Clinical Fellow in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Job overview

The main purpose of this post is to provide comprehensive training and develop expertise in all areas of complex inflammatory bowel disease. This post is best suited to a candidate aspiring to a sub-speciality career in IBD.

The postholder will be joining one of the largest IBD units in the UK alongside a diverse team of specialists, including dietitians, clinical nurse specialists, GI surgeons, and mental health professionals, to provide cutting edge, evidence based, patient-centred care to over 6500 patients.

This unique opportunity will provide training in complex IBD including perianal

Crohn’s, treatment refractory disease, pregnancy, adolescent (13+), peri-operative management and IBD endoscopy including surveillance, pouch assessment and ileoscopy.

The postholder will contribute to high-quality clinical research and the development of guidelines that change care across London.

Main duties of the job

The post holder is expected to have broad experience of general gastroenterology disorders including independent gastroscopy and ideally diagnostic colonic. The applicant should demonstrate an clear interest in IBD. The post holder will deliver both specialist IBD and general gastroenterology clinics, relevant diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy procedures The postholder will be expected to attend the weekly multidisciplinary team meetings, departmental clinical governance meetings, journal club and teaching. The post holder will also be expected to participate in the audit.

The main duties of this post include:

• Develop expertise inflammatory bowel disease
• Join and contribute to complex case MDT
• Provide general gastroenterology clinical service
• Participate in audit, clinical governance, service improvement and research
• Operate within the clinical governance and audit framework within the division
• Option to join out of hours endoscopy on-call rota

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Please note, due to anticipated high volumes of applications, this vacancy may close earlier than the listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application

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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.