Consultant Gastroenterologist | North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 03 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £93,666 - £126,281 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 May 2024 |
| Location: | Peterborough, PE3 9GZ |
| Company: | North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6197802/176-E-SY-2134670-A |
Summary
Have you considered developing your professional career while enjoying a healthier work life balance?
At North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust, you will find the best place for you! You will have the chance to develop your medical research skills and confidence under the guidance of an inspiring team.
We are welcoming driven and innovative Consultants with enthusiasm and commitment to quality clinical care to join the team and help us develop and expand our Gastroenterology Services to accommodate the growing needs of our communities we serve.
We are a Postgraduate Medical Education Centre with a reputation for teaching and training with strong links with Leicester and Cambridge.
Our Endoscopy units are JAG accredited offering excellent training opportunities in a wide range of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
You can pursue exciting opportunities such as developing an Endoscopic Ultrasound Service and expanding our IBD service. We will support and develop you to lead the way.
We believe in flexibility and a work/life balance. If you wish to work less than full time, we are happy to consider part time and job share requests.
If you wish to discuss this role or arrange an information meeting, please contact Dr Phil Roberts, Clinical Lead Gastroenterology and Hepatology atphilroberts1@nhs.net.
The sessional commitments consist of 10 Programmed Activities per week: 8.5 PAs of direct clinical care and 1.5PA of supporting professional activities. You will have to opportunity to discuss and agree a detailed job plan including personal and professional objectives within three months of your start date. A different number of PA’s may be accommodated through negotiation.
You will be part of the Gastroenterology team working closely with the Hepatology Team. Your daily responsibilities will include the provision of inpatient and outpatient high-standard care with support from a multidisciplinary team.
Outpatient clinics will take place on a weekly basis. There will be an option for time in lieu or additional payment if extra duties are covered by prior agreement.
There will be appropriate administrative and secretarial support for this role.
You will perform administrative duties, teaching medical students, trainee advanced care practitioners and specialist nurses, and participate in weekly postgraduate meetings. In addition, you will actively contribute to audit, governance, morbidity and mortality and training meetings. Appropriate administrative and secretarial support will be provided for you.
You will have an overriding duty of care to patients and are expected to comply fully with best practice standards. You will have a responsibility to comply with Trust policies for personal and patient safety and for prevention of healthcare-associated infection (HCAI).
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust provides acute care to our local communities via two District General Hospitals in Peterborough and Huntingdon, and a community hospital in Stamford.
We are promoting flexible working and a health work/home life balance. Agile working options are automatically considered for all roles within the Trust.
We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and candidates from our local communities.
Your package with us includes a lot more than just your pay and here are a few of the additional benefits that are available to you as an employee:
• Relocation allowance in line with the Trust policy
• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme
• Generous Holiday Entitlement, starting at 27 days a year (for full time workers) plus bank/public holidays
• Free staff car parking on all our hospital sites during this financial year
• In-house Physiotherapy Services
• Career development and training opportunities
• Emotional Wellbeing Service covering a range of online support, access to mobile apps and 24/7 counselling services
• Subsidised meals at our hospital restaurants
• Access to exclusive discounts, cashback and vouchers via NHS Discounts and Blue Light Card
If you share our values and vision and are passionate about working with people on what matters to them, you could be a real asset to Team North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust.
If you require more information, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents.
This advert closes on Wednesday 17 Apr 2024