ConsultantGastroenterology

Consultant in Gastroenterology (Clinical Nutrition/Intestinal Failure)

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital

CQC: Requires improvement

Norwich

Salary

£113,565 – £150,569

Posted

1 weeks ago

About the role

Applications are invited for a full-time Consultant in the Gastroenterology department.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the existing two intestinal failure consultants and to contribute to our growing clinical nutrition and intestinal failure service. As the largest teaching hospital in the North of East Anglia, we are commissioned as an 'HPN centre' and look after approximately 85 Home parenteral Nutrition Patients with Type 3 Intestinal Failure. We also provide an inpatient Type 1 intestinal failure service. The surgical Intestinal failure service is commissioned to Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge. Additionally, we are the only hospital in the North of east Anglia to provide a comprehensive Radiologically inserted gastrostomy service and there are in excess of 500 patients with gastrostomy feeding tubes in our locality. NNUH is also a tertiary centre for Motor-Neurone Disease and our team provides nursing and medical support to this service when required. We are looking to recruit a 3rd consultant to support our growing service.

In addition, the post holder will also contribute to outpatient and endoscopy service and will also take part in gastroenterology inpatient care on a rotational basis.

Consultant in Gastroenterology (Clinical Nutrition/Intestinal Failure)

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital

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The post holder will be expected to be proficient in emergency endoscopy including management of varices (not necessarily gastric varices). The out of hours "on call" commitment will include emergency gastroenterology and hepatology referrals and emergency endoscopy cover for the Trust as part of a formal upper GI bleeding rota that the department offers 24/7 service in accordance with NICE guidelines. The current rota is 1:16

The candidate will be expected to take an active role in the delivery of the clinical gastroenterology service including inpatient ward work, outpatients clinics, endoscopy sessions and emergency out of hours gastroenterology and endoscopy cover (on call rota). The Trust has an Acute Medical Unit run by consultant acute physicians and a specialty triage system. During the week patients admitted to the hospital and triaged to gastroenterology are reviewed by one of 3 firms of which these post holders will join one of (the IBD/luminal team)

Clinic templates are flexible, but it would be expected that the appointee sees 4 new patients and 8 follow up patients in each clinic. Ward referral numbers are also variable and are usually seen by SpRs initially with consultant review subsequently.

Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!

The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.

We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity.

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

Flexible working hours

Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service

Multi Faith prayer room at NNUH Colney Lane site

Discounted gym memberships

Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement

Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it

Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH Colney Lane site

Free 24-hours confidential counselling support

On-site Nursery at NNUH Colney Lane

On-site cafes offering staff discounts at NNUH Colney Lane

Support in career development

Flexible staff bank

Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics

Person specification

Essential

Full GMC registration and license to practice MRCP
CCT in General Medicine & Gastroenterology or equivalent (must be confirmed by PMETB/GMC)
Entry on GMC specialist register or eligibility for entry within 6 months of the date of the AAC
Accredited in ERCP and EUS
Good communicator.
Capable of working in a multi-disciplinary team particularly within the endoscopy unit and nutrition team
Enthusiasm for service development and teaching.
Applicants who are Nationals from another European country or elsewhere overseas would have to show equivalence to the 5 years training period in the National Health Service required for the specialty
Interest in gastroenterology including treatment of both in-patients and out-patients and endoscopy.
Flexible outlook on working hours.
Must live within a 15-mile radius of the base Trust or 30 minutes travelling time.
Full Driving License.
Flexible outlook on working practices.
Ability to communicate effectively with clinical colleagues, colleagues in pathology and support staff
Good knowledge of, and ability to use, spoken and written English
Ability to present effectively to an audience, using a variety of methods, and to respond to questions and queries

Desirable

Higher degree (PhD/MD) in a area relevant for Inflammatory Bowel Disease/ Luminal Gastroenterology.
Prepared to work in shared office space.
Management skills.
Experience in research or published papers in area of special interest.
Sub-speciality interest in Luminal Gastroenterology/ IBD
Good presentation skills.