Consultant in Hepatology with General Gastroenterology
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Job overview
Barts Health NHS Trust is seeking to appoint a substantive Consultant in Hepatology with General Gastroenterology. This is a 10 PA role split between Newham University Hospital (NUH) and The Royal London Hospital (RLH), with an exciting opportunity to lead in the development of community-based hepatology services.
The post will primarily be based at Newham Hospital, supporting inpatient and outpatient hepatology and gastroenterology care. You will join a dedicated and diverse team delivering high-quality liver health services to one of the UK’s most ethnically varied populations.The role also includes endoscopy and general and community hepatology clinics.
A key element of this role will be developing and delivering innovative community-based hepatology clinics. This aligns with NHS goals to provide care closer to home and includes the use of community diagnostics such as transient elastography.
The provisional interview date for this post, is the 23rd of June.
This post is pending Royal college approval
Main duties of the job
At The Royal London Hospital, you will be part of a well-established and high-performing hepatology team, contributing to Level 2 hepatology services at RLH with access to tertiary services including portal hypertension management, HCC treatment via the HPB MDT, and outreach liver transplant support.
There is no commitment to the GIM on-call rota, but the successful applicant will participate in the GI bleed out-of-hours rota at Newham.
In addition to clinical responsibilities, the successful applicant will be expected to contribute to clinical governance, audit, and departmental management, and to support the ongoing development and improvement of hepatology pathways.
We are seeking a dynamic and innovative Consultant with strong clinical leadership skills and a passion for driving improvement in liver care to join our friendly, forward-looking, and high-performing team. A specialist interest in community-based hepatology, viral hepatitis, or HCC surveillance is desirable, though not essential.
Working for our organisation
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time.It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Applicants must be on the GMC Specialist Register or within six months of attaining their CCT at the time of interview. Newly appointed consultants will be supported by a structured mentoring programme and will be encouraged to contribute to teaching, research, and service development.Barts Health is committed to supporting new consultants in their transition into post and to fostering a culture of inclusion, development, and continuous learning.
For informal discussion or to arrange a visit, please contact:
- Dr Aruna Dias, Consultant Hepatologist, Newham: [email protected]
- Dr Hal Brindley, Consultant Hepatologist, Newham: [email protected]
- Dr Vikram Sharma, Consultant Hepatologist, Royal London: [email protected]
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Experience of working in the UK NHS system within secondary care
- CCT (or equivalent), or within 6 months of a date, or entry on the Specialist Register of the GMC for General Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, and Hepatology
- MRCP UK
- A higher specialist training scheme in Gastroenterology
- Successful completion of Hepatology Advanced training programme
- Wide experience in General Internal Medicine
- Higher Research Degree i.e MSc, PhD or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria- Full JAG accreditation in diagnostic and therapeutic upper gastrointestinal endoscopy with experience of being part of emergency out of hours endoscopy rota
- Provisional JAG accreditation in diagnostic and therapeutic colonoscopy
- Experience in performing clinical audit
- Risk management Training
- Publication record in field of gastroenterology or GIM
- Critical incident reporting
- Training in and experience of appraisal
- NHS complaint handling
Knowledge
Essential criteria- Understanding of modern medical curricula and commitment to life-long learning • Experience of supervising medical staff
- Detailed knowledge of Hepatology services and G(I)M and of the specialist skills required for this post
- Knowledge of multidisciplinary clinical audit and demonstrable commitment to improving quality of care to patients
- Attendance on management or leadership course
Skills
Essential criteria- Proficient use of IT systems
- Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Ability to teach medical students and junior medical and nursing staff
- Ability to manage staff and resources effectively
- Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs nurses and other agencies
- Ability to develop research projects and supervise trainees in their research
- Previous experience developing, delivering and leading education and training within a department
We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.
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