Consultant Gastroenterology
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Job Description
Applications are invited for the post of Consultant Gastroenterologist within the Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology based at Queen Alexandra Hospital Portsmouth. This is a new post to support increased demand for our secondary and tertiary care services and forthcoming expansion of our endoscopy department. Applicants with subspecialty interests are very much encouraged to apply and there are opportunities to support and enhance services across the breadth of Gastroenterology.
You will join an enthusiastic and cohesive team of 14 Consultant Gastroenterologists and Hepatologists working in one of the largest acute hospitals in the country serving a catchment population of approximately 675000 people.
The new University of Portsmouth Medical School opened in September 2024 and there are excellent opportunities for teaching and clinical research.
The successful candidate will be employed under the terms and conditions of service for Consultants (England) 2003. Applicants should be on the GMC specialist register via CCT CESR or European Community Rights.
Applicants who for personal reasons wish to job share/work parttime are welcome to apply.
The role will comprise a mixture of outpatient clinical work endoscopy and inpatient gastroenterology with supporting professional activity time. The successful candidate will join a team of 14 consultants with a wide range of specialist interests including advanced endoscopy IBD clinical nutrition hepatology ERCP/EUS and upper GI therapeutics. They are supported by 7 registrars and teams of clinical nurse specialists in IBD Hepatology Nutrition and Endoscopy. Candidates with a widerange of subspecialty interests will be considered for this post as there are opportunities to support and develop services across the breadth of Gastroenterology. Provision of ERCP and / or EUS is not a requirement but it may be possible for this to be included for those with a pancreatobiliary subspecialty interest.
This post will include a commitment to inpatient care of specialty patients on an approximate 1:5 basis (currently 3 week blocks). Accreditation in General Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology is essential although the commitment to general medicine is limited to management of small numbers of outlying general medical patients on the Gastroenterology wards. This post will include a commitment to the Gastroenterology / out of hours endoscopy rota (currently 1:8 which delivers a 7day emergency outofhours endoscopy/gastroenterology service including weekend / bank holiday review of selected inpatients.
This is a great opportunity to join an enthusiastic and innovative unit. Participation in research and innovation is encouraged building on the existing strong clinical research portfolio in Hepatology and Endoscopy within the department.
Portsmouth provides easy access to beautiful countryside including the South Downs and New Forest National Parks. There are excellent seaside and sailing facilities and the city is only an hour and a half from central London. The area offers all the lifestyle opportunities of metropolitan rural and coastal life.
Informal enquiries and visits are encouraged. Candidates wishing to enquire about the post or arrange to visit the Department and the Hospital may do so by contacting:
Dr Andrew Fowell Clinical Director for Gastroenterology & Hepatology. TelephoneExt 6255 or email
For further information please see the job documents below:
Interview date: 5th June 2025
Qualifications :
Essential
- Full GMC registration with a license to practice
- MRCP or equivalent
Desirable
- Higher Degree (e.g. MD/PhD) in an IBD related field
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Entry on the GMC specialist register via CCT in Gastroenterology (proposed date must be within 6 months) CESR or European Community Rights
- Wide experience of gastroenterology and general internal medicine
- JAG certified training in upper and lower GI endoscopy
Desirable
- Experience of service development
Knowledge
- Able to demonstrate appropriate level of clinical knowledge
- Knowledge and use of evidence based practice
- IT skills
- Effective confident presentation ability
- Experience in and outside speciality
Other
- Evidence of participation in audit
- Good oral and written communication skills
- Publications
- Prizes and honours
- Logical thinking problem solving and decision making
- Commitment to multidisciplinary working
Additional Information :
The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our onsite Nursery access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days our onsite Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ Race Equality and DisAbility and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.
We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education opinions culture ethnicity race sex gender identity and expression nation of origin age languages spoken veterans status colour religion disability sexual orientation and beliefs.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
