Consultant in Gastroenterology

We are seeking to appoint a Consultant to support and further develop our expanding Gastroenterology service.

The post holder will contribute to the delivery of a comprehensive gastroenterology service, including elective and emergency endoscopy, gastroenterology outpatient services, and inpatient gastroenterology care. Inpatient responsibilities include the management of patients across the two gastroenterology wards and associated outlier wards, responding to gastroenterology referrals from other specialties, and providing an in-reach service to the Acute Medical Unit.

The successful candidate will be expected to develop a sub-specialty interest that aligns with the current and future needs of the department and to contribute to the ongoing development and management of this service.

The post holder will take responsibility for leading the gastroenterology ward on a 1-in-7 rota, delivering daily consultant-led ward rounds over a seven-day period. During the remaining six weeks of the ten-week cycle, the post holder will deliver five direct clinical, face-to-face sessions per week (for example, three outpatient clinics and two endoscopy sessions), alongside attendance at multidisciplinary team meetings and the provision of inpatient and ward referral support.

Throughout the ten-week cycle, the post holder will also participate in a 1:15 on-call rota for out-of-hours emergency endoscopy.

Main duties of the job

This post does not include an on-call commitment to acute general medicine. The successful candidate will contribute to elective and emergency endoscopy, outpatient gastroenterology clinics, and inpatient gastroenterology services.

The post holder will participate in the acute gastroenterology Consultant of the Week rota on a 1-in-11 basis, with responsibility for patients on the gastroenterology ward (28 beds, Ward A8) and gastroenterology patients on the medical outlier ward (A9). In addition, the post holder will contribute to the Gastroenterologist of the Day rota on a 1-in-13 basis, providing specialty in-reach to the acute medical take, expert advice for cross-specialty referrals, a daily inpatient endoscopy list, and out-of-hours emergency endoscopy for gastrointestinal bleeding.

Outside acute commitments, the post holder will deliver five direct clinical care sessions per week, for example three outpatient clinics and two endoscopy sessions, and attend relevant multidisciplinary team meetings. Endoscopy list allocation and clinic activity are in line with BSG, JAG, and Royal College guidance.

Time off in lieu may be considered for planned weekend working. The post includes 2.5 SPA sessions, with 1.5 SPA allocated for revalidation and the remainder supporting education, audit, research, or service development. One WTE secretarial support and full IT facilities will be provided.

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as "Good" by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.