Gastroenterology Consultant inSwindon inSwindon PUBLISHED FRI 15 NOV 2024

Band Consultant: £105,504 to £139,882 a year Per Annum PERMANENT
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Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust rAXmZHa9

Opportunity to be part of a new Community Diagnostic Centre opening in January 2025, allowing for innovative practices.

Joining an established team of 8 senior medical staff, providing a collaborative and supportive working environment.

Access to modern equipment, specifically the latest Olympus scopes and stacks, enhancing the quality of patient care.

Encouragement to develop and lead a subspecialty interest in areas such as Nutrition, IBD, or Hepatology.

Engagement in multidisciplinary team work with regular MDT discussions, ensuring comprehensive patient care.

Collaboration with prestigious institutions like John Radcliffe Hospital Oxford for managing complex cases, providing valuable networking opportunities.

Support for continuous professional development and opportunities to advance skills in advanced procedures such as ERCP and EUS.

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Gastroenterology Consultant to join their expanding department, particularly with the upcoming launch of a Community Diagnostic Centre in West Swindon in January 2025. The successful candidate will work within a team of 8 senior medical professionals across multiple settings, including 4 endoscopy rooms at the Great Western Hospital. Responsibilities will include performing various procedures such as ERCP, EUS, and others, while also having the opportunity to develop a subspecialty interest in areas like Nutrition, IBD, or Hepatology. Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, including regular discussions with pathology, radiology, and surgical colleagues, will be essential for providing comprehensive patient care.

This role offers the chance to be a part of an innovative expansion of gastroenterology services, with facilities that utilize the latest technology. Clinical duties involve ensuring the highest standards of patient care and administrative responsibilities, all supported by a dedicated secretarial team. The position fosters a collaborative environment geared towards enhancing patient outcomes and service delivery within the Trust.

Consultant in Gastroenterology

We are thrilled to announce that with the launch of our Community Diagnostic Centre in West Swindon is on the horizon (Jan 2025) and we are looking to expand our gastroenterology team.

We are seeking experienced Consultants join to our Gastroenterology and Hepatology department,joining an existing team of 8 senior medical staff including Consultants & SAS doctors which work across 4 endoscopy rooms at the Great Western Hospital site and screening (ERCP/stenting)

Our plans to launch the Community Diagnostic Centre in January 2025 makes this an incredible time of innovation and expansion or the service and the successful candidate will work across dual sites between the Great Western Hospital and the CDC.

We will use the latest Olympus scopes and stacks for both sites and offer ERCP EUS BCSP Small Bowel Capsule endoscopy, Oesophageal dilatation and 1 GA list/month. We also plan to commence Oesophageal stenting is which is currently done in radiology with plans to incorporate this into the gastroenterology screening lists in the future.

Interest in Nutrition /IBD/Hepatology will be encouraged. The post holder would be encouraged to develop and lead a subspecialty interest. Upper GI and HPB cancer are managed collaboratively with John Radcliffe Hospital Oxford .

Our MDT's are well supported by pathology radiology and surgeons working very closely with our surgical and radiology colleagues.

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The Duties outlined below are not definitive and may be changed in accordance with the needs of the service:

Multidisciplinary team working is key component of the working within the Trust and involves regular MDT discussions with colleagues. Providing evidence-based care for patients in a multidisciplinary setting. Continuing responsibility for the care of patients in your charge, including all administrative duties associated with patient care (with secretarial support)

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