Consultant in Gastroenterology

The purpose of the post is to provide additional Consultant input to the Trust's gastroenterology and endoscopy services. As a senior employee of the Trust, the post-holder will work in close co-operation with, and support, other clinical, medical and managerial colleagues providing high quality healthcare to the Trust's patients.

Integral to the responsibilities of the posts are the following requirements: - o to ensure the provision of a first-class clinical serviceo to provide effective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialtyo to sustain and develop teaching and research wherever appropriateo to undertake all work in accordance with the Trust's procedures and operating policieso to support the business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty, the Medical Division and our Trusto to work within the framework of team decisionso to take a whole systems approach to working with the wider health community both NHS and social serviceso to show initiative, enthusiasm and flexibilityo to conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Trust's and Division's services plans This post will enable the Gastroenterology team to further develop the local service and the post-holder will be expected to contribute to a consultant led service by allowing an increase in service capacityThis role will include endoscopy provision over weekends along with on-call services and Gastroenterologist of the Day cover across both acute sites