Job summary
- Main area
- Consultant
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
- Contract
- 3 months (Fixed Term 3 months)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week
- Job ref
- 391-RFL-7283966
- Employer
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Barnet Hospital
- Town
- Barnet
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Locum Consultant in Gastroenterology
NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
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Job overview
The Barnet and Chase Farm Gastroenterology Department provides a comprehensive luminal GI service to a large catchment area. There are currently 10 NHS gastroenterologists and 12 nurse specialists based across Barnet and Chase Farm sites. Trainee support includes 3 Registrars, 2 FY2 & 1 FY1.
The post includes supporting outpatient clinics and covering endoscopy sessions across Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals as well as covering the gastroenterology inpatient rota. A new £2 million unit for endoscopy patients has opened at Chase Farm Hospital. The new unit has twice as many treatment rooms as were previously provided, as well as private recovery room which means more privacy and dignity for patients. In addition, the unit is the first in the country to use a new tracking system which allows staff to monitor patients more closely.
This post is designed to support the busy clinical, cancer diagnostic and endoscopic services.
Main duties of the job
Some roles and responsibilities will change depending on the experience and interests of the appointee. A job plan must be agreed between the successful appointee and clinical lead in accordance with Schedule 3 of the Terms and Conditions – Consultants (England) 2003.
The post holder will join the current gastroenterologists in providing outpatient and inpatient clinical support to the general gastroenterology service. Key attributes include high level expertise in gastroenterology, a keen interest in innovation and teaching and an ability to work creatively with a range of doctors, nurses and administrators.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Key responsibilities:
1. Clinical Gastroenterology
The new consultant will join with his/her colleagues in the GI bleeding rota and will take part in the emergency on call rota on a 1 in 8 basis at the Barnet site. There is no Acute General Medical on call or general medical ward cover component to this post. It is expected that the appointee will contribute to the emergency medical and GI bleeding on call services as required and agreed at the job planning process Delivery of cancer and routine endoscopic services will be at the Chase Farm site.
2. Performance management
The post holder will work with medical, nursing and managerial colleagues to ensure high performance in the following areas:- Clinical efficiency- Accuracy in diagnostic coding- Quality of outcomes e.g. infection control targets, reducing re-admission rates- Financial management e.g. identification, implementation and achievement of cost improvement programmes and participating in efforts to ensure services are provided cost effectively.
3. Medical Staff Management
The post holder will work with colleagues:- To ensure Junior Doctors hours are compliant in line with EWTD and New Deal- To participate in the recruitment of junior medical staff as delegated by the Clinical Director- To be responsible for the appraisal of all doctors in training, Trust doctors and non- consultant grades as delegated by the Clinical Director.
4. Governance
The post holder will work with colleagues:- To review clinical outcomes and to identify and advise variances to the Clinical Director.- To participate in clinical audit, incident reporting and analysis and to ensure resulting actions are implemented- To ensure clinical guidelines and protocols are adhered to by junior medical staff and updated on a regular basis
5. Strategy and Business Planning
The post holder will work with colleagues:- To participate in the business planning and objective setting process for the directorate and Trust where appropriate.- To represent the Trust at appropriate clinical networks/other external clinical meetings, as delegated by the Clinical Director- To participate in the development of a high quality service in line with the priorities of the Trust and national policies/guidelines
6. Leadership and Team Working
The post holder and will work with colleagues:- To demonstrate excellent leadership skills with regard to individual performance, clinical teams, the Trust and when participating in National initiatives.- To work collaboratively with all members of the multi-disciplinary team, other clinical and non-clinical directorates.
7. IT and Secretarial Support
The post holder will have dedicated secretarial support and IT support and availability to Trust IT systems across sites
8. Continual Professional Development
. The Trust supports the requirements for continuing professional development as laid down by the Royal College of Physicians and is committed to providing time and financial support for these activities.
9. Revalidation and Appraisal
. The Trust has the required arrangements in place, as laid down by the Royal College of Physicians, to ensure that all doctors have an annual appraisal with a trained appraiser and supports doctors going through the revalidation process.
10. Mentorship
The new appointee will be offered mentorship and this will be discussed with the Clinical Director.
Person specification
Criteria
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
- GMC registration
- MRCP part 2 written
Desirable criteria
- Ability to demonstrate broad clinical skills in the management of all patients
Training
Essential criteria
- Completion of training
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Owen Woghiren
- Job title
- Consultant Gastroenterologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 020 8216 4600
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