Endoscopy HPB Clinical Fellow

If you share our passion then apply for this opportunity and help us make our patients’ experience the best it can possibly be.

With a budget of around £365m, three hospitals and 5,500 staff, North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital-based services to the population of Hartlepool, Stockton on Tees and parts of East Durham and Sedgefield as well as community, therapeutic and screening to a wider population across Durham and Teesside.

Job overview

We are seeking a highly motivated, dynamic colleague to join us and continue the delivery of a high class Gastroenterology service.

The post will be primarily based at the North Tees Hospital. However, cross site working at the Hartlepool hospital for covering endoscopy lists and gastroenterology clinic will be required.

This post offers an opportunity to consolidate endoscopy skills in basic diagnostic gastroscopy and colonoscopy and would be ideal for a senior gastroenterology trainee wishing to expand their endoscopy experience in therapeutic endoscopy and pursue a career in HPB endoscopy.

The candidate should be competent in diagnostic gastroscopy and colonoscopy and would be expected to deliver service lists independently by working in a flexible manner.

Main duties of the job

This post will include an estimate of 1 flexible service endoscopy list per week (gastroscopy & colonoscopy), 1 inpatient Gastroenterology list, 1 patient related administration session and 0.5 audit/research session every week. The work intensity will vary depending on the number of lists cancelled by other endoscopists.

There will be a commitment to advanced endoscopy training (4 lists/week), exposure to outpatient clinic (2/week) and multidisciplinary team meetings (0.5 session/ week).

There will be opportunity to undertake training in advanced endoscopy techniques such as ERCP, EUS, luminal stenting & dilatation and polypectomy. There will be opportunity to attend regular multidisciplinary team meetings (UGI/HPB cancer MDT, Benign HPB MDT) and participate in audit/ research projects.

Working for our organisation

At North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust our main priority is, and always will be, to provide safe and high quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones. We want our organisation to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care and experience.

We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with health and well-being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development. Staff recognition is very important to us; as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognise staff through Star and Team of the month, colleague recognition – a note of thanks, Managers Awards, Shining Stars and Service Awards.

We support the Making Every Contact Count approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.

We recruit for values and “Together we are North Tees & Hartlepool”

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder should be competent in diagnostic gastroscopy and colonoscopy and would be expected to deliver service lists independently by working in a flexible manner.

There will be opportunity to attend regular multidisciplinary team meetings (UGI/HPB cancer MDT, Benign HPB MDT) and participate in audit/ research projects. The successful candidate will also be expected to participate in endoscopy audits, teaching and training courses.

This post does not attract a National Training Number (NTN) and does not lead to CCT.

Person specification

Qualifications

• GMC registration

• Certificate in speciality exams in Gastroenterology

Clinical Experience

• Evidence of 3-5 years experience in Gastroenterology/Endoscopy at registrar level
• Outpatient and inpatient experience in Gastroenterology at registrar level
• Competent and independent at diagnostic upper GI endoscopy

• Provisional JAG accreditation for independent gastroscopy and colonoscopy
• Audited caecal intubation rate exceeding 90%
• Competent in independent therapeutic gastroscopy for upper GI bleeds

Management and administrative experience

• Experience in service improvement

Teaching experience

• Experience of supervising junior medical staff

**Please note - Once sufficient applications have been received this vacancy may close early**

Please check your email address on a regular basis as applicants invited to attend an interview will be notified via this method.

As part of our recruitment process, you will be required to undertake pre-employment screening: Disclosure and Barring Scheme (previously Criminal Records Bureau)

Where a post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 it may be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Scheme to check for any previous criminal convictions. Should you require a copy of the Trust's Disclosure and Barring Service Policy, please contact a member of the recruitment team on 01642 624023.

The method of payment for this is via salary deduction from your first month's pay on commencement with the Trust.

Please note the essential qualifications required for the post outlined within the Person Specification. You are required to hold and provide evidence of the necessary qualifications for the post at interview should you be shortlisted.

For any new employees commencing employment with North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust , you will be subject to satisfactory completion of a 6 month probationary period. Please note that internal applications and individuals that are appointed to fixed term appointments of less than 6 months duration are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or a bank member of staff).

Personal references are not acceptable.

If the hours advertised for the post are up to full time (37.5 hours per week), applications are still welcomed from individuals who may be seeking to work less than full-time hours and all requests will be considered in line with the post being appointed to for the successful applicant.

North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust operates a No Smoking Policy.

If you experience any technical difficulties applying for this post please contact a member of our recruitment team on 01642 624023 quoting the vacancy reference.

Equal Opportunities

As such we welcome your application irrespective of your gender, race, disability, colour, ethnic or national origin, and nationality, and marital status, responsibility for dependants, religion, trade union activity and age.

Disability

If you have a disability, which makes it difficult for you to complete our application form, please do not hesitate to contact the recruitment team on 01642 624023.

Armed Forces Covenant

As a supporter of the Armed Forces and an employer of Reservists, North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust are proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, which is a promise by the nation to ensure that those who serve or who have served in the UK Armed Forces (and their families) are treated fairly.

We recognise that reservists and veterans bring a variety of transferable skills and qualities to our workplace, developed through their military careers. Our commitment to supporting the Armed Forces Community has been recognised through the Armed Forces Covenant as a Silver Employer.

What does this mean?

We have supported employees through Reservist training, through additional leave for their training and ongoing support under our Special Leave policy.