About the Job

Opportunity

Are you a dedicated gastroenterology specialist seeking a new challenge in your career? Look no further! We're thrilled to announce an opening for a Gastroenterology Consultant in the East Midlands, UK.

Join the dynamic team in the East Midlands and be part of a vibrant healthcare community dedicated to delivering high-quality care to patients with rheumatic conditions.

The area offers the best of both worlds - cosmopolitan city life and stunning countryside

The Gastroenterology team are a dedicated, motivated, forward-thinking, and friendly team. They provide general and specialist services to our patients with gastrointestinal and liver disorders, both benign and malignant, including irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease, enteral/parenteral nutrition, CoG's (complex gastrointestinal disorders) and hepatology services.

The department have excellent endoscopy facilities which are all JAG accredited this includes a 3-room endoscopy suite at QHB and a 2-room endoscopy suite at SRP. They participate in the national bowel cancer screening programme across the Acute Hospitals.

Substantive 10PA: Job Plan components for this post may be subject to change ( with negotiation) but are currently ( for a full time post holder) : DCC 7.75; SIFT 0.75; SPA 1.5

The successful applicant will join the existing vibrant and dynamic team of 5 Hepatologists and 14 Luminal Gastroenterologists at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust. The posts are suitable for StRs acquiring CCT or established consultants looking to subspecialise within a large department.

Trust Infomation 

  • Hospitals see more than 4,000 outpatients daily
  • See more Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients than any other Trust - over 3,300 per week
  • An average 860 patients are seen in A&E every day - 6th largest in the country
  • Hospitals admit more than 220 emergency patients daily.
  • Carry out more planned surgical operations than any other Trust in England with almost 50,000 operations taking place in our 52 operating theatres
  • One of only 5 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres
  • Carry out more than 300 elective procedures each working day

What’s on offer for you?

  • Salary scale between £105,504, £ 139,882
  • Full comprehensive relocation package on offer for substantive post.
  • Generously funded study leave is available.
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Blue light discounts

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provision of elective and non-elective medical Gastroenterology / Hepatology services and advice to the population and other healthcare organisations for Derbyshire / Staffordshire and the surrounding areas.
  • Ability to offer expert opinion & take full & independent responsibility for clinical care of patients across the wide spectrum of Gastroenterological disorders
  • Experience of General Medicine

Qualifications:

  • Possession of MRCP
  • Full GMC registration with a license to practice
  • Eligible to reside & work in the UK
  • MBBS or equivalent
  • Full GMC registration with a license to practice at date of Commencement OR within 6 months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview ( Can support Locum Consultant fixed term salaried contract)

Please get in touch with a copy of your CV or simply email stuart@headmedical.com for more information and a detailed job spec. We would love to hear from you

For a discussion about this role or
other opportunities contact Stuart today.

stuart@headmedical.com / 0131 357 1096

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