Physicians. The trust is committed to providing the time and financial support for these activities.
A senior consultant will be nominated to each appointee to act as a mentor during the first 12 months in post
About us
Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:
Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development Widening access (anchor institution) and employability Improving the experience of staff with disability Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development Making equalities mainstream
Job description Job responsibilities
a. Clinical Responsibilities
The successful applicant will undertake two gastroenterology clinics with a general profile of 12 slots (5 new and 7 follow ups) and two endoscopy sessions consisting of 12 points per AM list and 10 points per PM list. There will also be involvement in the management of in-patients and a daily rounds of the gastroenterology patients when on the wards (shared between consultants).
The main duties and responsibilities of the post include: -
To undertake high quality diagnostic and therapeutic upper and lower GI endoscopy
To participate in the provision of a high quality out-patient Gastroenterology service, including patient administration
The post-holder will attend the weekly multidisciplinary meetings and monthly governance meetings.
b. Medical Education & Teaching
Contribute to the General Medicine educational program, including weekly departmental meetings and teaching.
To possibly act as the joint educational and/or clinical supervisor for SpRs in Gastroenterology, and possibly other resident doctors.
c. Clinical Audit and Clinical Governance
Attend and actively participate in the regular gastroenterology governance meetings.
Undertake high quality audit projects and participate in the collection of data required to meet national quality standards. Under the supervision of consultants, resident doctors on the gastroenterology firms are expected to actively participate in high quality audit and present their data at national and international meetings. Resident doctors are encouraged to participate in research projects and publish case reports. The approach of the current consultants results in many of the resident doctors on the gastroenterology firm achieving at least once publication in a peer-reviewed journal or presentation at a regional or national meeting.
d. Continuing Professional Development
Participate in continuing professional development at local and national level
Implement audit and research findings as appropriate in clinical practice
Participate in an annual appraisal in accordance with Trust policy
A willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels
e. Policy, Planning and Management
The appointee will be responsible for the leadership of his/her team as appropriate within the specialty. Specific leadership responsibilities for areas of the service will be agreed on an individual basis and will be detailed in the postholders job plan.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
MBBS or equivalent GMC registration MRCP or equivalent CCT / Specialist Register in Gastroenterology and GIM
Desirable
Higher degree (BSC/MSC/MD) Distinctions / prizes Sub specialist interest
Audit Essential
Understanding of audit principles
Desirable
Evidence of Participation in audit projects
Research Essential
An understanding of general principles, scientific method, and interpretation of literature
Desirable
Evidence of personal research projects and their presentation. Publications in peer-reviewed journals.
Motivation Essential
Reliability, enthusiasm and initiative Initiative
Personal Skills Essential
Evidence of Leadership skills Organisational ability Ability to work under pressure Able to get on with other members of the multidisciplinary team credibility and integrity Able to take responsibility and cope with stressful situations. A sympathetic approach to patients and relatives. Ability to establish good professional relationships with others
Desirable
Critical and enquiring approach to knowledge acquisition To have undertaken a postgraduate communication skills course (or ensure that you have undertaken one within one year of appointment). An understanding of corporacy in the NHS.
Management Essential
Evidence of organisational ability and experience of NHS management tasks
Desirable
Will have attended a National Health Service Management Course appropriate to consultant duties.
Other Requirements Essential
Clear, concise, and well-presented CV. An interest in teaching and education Clearly formulated career goals. Physically and mentally fit with satisfactory occupational health clearance.
Desirable
Experience in the training or development of trainees in medicine. Outside interests
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).
Employer details Employer name Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
Address Lewisham
Woolwich
SE18 4QH
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.lewishamandgreenwich.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)