Job summary
- Main area
- Gastroenterology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed Term)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week
- Job ref
- 318-25-Gasfel
- Employer
- Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Cheltenham General Hospital
- Town
- Cheltenham
- Salary
- £61,825 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Fellow Gastroenterology (ST3/4)
NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow
Join us at an exciting time for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust! We have an ambitious plan for our journey to Outstanding and are looking for aspirational, committed individuals to join us, making a real difference to both staff and patients.
As a former winner of England for excellence award: Tourism destination of the year, the beautiful city of Gloucester and the scenic regency spa town of Cheltenham are fantastic places to work and live.
As a hospital Trust we are currently involved in over 100 clinical trials and studies, whilst also providing acute elective and specialist services to a population of over 620,000.
By joining Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust new colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome and a future full of opportunities and support.
Job overview
Applications are invited for a Clinical Fellow in Gastroenterology and Hepatology for 12 months. This post is aimed at Gastroenterology trainees and provides an opportunity to develop further interest in Gastroenterology or Hepatology at a level 2 training centre as well as endoscopy training skills. The post provides the opportunity for the development of areas of interest in Gastroenterology and Hepatology such as specialist hepatology clinics, specialist IBD clinics, capsule endoscopy, nutrition and endoscopy research.
Main duties of the job
The post consists of 50% service such as clinic or endoscopy and 50% training and development in endoscopy and others aspects of gastroenterology that will be tailored to the successful candidate.
Cheltenham General Hospital and Gloucestershire Royal Hospital have strong reputations for performing high quality endoscopy and endoscopy training. There are many opportunities for the successful applicant to further their endoscopic and training skills. We are not able to offer ERCP or EUS training as part of the Clinical Fellow post.
This post is an ideal platform for trainees at the start of their training and wanting to develop their endoscopic, gastroenterology and hepatology skills in preparation for applying for registrar posts.
Working for our organisation
We are a large organisation providing acute services from Gloucestershire Royal Hospital in Gloucester and Cheltenham General Hospital to a population of 652,475* in Gloucestershire as well as caring for patients from surrounding counties and beyond.
Our workforce is almost 8,000 strong and our caring and dedicated staffs are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred, high quality emergency, elective and specialist care across a range of clinical areas.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision of providing Best Care for Everyone and our success depends on the commitment and dedication of our staff, many of whom are world leaders in healthcare, teaching and research. You could make a real difference to our patients’ lives by joining our team.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Applications are invited for a Clinical Fellow in Gastroenterology and Hepatology for 12 months. This post is aimed at Gastroenterology trainees and provides an opportunity to develop further interest in Gastroenterology or Hepatology at a level 2 training centre as well as endoscopy training skills. The post provides the opportunity for the development of areas of interest in Gastroenterology and Hepatology such as specialist hepatology clinics, specialist IBD clinics, capsule endoscopy, nutrition and endoscopy research.
The post consists of 50% service such as clinic or endoscopy and 50% training and development in endoscopy and others aspects of gastroenterology that will be tailored to the successful candidate.
Cheltenham General Hospital and Gloucestershire Royal Hospital have strong reputations for performing high quality endoscopy and endoscopy training. There are many opportunities for the successful applicant to further their endoscopic and training skills. We are not able to offer ERCP or EUS training as part of the Clinical Fellow post.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MBBS or equivalent
- Evidence of achievement of Foundation competencies from a UKFPO affiliated foundation programme or equivalent by time of appointment in line with GMC standards
- MRCP
- Eligiable for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment and hold a current licence to practice
Desirable criteria
- Intercalated BSc or equivalent
- Higher degrees including MSc, PhD or MD
Experience
Essential criteria
- StR 3 and above in Gastroenterology and Endoscopy
- JAG Certificate in Gastroenterology
- JAG Certificate in Endoscopy
- Appropriate knowledge base and Ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problems
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Simon Hellier
- Job title
- Consultant Gastroenterologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 4223624
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