Job summary
- Main area
- Gastroenterology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow
- Contract
- 12 months (fixed term)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 361-R2R-2291-A
- Employer
- East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Lister Hospital
- Town
- Stevenage
- Salary
- £37,068 - £57,570 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/12/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Clinical Fellow in Gastroenterology and GIM
NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow
Here at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust,
Our mission is:
Providing high-quality, compassionate care for our communities
Our vision to 2030 is:
To be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service
Job overview
We have 1 fixed term appointment available for 12 months in the Gastroenterology department. The post is full time and the post holder will be expected to participate in the general medicine rota. This is an excellent opportunity within Gastroenterology at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust. The successful candidate will be working within the Gastroenterology team. This will involve working in a general medical gastroenterology ward rotating with the opportunity to do specialist Gastroenterology clinics and learn gastrointestinal endoscopy.
The trust will also look to supporting those doctors who are considering a career in gastroenterology in the attainment of Internal medicine competencies and in particular any IM3 equivalencies, which are required prior to applications for higher specialty training.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be involved in the day to day care of all patients who remain on Ward 8A
The post holder will be able to communicate effectively with nursing and medical staff of other disciplines, ancillary workers and paramedics in the interest of achieving efficient management of patients
The post holder will ensure close liaison with general practitioners, Local Authority social services staff, health visitors, community nursing services and other relevant services in relation to patients who require on-going care in the community
The post holder will undertake to perform additional duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances. The post holder will undertake, exceptionally, to be available for such irregular commitments outside normal rostered duties as are essential for the continuity of patient care.
Working for our organisation
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
- The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
- New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
- Hertford County, Hertford
- Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
In the paragraphs above you have read an overview about the role we would like to offer and general information about main duties of the post holder. Please see attached – job description which describes in full details the duties, responsibilities and reporting relationships of the advertising role.
Person specification
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in General Medicine and Gastroenterology.
Desirable criteria
- NHS experience
- Experience in outpatients and inpatients in Gastroenterology
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate understanding of basic principles of audit, evidence-based practice and clinical quality improvement initiatives
Fitness to Practice
Essential criteria
- Evidence of engagement with appraisal and revalidation
Qualifications / Training
Essential criteria
- Hold a current licence to practice from the General Medical Council
- Advanced Life Support Certificate or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- College Membership (MRCP) or qualification of an equivalent level
- MD or PhD
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jo Brooks-Warburton
- Job title
- Clinical Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01438 314333
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