Consultant Gastroenterologist

Job summary

Main duties of the job

As a medical consultant at South Tyneside & Sunderland NHS FT trust, you will have continual responsibility for care of your inpatients and outpatients. You will oversee inpatients during pro-rota periods of consultant-of-the-week and expected to cover colleagues for holidays, study leave and short-term sickness. You will be expected to supervise resident doctors on the wards/out-patients and if wiling be the nominated for educational and clinical supervisor or appraiser roles. You will also be expected to undertake, as part of the team, an active role in regular departmental clinical governance meetings.

You will share responsibility for provision and development of the gastroenterology service with the consultant team and successful recruitment will help to develop seven day services at the South Tyneside site.

The post holder is expected to possess Membership/Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians and to be on the GMC Specialist Register for both General Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology with valid license to practise at the time of taking up the post.

It is anticipated that the entire team will contribute to co-ordinated working across both sites and improve efficiency and patient pathways.

Significant research opportunities are available and members of the team lead and/or are involved national studies in endoscopy and gastroenterology. The team includes the president elect of the BSG and has members on several national committees.

Job responsibilities

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One Team One Trust - There are many reasons to work at our Trust. From our commitment to putting people first to our accessible services and award winning teams. We have a passion for research, innovation and tackling inequalities. We are committed to respect, fairness and civility and promote a compassionate, caring and positive culture / working environment.

We welcome all applications irrespective of peoples race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups. Looking after our workforces health and wellbeing is a priority for us. We also provide access to high quality education, training, career progression and support. Flexible working is supported via our Flexible Working Policy.

The Trust employs around 8,746 people and provides a range of hospital services to a local community of around 430,000 residents. We also provide a range of more specialised services outside this area. We offer our staff outstanding benefits - Fitness Centre (SRH), libraries at both hospital sites, chaplaincy support and access to a Care Co-ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements.If you use AI, and it poses a risk to the integrity of your individual recruitment process, we may withdraw your application at any stage of the process.