Consultant in Gastroenterology

For the Consultant Gastroenterologist role a £5,000 recruitment premium is payable to successful candidates upon arrival. We are also able to offer removal and relocation expenses (as per trust policy). Please note relocation expenses and the recruitment premium will be paid in line with relevant HMRC guidance.

We are looking to appoint a permanent consultant. An applicant with experience in Liver Disease would be particularly desirable to help further develop services. However, applicants with other interests would also add value to the team. Applicants will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and proven teaching ability. Experience in developing services and in working with teams will be an advantage. A higher degree is preferred but not a prerequisite.

Main duties of the job

For the Consultant Gastroenterologist role a £5,000 recruitment premium is payable to successful candidates upon arrival. We are also able to offer removal and relocation expenses (as per trust policy). Please note relocation expenses and the recruitment premium will be paid in line with relevant HMRC guidance.

We are looking to appoint a permanent consultant. An applicant with experience in Liver Disease would be particularly desirable to help further develop services. However, applicants with other interests would also add value to the team. Applicants will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and proven teaching ability. Experience in developing services and in working with teams will be an advantage. A higher degree is preferred but not a prerequisite.

About us

We are delighted to offer a wide range of benefits to employees including:

• Cycle to Work
• Travel Scheme
• Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice
• Onsite Nursery
• Buying and Selling Annual Leave
• Car Leasing
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee Health and Wellbeing
• Extensive Reward Scheme
• Counselling Service
• Financial packages including Vivup and Wagestream
• Staff Networks, Enable, Rainbow, Gender, Race Equality Ecoaware & Admin Network.

Our values:

We understand that it's down to the hard work, effort and dedication of our staff that makes a difference for our patients. Our people really do make our Airedale experience - we take pride in fostering a friendly, effective and caring work environment. Our values are part of our DNA, which are:

• Committed to Quality of Care
• Compassion
• Working together for patients
• Improving Lives
• Everyone Counts
• Respect and Dignity

Job responsibilities

For further information and for full details of the role please see the attached job description below.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• MBChB or equivalent
• MRCP, FRCP or equivalent
• GMC registration
• Higher degree (PhD; MD) or MPhil
• Resuscitation Council Advanced Life Support Qualification (training will be available)

Teaching Skills

• Small group teaching
• One-to-one supervision

Communication Skills

• Express complex ideas easily and simply in reports, paper and letters.
• Communicate comprehensibly with the health and educational community; users and carers

Organisation & Planning

• Highly self-motivated, flexible, and able to organise time and workload in demanding NHS and academic environments
• Imaginative, creative and inquisitive
• Willingness to work across gastroenterology outpatients, gastroenterology inpatients and endoscopy

Quality Improvement & Research

• An acknowledged expert for research in a particular aspect of healthcare education / clinical practice
• Post-MD / PhD research experience
• Experience within a research team
• A significant contribution to research publication

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Consultant in Gastroenterology and Clinical Lead