Consultant Gastroenterologist

Job Overview

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) seek to appoint two consultant gastroenterologists to Glan Clwyd Hospital. The recruitment is both for replacement and expansion of the department to support specialist areas (particularly nutrition and ERCP) and the introduction of a formal out of hours networked gastrointestinal bleed service. The gastroenterology firm is based on ward 9 which has recently been refurbished.

There is a nutrition support team, for which one of the successfully appointed candidates will be expected to provide clinical leadership. Inflammatory bowel disease patients are supported by the department of gastroenterology with IBD nurse / endoscopy nurses.

The post holder will be expected to contribute to regular endoscopy sessions in the dedicated endoscopy unit based at Glan Clwyd. The unit provides the EUS service for North Wales and is a bowel cancer screening accredited unit.

The post holder will share inpatient and outpatient general gastroenterology workload. Currently there is no formal on site out of hours endoscopy service, but the Health Board is developing a service including a 1:8 GIT bleeding rota.

Main duties of the job

• Provide, with Consultant colleagues, a service in the speciality of Gastroenterology and General Medicine with responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness
• Provide a service in the specialty of Gastroenterology
• Have continuing responsibility for the care of patients in their charge
• Be responsible for patients admitted to ward
• provide specialty in reach during the week
• Validate outpatient referrals and endoscopy requests
• Undertake outpatient clinics
• Develop subspeciality interests
  
  

Working for our organisation

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• GMC full registration
• Full MRCP
• CCT or equivalent (equivalence must be confirmed by GMC by date of AAC)
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Higher Post Graduate qualification
  
  

Clinical Experience

Essential criteria

• At least 4 years supervised training in an appropriate Gastroenterology SpR equivalent training programme
• Familiarity with NHS
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
• Experience in Endoscopy, independent at diagnostic and therapeutic OGD and colonoscopy
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Subspecialty interest in nutrition
• Subspecialty interest in ERCP
• Subspecialty interest in hepatology
  
  

Essential Criteria

Management and Administrative Experience

• Ability to work effectively with colleagues in an MDT setting.
• Ability and willingness to work within the Trust and NHS performance framework and targets
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Management Experience
  
  

Teaching/Audit Experience

Essential criteria

• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
• Experience of audit
• Ability to perform workplace based assessments
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Active commitment to teaching
• Evidence of audit participation and design