Job summary
- Main area
- Gastroenterology
- Grade
- Specialist Clinical Fellow
- Contract
- 12 months (Full time fixed term role)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week
- Job ref
- 151-WPHSCF-13
- Employer
- Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Cross-site (Wexham Park Hospital and Frimley Park Hospital)
- Town
- Camberley
- Salary
- £61,825 Per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/02/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Clinical Fellow in Endoscopy
Specialist Clinical Fellow
Job overview
We are seeking to appoint an Advanced Endoscopy Fellow on a fixed-term contract for 12 months. This fellowship would be suitable for a Gastroenterologist who is reaching the end of their specialist training and wishes to develop a specialist interest in Endoscopy. The post holder will be part of the wider endoscopy team at Frimley Health NHS Foundation trust consisting of 16 gastroenterologists and 3 clinical endoscopists working across 3 sites and 11 procedure rooms. Opportunities will be available for training in advanced endoscopic techniques. These include, oesophageal RFA (HALO), upper GI EMR, single balloon enteroscopy, capsule endoscopy, colonic EMR and dilatations. Opportunities to learn full thickness resection is also available. The post holder will be a member of the endoscopy training team and opportunities will be available in endoscopy education.
Main duties of the job
- The post holder will be expected to provide 4 service lists per week as part of endoscopy backfill. 1 of these lists will be an in-patient list.
- Backfilled lists are allocated in a flexible manner
- The post holder will have 2 dedicated training lists in advanced endoscopy tailored to the needs to the post holder
- 2 sessions of Endoscopy referral triage, gastroenterology referral triage
- 1 audit/teaching session
- 1 admin session
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The appointee will be expected to be competent in upper GI endoscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy and colonoscopy and in addition to attending designated training lists; they will be expected to undertake service provision lists during the week.
The exact mix of endoscopy activity will depend on the previous experience and training needs of the appointee. Flexibility in backfilling lists will be expected. There will be the possibility to participate in the GI bleed on-call rota to gain experience of acute GI bleeds. There are no general medical on-call duties and no fixed ward commitments.
To allow the post holder to become more experienced in advanced endoscopy techniques. This would suit someone nearing completion of training as an Out of Programme experience (OOPE). The post holder will be a part of the endoscopy training team and may be required to participate in departmental training sessions. Currently the department is working towards setting up JAG accredited courses and the post holder will help towards the delivery of this.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full registration with GMC and a licence to practice.
Desirable criteria
- JAG accreditation in colonoscopy
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstration of experience in Gastroenterology/Endoscopy
Desirable criteria
- Experience of independent endoscopy working
- Experience of MDT working
Skills
Essential criteria
- Understanding of endoscopy pathway and guidelines
- Evidence of good written and verbal communication skills
Desirable criteria
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
- Personal participation in audit
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
- Susannah Woodrow
- Job title
- Consultant Gastroenterologist and Endoscopy lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 6134514
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