Detailed job description and main responsibilities

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

WHAT YOU’LL DO

The successful applicant will be based with one of the inpatient ward teams and their primary responsibilities will relate to the care of inpatients with a wide range of gastrointestinal and some general medical conditions. This will include patients with complex Inflammatory Bowel Disease and complex Intestinal Failure. The ability to work in a team with a consultant and more junior medical colleagues as well as nurse practitioners and other allied health professionals is vital. The applicant will be expected to support and assist in training more junior team members. Attending consultant ward rounds, leading some ward rounds themself and performing ward tasks including liaising with other specialties, requesting and performing investigations, writing discharge summaries and liaising with relatives and GPs are integral parts of the role. Good written and spoken English along with keyboard skills are important.

Gastroenterology clinics will also form part of the role, along with other clinical responsibilities with the IBD or IF teams depending on the applicant's prior experience and career plans. Adhoc endoscopy experience will be available if appropriate to the applicant's stage of training and career plans.

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

Applicants must have full registration with the General Medical Council and be eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register.  The applicant must have full MRCP (UK) and at least 4 years medical experience (to include CMT or IMT or equivalent) post medical qualification. ALS qualification is required. Non-UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training. Applicants will be expected to demonstrate their competence to communicate in spoken and written English.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Appointment will be made under local contractual terms and conditions of service for Trust appointed (non-training fellow doctors and dentists).

Successful candidates will have an educational framework equivalent to training grade doctors, and there will be a named educational supervisor assigned at the start of the post. The opportunity for Continued Professional Development (CPD) is highly supported and encouraged by the Trust, with options available to take study leave. All licensed doctors must meet the GMC requirements for revalidation and there will be an annual appraisal to support this process.

Grades for Trust appointed (non-training) fellows will be paid a basic salary at a nodal pay point linked to the grade, at the rate set out in the National Medical and Dental pay circular. Basic salary detailed below plus any additional remuneration (as applicable) for hours set out in the doctors work schedule (e.g. additional hours, weekend allowance, and any hours which attract enhanced pay)

Basic Salary - MT04        £51,017       Basic Salary – MT05        £58,398     

Salary will be assessed based on experience and skills. Eligibility criteria for appointment to a Nodal Point 5;

• Have a minimum of 6 years of Specialty training

• Hold relevant higher specialty exam (e.g FRCP, FRCA, FRCS)

• A portfolio of evidence that demonstrates they meet the criteria for progression (in line with the Curriculum for the speciality similar to deanery trainee)                  

Travelling expenses will not be paid for attending interview

Please note that GMC registration (with a licence to practice) and right to work in the UK are essential for this role.  Successful applicants will already have GMC registration or will be able to demonstrate they are eligible.  Applicants requiring Tier 2 sponsorship should ensure they meet the Home Office application criteria prior to submitting an application. 

Interviews will be held on TBC Friday, 29 July 2022

Job Reference: MT0743 - This vacancy closes on or before: 3^rd July 2022