Job summary
- Main area
- Gastroenterology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 337-MS-1603-OK-2
- Employer
- London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Northwick Park Hospital
- Town
- Harrow
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/01/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant Gastroenterologist (Hepatology)
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Find out more about our Trust and why you should join us#WeAreLNWH
Find out more about Our HEART values
Find out more about our Trust Staff Benefits
Our vision at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is to put “Quality at our HEART”. Find out more about our ambitious strategy
We are clear that our vision can only be achieved by our staff, who are our most valuable asset.
Our vision is driven by our HEART values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.
- H onesty
- E quity
- A ccountability
- R espect
- T eamwork
These values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and must underpin everything we do to achieve our vision.
LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity for a substantive consultant post in the Gastroenterology service at St Mark’s National Bowel Hospital has arisen. We are looking for individuals with an interest in hepatology and liver disease and who may have an interest in ERCP but not essential. This is an excellent chance to work in a world renowned Centre of Excellence.
Main duties of the job
Duties will include:
- Liver outpatient clinics
- Endoscopy/Opportunity for ERCP
- Ward cover on a 1:5 rota
- There is also the opportunity to work additional WLI’s to assist with reducing backlog and waiting times
- Opportunity for research
Our gastroenterology department is an internationally renowned centre of clinical excellence. The department has clinics at the Trust's four hospitals – St Mark's, Central Middlesex, Northwick Park and Ealing – and provides an extensive range of advanced diagnostic and therapeutic services. We see both local and nationally referred patients.
Working for our organisation
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description for this vacancy for more information on the requirements of this role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MRCP
- Certification of Completion of Specialist Training
- Accreditation in general internal medicine and gastroenterology
Desirable criteria
- Higher Degree
Registration
Essential criteria
- On GMC registered Medical Practitioner
- GMC specialist registration or within 6 months of CCT
Knowledge and Expertise
Essential criteria
- IT Skills and computer Literacy
- Experience in managing acute gastroenterology / general level II hepatology
- Skilled in clinical gastroenterology and endoscopic investigations
Desirable criteria
- NHS experience within the last 3 years
- Interest in the development of out-patient management of liver disease
- General ERCP skills and or delivery
- Experience in service Redesign
Teaching
Essential criteria
- Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff
Management and Audit
Essential criteria
- Competent in medical audit
- An understanding of the Health Service agenda for the next 10 years and corporate governance
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of management training.
- An understanding of techniques to improve efficiency and productivity of clinic processes
Research/publications
Essential criteria
- Good track record of publications in gastroenterology / hepatology or a related field
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of active research with either record of winning grants or publishing peer reviewed articles as well as chapters and papers
- Evidence of giving successful presentations
Language
Essential criteria
- Able to speak and write English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfil the job requirements
Personal skills
Essential criteria
- Team worker Leadership qualities
- Good organisational and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
Desirable criteria
- Ability to organise learning and time
- Clear evidence of ability to collaborate and work with all colleagues including nurses
- Evidence of positive feedback from patients
- An absence of complaints
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
- Prof S Thomas-Gibson
- Job title
- Consultant Gastroenterologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
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