Locum Consultant Upper GIinGloucesterinGloucesterPUBLISHED MON 17 MAR 2025
At our Trust, we pride ourselves on fostering an inclusive environment where equity in working conditions is paramount. Your role will not only involve managing patient care through our comprehensive clinical services but also participating in MDT clinics and developing your skills in diagnostic endoscopy. Join us in shaping the future of Upper GI care by contributing to service development and educational initiatives that enhance our clinical practice. If you are a passionate individual eager to lead and inspire, this position is an ideal fit for you. Apply now and help us continue to provide the highest quality of care in a supportive and progressive setting.
This is a Fixed Term appointment in the Upper GI surgery Department in the Gloucestershire HospitalsNHS Foundation Trust to cover maternity leave. The successful candidate will join anambitious team of seven Upper GI consultants to provide general and specialist Upper GI care to thepopulation of Gloucestershire and beyond. The post will join the benign UGI team but non-operativeinvolvement in the management of cancer is performed by all members of the department.
This is a fixed term appointment in the Upper GI surgery Department in the Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to cover maternity leave. The successful candidate will join anambitious team of seven Upper GI consultants to provide general and specialist Upper GI care to thepopulation of Gloucestershire and beyond. The post will join the benign UGI team but non-operativeinvolvement in the management of cancer is performed by all members of the department.
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The appointment to this post has the following aims:
To join a team that provides comprehensive consultant-based, patient-centred management of Upper GI patients. The Trust is committed to providing equitable working conditions withcolleagues for new appointments.
To share in a comprehensive rota for emergency and elective general and Upper GI care.To provide expertise and leadership within the Three Counties Oesophagogastric Centre basedin Gloucestershire Hospitals. Including:Comprehensive management of benign Upper GI surgical conditionsSpecialist Benign Upper GI and general surgery clinics2WW and MDT Cancer clinicsDiagnostic endoscopy service (with opportunity to develop/acquire specialist endoscopyskills)MDT attendance.Service development
To contribute to the continuing development of the departments clinical, research and educational interests. Appropriate additional duties would be incorporated into the post-holdersjob-plan after initial job-plan review.To contribute to the ongoing reconfiguration of GI and emergency general surgery in Gloucestershire.
The post-holder will be expected to contribute to a consultant-led service.
The appointee will be expected to:Share responsibility for the delivery of high-quality care to the patients presenting to thedepartment
Examine and treat patients on the shop floor of the Department
Support the clinical decision making of junior medical and nursing staff
Provide on call support out of hours. To attend the Department out of hours as per agreed protocols. To remain contactable and available when on call
Carry out ward rounds
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