Job summary
This is a fantastic opportunity to join our award-winning District General Hospital.
Benefits:
- £15,000 welcome premium and up to £13,000 relocation expenses.
- Work life balance with no commitment to general medicine on call rota.
- Additional 1PA induction and leadership development time for 1styear.
(£8,000 relocation fee with option to negotiate an additional £5k with evidence and in line with current policy. The additional payment is subject to tax in line with HMRC rules).
We are looking for a Gastroenterology Consultant to join our team. If you have a particular area of special interest there will likely be scope to lead, develop and shape services in your area of expertise.
We have a 3-room endoscopy unit with close links to Leeds University. There are two registrars as part of our team. We see the full range of Gastroenterology conditions in our practice and have close links to hospitals across West Yorkshire. This is a particular exciting time for our team with leadership opportunities in helping plan our new hospital which will be built on our current site.
Main duties of the job
We provide Gastroenterology services to serve our local population. As you would expect this involves inpatient duties, support for primary care, endoscopy services, research, educational work and supervision duties.
Inpatient Duties
- To work with other gastroenterologist to provide inpatient cover for gastroenterology patients requiring inpatients care on our base wards.
- Reviewing in-patients cared for by another speciality whose team have requested gastroenterology input.
- Rotation of Consultants in inpatient work.
- Acute in-patients' endoscopy
Outpatient Duties
- Regular commitment to outpatient gastroenterology clinics and /or hepatology clinics. Most of our clinics are face to face but there is also capacity for phone and video clinics. Airedale as a trust is renowned for its expertise in telemedicine.
- There is an expectation to provide supervision to specialist nurses and registrarsin an outpatient setting.
About us
Our award winning hospital is also in an award winning location providing genuine opportunities for a great work-life balance. Yorkshire has recently been voted as the third best region in the world by Lonely Planet, and our local town of Skipton has been voted as the best place to live in the UK by the Sunday Times, commending its top class schools, great transport links, low crime and beautiful surrounding countryside.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information and for full details of the role please see the attached job description and information pack.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBChB or equivalent
- Possession of MRCP, FRCP or equivalent
- Possession of CCST / CCT in GIM (or be within 6 months of obtaining) or equivalent
Desirable
- Possession of a higher degree (PhD; MD) or MPhil
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience in organisation and undertaking clinical audit / appraisal
- Willingness to deploy a telemedicine mode of consultations
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Airedale General Hospital
Skipton Road
Keighley
BD20 6TD