Job summary
Consultant Gastroenterologist *£15,000 retention payment
10 PA's (Please note: additional PA's may be available)
Permanent vacancy
*A successful candidate could receive £15,000 additional payment, each year for three years as a part of Recruitment and Retention Premia (T's & C's apply)
*We offer relocation and associated expenses package of up to £8,000
Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care is entering an exciting period of clinical workforce expansion in all grades and roles. This is a new post to join the existing Gastroenterology Consultants with a specific remit to further transform and extend Gastroenterology services in the region.
We are looking for a dynamic, creative and motivated Consultant to join our friendly progressive team. The successful candidate will be joining an established team of 4 consultants to work clinically in our JAG accredited Endoscopy unit outpatient clinics as well as having in-patients on our dedicated gastroenterology ward.
This post is to provide additional capacity for our expanding service and it is expected that applicants will have undergone specialist training in Gastroenterology medicine. Most importantly you must be driven and have a desire to provide an exemplary service with our patients at its heart. As a forwarded thinking trust we are continually striving to deliver clinical excellence to our patients.
Main duties of the job
A full time Consultant Gastroenterologist in Gastroenterology is required to meet the demand for Gastroenterology services at Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust and will be based at the hospital site.
About us
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children.Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.
We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:
- Safety
- Care
- Respect
- Communication
- Learning
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+& Disabled people.
Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will provide a high quality diagnostic and therapeutic upper and lowerendoscopy service, a high quality outpatient service, including patient administration andmanage gastroenterology and medical in-patients on the gastroenterology ward.
The post holder will take part in an on call rota for GI bleeding.
The post holder will be supported by a GI secretarial Team, will have an office and will have access to a PC with internet. The fixed weekly expectation is likely to include: 3 outpatient clinics a week 3 endoscopy sessions
Please see full JD attached including example job plan
Person Specification
Qualifications/ Registration
Essential
- oMedical Degree, MRCP (UK)
- oWill be required to maintain full registration with the General Medical Council
- oApplicants must be on the Specialist Register or be within 6 months of CCT in Medicine and Gastroenterology
- oAdvanced Life Support (Adult & Paediatric) as well as Advanced Trauma Life Support Provider
Experience/Training
Essential
- oSubstantial postgraduate experience, including higher medical training - including as a Specialist Registrar. Part of this period may be in a post of equivalent responsibility and training potential
- oJAG accreditation
- oMajor incident management training
- oResearch and Audit
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
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Tameside Hospital
Fountain Street
Ashton-Under-Lyne
OL6 9RW