Resident Gastro Doctor

This is a 12 month post based at University College Hospital, providing an unique training and experience within a tertiary specialist Nutrition centre with a high volume of patients requiring parenteral and enteral nutritional support. Successful candidates will gain exposure to managing complex patients with intestinal failure (i.e short bowel syndrome, complex IBD, radiation enteropathy) working closely with a highly-skilled multi-disciplinary team., Our UCLH Gastroenterology unit is one of the largest in the UK, and the post offer exposure to all aspects of Gastroenterology, covered by the 14 Consultants within the department. Subspecialty areas of expertise include clinical nutrition/intestinal failure, oesophagogastric/laser medicine, inflammatory bowel disease, GI physiology and pancreaticobiliary medicine. There are a number of educational meetings run each week, including a journal club, specialist multidisciplinary meetings, a 'morning report', and seminars with invited speakers. The department has a committed audit programme. The post holder may also take an active role in undergraduate teaching.

The post would ideally suit an experienced Trust Doctor Foundation year 2 intending to apply for a Gastroenterology Specialist training rotation. Terms and conditions are in line with those nationally agreed.

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.