Locum Consultant Gastroenterology Luminal

NHS; Norwich; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job description

Locum Consultant Gastroenterology Luminal

This advertisement is for a new post within the department of gastroenterology at the NNUH. We are looking to attract a high-quality Luminal GI Locum Consultant with a subspecialist interest in Inflammatory Bowel Disease who wishes to establish themselves as academic clinician scientists.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to be proficient in emergency endoscopy including management of varices (not necessarily gastric varices). The out of hours "on call" commitment will include emergency gastroenterology and hepatology referrals and emergency endoscopy cover for the Trust as part of a formal upper GI bleeding rota that the department offers 24/7 service in accordance with NICE guidelines.

Out of hours endoscopy cover is supported by 2 on-call endoscopy nurses and most cases are scoped in the endoscopy department although emergency theatres and full anaesthetic cover is available for severe cases. ERCP/EUS experience is not required for these posts. We currently have a small bowel capsule service, but if a post holder wished to undertake these, this would also be supported.

About us

Academic Gastroenterology and the Norwich Research Park

The Norwich Medical School within the University of East Anglia and the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NNUH) are both members of an overarching entity the Norwich Research Park (NRP) which has biomedical science as its major driver and as a deliverable. Aside from the NNUH and UEA, the Norwich Research Park includes the Sainsbury Laboratory and 3 Institutes supported by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) - namely the Quadram Institute that has the Quadram Biosciences, the John Innes Centre (JIC) and the Earlham Institute (a genome analysis centre). All of these are within 12 minutes-walk of each other, facilitating close working relationships and networking. As already mentioned, the new endoscopy centre is in the newly built Quadram centre.

Job responsibilities

Please read the attached job description for comprehensive details and responsibilities of this post.

Person Specification

Registration

• Full GMC with licence to practice

Qualifications

• MRCP
• CCT in General Medicine & Gastroenterology or equivalent (must be confirmed by PMETB/GMC)

Experience

• Overseas nationals must have equivalent of 5 years training in the NHS required for the specialty
• Experience in research or published papers in area of special interest

Interests

• Interest in Gastroenterology, including treatment of both in-patients and out-patients and endoscopy
• Sub-specialty interest in Upper GI

Communication

• Ability to communicate effectively with clinical colleagues, colleagues in pathology and support staff
• Good knowledge of, and ability to use, spoken and written English

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.