Clinical Fellow in Pancreatico-Biliary Medicine and Advance Endoscopy

Clinical Fellow in Pancreatico-Biliary Medicine and Advanced Endoscopy

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

This position is a clinical training post in HPB medicine and advanced endoscopy, specifically intended for those wishing to further their training in pancreaticobiliary medicine and advanced endoscopy. It offers excellent opportunities to pursue clinical research in these areas. The gastrointestinal services division at University College Hospital is one of the largest in the UK, with 15 clinical and academic consultant physicians working within the subspecialty areas of upper GI medicine, HPB medicine, lower GI/IBD, nutrition, hepatology, and clinical physiology.

The state-of-the-art endoscopy unit consists of 8 endoscopy rooms, including a dedicated ERCP/EUS screening room. The unit has an international reputation for advanced endoscopy and pancreaticobiliary medicine, with tertiary referrals received from around the UK, and more than 1000 ERCPs/EUS performed each year. UCH delivers one of the biggest services in cholangioscopy and interventional EUS in the UK.

Main Duties of the Job

The post will include at least three consultant-led HPB endoscopy sessions, a general endoscopy/colonoscopy list, as well as a consultant supervised HPB clinic. The appointee will coordinate the monthly UCL/Oxford supraregional IgG4-related disease MDM. On-call gastroenterology/endoscopy cover is likely, on a 1:11 rota. Further ERCP/EUS opportunities may be available at the Royal Free Hospital, where the consultant team is actively involved in the service. There is a growing portfolio of clinical research projects, with strong links to academic medicine within the department and University College London, focusing on benign and malignant pancreatic and biliary disease, and advanced endoscopy.

Previous appointees have achieved the expectation of presentations at national/international meetings and peer-reviewed publications. Our team also has a very active endoscopy education portfolio, including the London Live Endoscopy course, Hands-On ERCP training courses, and other regular interventional endoscopy courses. The successful candidate will also be expected to be involved in all our teaching commitments.

About Us

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

1. University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
2. National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
3. Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
4. University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
5. Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
6. University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
7. The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
8. University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specializes in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal, and oral disease. It has world-class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine, and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

Job Responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.

Person Specification

Professional Qualifications

• Full GMC Registration
• On GMC Specialist Register or within 36 months of attainment of CCST in gastroenterology and Part II MRCP or equivalent.

Clinical Experience

• Training in Gastroenterology involved in on-call out-of-hours endoscopy service
• Experience in pancreatico-biliary medicine

Clinical Skills

• Independent in upper GI endoscopy and colonoscopy
• Hands-on experience in ERCP
• At least one year of focused training in ERCP/EUS/interventional endoscopy

Clinical Knowledge

• Widespread broad-based knowledge in all aspects of gastroenterology
• In-depth knowledge of pancreatico-biliary medicine

Audit Management & IT

• Clinical Audit experience

Research, Teaching Skill & Experience

• Commitment to delivering high-level clinical research
• Proven ability to teach in clinical settings
• Experience of teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels
• Publications in peer-reviewed journals.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£70,425 a year Per annum + London weighting (out of hours as per JD)