Consultant in Gastroenterology with an interest in Nutrition • Leeds Leeds Teaching Hospitals
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{"interviewQueryText":"What are some good interview questions in British English for the job description below?\n\n-------------------------------------------\n\nConsultant in Gastroenterology with an interest in Nutrition with Leeds Teaching Hospitals in Leeds\n\n Required to fill this new post within the Gastroenterology Department at St Jamess University Hospital. Gastroenterology and Endoscopy services are part of the Abdominal Medicine and Surgery Clinical Service Unit. All acute surgical, gastroenterology and acute medical wards are co-located in 3 adjacent wings. Gastroenterology in-patient services are provided by two wards in the modern Bexley wing. In this wing are also Upper GI and HPB surgery wards and the transplant hepatology wards. The medical admissions ward and Emergency Dept are in the adjacent Chancellors Wing. Colorectal and the acute surgery wards are located nearby in Lincoln wing. These adjacencies are designed to provide an efficient streamlined service for in-patient services. The gastroenterology wards accept patients with the full range of gastroenterology problems including gastrointestinal haemorrhage, inflammatory bowel disease, complex nutritional issues and acute liver problems. Within the department there are strong clinical interests in luminal gastroenterology (IBD, nutrition, small bowel disease and therapeutic endoscopy) and a strong academic interest focusing on colonic diseases and database research. The new appointee will support existing gastroenterology services. Within general gastroenterology, there is a strong emphasis on the delivery of outpatient access targets and reduced length of inpatient stay The successful applicant should possess MRCP (or equivalent) and should be included on the Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT at the time of interview, if currently within a training programme within the UK. In accordance with the consultant appointment regulations, all other categories of doctors must be on the Specialist Register. Applicants should have established skills in gastroenterology and its related specialties including nutrition. A strong commitment to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and a research interest is desirable. Consideration will be given to applicants who wish to work full or part time and those wishing to job share. If shortlisted, you will be required to give a 10-minute presentation on: Priorities for developing intestinal rehabilitation in a regional SIF centre INTERVIEWS WILL BE HELD VIA MS TEAMS: Friday 25 April 2025 About us In relation to this post, the Department of Gastroenterology is looking to appoint a Gastroenterologist with an interest in nutrition and intestinal failure to support our provision as one of the largest IF centres in the UK. 2. OBJECTIVES OF THE POST This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the growing intestinal failure workload and help shape a developing service. As a major teaching hospital, surgical centre and home to - amongst other specialisms - the Yorkshire Cancer Centre, our in-patient intestinal failure and nutrition work spans the full range of Types I, II and III intestinal failure. Our success is such that we now have approximately200 home parenteral nutrition patients and the current model of multi-disciplinary led care works well, but the growing workload would benefit from extra consultant leadership. This will enable improved patient experience with better outcomes. In addition the postholder will contribute to outpatient and endoscopy targets and will take part in general gastroenterology inpatient care, as illustrated in the representative job plan. "}