The Department of Gastroenterology is seeking a full-time (10 PA) Consultant Gastroenterologist with a special interest in Nutrition who will help us to meet the challenges of our expanding clinical, academic and training portfolio and to keep theservice in the forefront of clinical and academic excellence

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job require :Participating in out-patient and in-patient gastroenterology/Nutrition and endoscopy service activity.To play a significant role in the continuous improvement of the service and offer excellent care to the growing number of parenteral nutrition patients.Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The successful appointee will be responsible for:1. Part of the team responsible for the delivery of acute luminal gastroenterology services together with 1 registrar, 1 CMT and 2 FY doctors.2. Outpatient services for patients with gastroenterological/Nutrition disorders,based on clinic template in line with the Royal College guidelines (4 new and 8 follow-ups)3. Separate independent rota of inpatient services for Nutrition patients based at Northwick Park Hospital (mix of Type 1-3 Intestinal Failure patients and set up of Home Parenteral Nutrition) as part of a team of three consultants, supported by a full Nutrition Support Team (advisory team, without dedicated inpatients) working in tandem with the Intestinal Rehabilitation Unit at Central Middlesex Hospital.4. Inpatient management of some allocated general medical patients while on the luminal gastroenterology ward 5. Participate in the delivery of the endoscopy service

About us

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.

Job description
Job responsibilities

The successful appointee will be responsible for:

1. Part of the team responsible for the delivery of acute gastroenterology services together with 1 registrar, 1 CMT and 2 FY doctors.

2. Outpatient services for patients with gastroenterological disorders, based on clinic template in line with the Royal College guidelines (4 new and 8 follow-ups)

3. Inpatient services for patients with gastroenterological disorders, with special requirement to cover for inpatient nutrition for other services

4. Inpatient management of some allocated general medical patients if on the gastroenterology ward

5. Participate in the delivery of the endoscopy service

Person Specification
Knowledge and Expertise
Essential

• Broad based training in Gastroenterology and its subspecialties
• Broad based general professional training in general medicine

Desirable

• NHS experience within the last 3 years
• Skilled in endoscopy

Management and Audit
Essential

• Understanding the principles of clinical governance and its implications
• Leadership skills

Desirable

• Management qualification or current study towards management qualification.
• Evidence of service audit, design or change management

Personal skills
Essential

• Energy and enthusiasm and the ability to work under pressure.
• Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and Professional Development.

Desirable

• Finance

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