Consultant in Gastroenterology with subspecialty interest Hepatology
There is also an expanded team of clinical nurse specialists and non-medical endoscopists. We have three liver nurse specialists doing Fibroscan and hospital / community-based clinics, four Inflammatory Bowel Disease nurses across the two sites and a nurse led Capsule endoscopy and iron-deficiency service at Barnsley Hospital.
We offer diagnostic and therapeutic colonoscopy including complex EMR with the opportunity to develop this further in conjunction with Dr Said and Dr Soliman, diagnostic and therapeutic upper GI endoscopy and ERCP, capsule endoscopy and stenting for upper and lower GI malignancy.
Both sites have full JAG accreditation and are centres for bowel cancer screening in South Yorkshire; Both endoscopy units have the latest Olympus 290 series stacks and endoscopes and stat of the art equipment and accessories. The Gastroenterology team are active in a wide range of research activities including participation in many NIHR portfolio studies, and there is an exciting opportunity to expand this across both sites to become a leading centre for research in both South Yorkshire and the wider Yorkshire and Humber footprint.
Abstracts are regularly presented at national and international meetings. The departments are regularly involved in teaching upper GI endoscopy and colonoscopy both locally and nationally as well as delivering a well-received therapeutic endoscopy-training day as part of the South Yorkshire Gastroenterology Training programme.There is also an active endoscopy nurses monthly teaching program. We receive students from Sheffield and Cyprus medical schools. The Job attract an Honorary Senior Lecturer status with Sheffield medical school. Among our Gastroenterology consultants cohort is the lead for Integrated clinical services in Gastroenterology across South Yorkshire and an ex-RCP regional advisor.
Four of the consultants are faculties on national colonoscopy training courses and one has a mentorship status with the Bowel Cancer Screening program. We work in close collaboration with the Gastroenterology colleagues in both Sheffield and Leeds teaching hospitals with easy access to tertiary referrals services.