Skip to main content
Please wait, loading

Job summary

Main area
Gastroenterology
Grade
ST1/2
Contract
12 months (Fixed Term)
Hours
Full time - 40 hours per week
Job ref
356-25-7230305
Employer
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Hull Royal Infirmary
Town
Hull
Salary
£49,909 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
30/06/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust logo

Clinical Research Fellow in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

ST1/2

Job overview

This is a unique opportunity to join a renowned Integrated Inflammatory bowel disease clinical and research unit at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. This unit has national and international reputation for high quality personalised clinical care and  high impact research programmes.

The post is available at advanced fellow/Registrar level and is available from September 2025. The post combines clinical IBD with research. You will be able to work in a well-functioning multidisciplinary team environment and receive exposure to complex IBD management, clinical and translational research and ability to network with leaders in IBD nationally and internationally.  It is expected that part of research will be on a defined project . The post may give opportunity for the right to spent time  with a collaborator institution in UK and Canada based on specific research project.  This will be also suitable for Post-CCT Fellowship for suitable successful applicant. The post will be under the supervision of Professor Sebastian working within the IBD service in the department of gastroenterology.

Main duties of the job

Position is for 1 year in the first instance may be extend to  3 years subject to annual review depended upon satisfactory work and progress. It is essential for the applicants to have MRCP UK or equivalent, are on GMC register with licence to practice or are eligible for the same. The post may carry partial recognition for Higher Specialist Training.

 The post will have clinical commitment up to four to six  clinical sessions including IBD clinics and Endoscopy . The rest of sessions will be dedicated to IBD research.

Working for our organisation

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person specification

Teaching Audit and Research

Essential criteria
  • Commitment to formal and informal teaching of medical staff, AHPs and medical students
  • Evidence of participation in audit
  • Ability to extrapolate clinical research evidence to care for individual patients
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of teaching/ training in clinical courses e.g. IMPACT Course, Faculty, ALS Instructor, ALERT Instructor

Management and Administration Experience

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work within management structures
  • Ability to organise, prioritise and manage high intensity workload
Desirable criteria
  • Ability to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/ delivery

Clinical Experience

Essential criteria
  • Ability to offer sound clinical opinion on range of acute medical conditions
  • Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
Desirable criteria
  • Experience in management of IBD
  • Post registration training in Gastroenterology at Registrar level

Qualifications & Training

Essential criteria
  • MRCP (UK) or equivalent
  • Valid ALS certificate
Desirable criteria
  • Postgraduate degree: e.g. MD, PhD
  • Postgraduate qualification in Education or significant experience in post graduate training

Professional Registration

Essential criteria
  • • Full Registration with the GMC and a license to practise

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work flexibly in a changing health service
  • Excellent manner with patients, being sensitive to their needs and fears
  • Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, Nurses and other health professionals and flex style as appropriate
  • Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional and national levels
Desirable criteria
  • Ability to communicate effectively with external agencies and other disciplines

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardDisability confident employer

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

Apply online now

Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Professor Shaji Sebastian
Job title
Consultant Gastroenterologist
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01482816798
Apply online nowAlert me to similar vacancies