Clinical Fellow in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

The successful postholder will be working in one of the largest IBD units in the country alongside a diverse team of specialists, including dietitians, clinical nurse specialists, GI surgeons, and mental health professionals, to provide holistic, patient-centred care. We offer an unparalleled environment for professional growth, providing access to cutting-edge diagnostics and the opportunity to contribute to international research and clinical guidelines that shape the future of the specialty

By maintaining procedural independence in diagnostic upper and lower GI endoscopy and actively driving clinical governance, research, and service improvement, the Fellow ensures the delivery of evidence-based, patient-centred care while advancing the department's diagnostic capabilities and academic standing.

Main duties of the job

The post holder is expected to have broad experience of lower GI disorders

The post holder will deliver both specialist IBD and general gastroenterology clinics, relevant diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy procedures and will run an intestinal ultrasound clinic.

The postholder will be expected to attend the weekly multidisciplinary team meetings, departmental clinical governance meetings, journal club and weekly seminars. The post holder will also be expected to participate in the department's audit and service development programmes.

The main duties of this post include:

o Providing gastroenterological expertise inflammatory bowel disease.o Participate in audit, clinical governance, service development and annual appraisal.o Operate within the clinical governance and audit framework within the division.o To collaborate with the division to achieve all access to treatment waiting time targets

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:o University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)o National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgeryo Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitalso University College Hospital Grafton Way Buildingo Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicineo University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centreo The Hospital for Tropical Diseaseso University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises 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.