Locum Consultant in Paediatric Gastroenterology

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post-holder will share responsibility with the existing consultant staff to:
• Provide the highest possible standards of inpatient care in diagnosis and management of children with gastrointestinal / nutritional disorders.
• Carry out elective and emergency endoscopies.
• Conduct Gastroenterology out-patient clinics.
• Develop areas of special interest and service provision to complement the skills of the current Paediatric Gastroenterologists in post (motility especially desirable).
• Participate in outreach clinics at allied institutions and develop further outreach/shared care work in the West London sector.
• Provide out of hours advice for gastroenterology/nutrition cases, and out of hours endoscopy.
• Participate in on call duties (responsibility shared with the other Paediatric Gastroenterology consultants 1:4).
• Contribute to post-graduate education of junior doctors.
• Actively contribute to clinical governance including audit.
• Support and carry out research in line with the departmental research strategy.
• Undertake specific management tasks and membership of hospital committees as proposed by the Lead Clinician and Directorate Policy Board.

Please see our attached job description for more details

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential criteria

• MBBS or equivalent
• MRCPCH or equivalent
• Full GMC registration with license to practice
• CCT in Paediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition or UK specialist trainee within 6 months of CCT
• On GMC specialist register

Desirable criteria

• Completion or evidence of working towards a higher academic degree

Relevant experience in specialty

Essential criteria

• Substantial clinical experience in Paediatric Gastroenterology
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
• Experience in managing, and ability to offer clinical opinion on common Paediatric Gastrointestinal emergencies
• Independently competent in diagnostic upper and lower GI endoscopy

Clinical Governance

Essential criteria

• Understanding of clinical governance and audit
• Experience of participation in regular clinical audit
• Level 3 paediatric safeguarding training

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of written guidelines

Management Skills and Teaching

Essential criteria

• Good understanding of the structure and processes of the NHS
• Organisation, time management, forward planning and attention to detail
• Undergraduate / postgraduate and formal teaching
• Ability to teach clinical skills to meet the requirements of doctors in training and nursing staff

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of best practice in management
• Evidence of leadership skills
• Knowledge of business planning and budgets
• Formal teaching qualification

Important

• There may be some occasions when we have to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date, this will be due to a high volume of applications. You are therefore advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
• Please check your emails regularly (and your junk folder) as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process.
• In submitting an application, you authorise the Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process, should you be appointed to the post.
• During the recruitment process your identity documentation (ie passport, driving licence, visa etc) will be scanned using a device which recognises UV, infrared and machine-readable zone security features of the documents provided.
• Employment at the Trust is offered subject to successful completion of a six month probationary period.
• Some roles may require weekend shift working across multiple sites
• We operate a joint recruitment hub across the North West London Acute Provider Collaborative Group. As part of this, your application and personal data may be shared with partner trusts within the group for recruitment and workforce purposes, in line with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Right to work

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