# Senior Clinical Fellow - Gastroenterology / General Internal Medicine > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-clinical-fellow-gastroenterology-general-internal-medicine/d400a4c9-583b-4d3b-a45c-a1258f5e47ee - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-clinical-fellow-gastroenterology-general-internal-medicine/d400a4c9-583b-4d3b-a45c-a1258f5e47ee.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Salisbury District Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Gastroenterology - **Grade:** Senior - **Salary:** £67,325 per annum pro rata if part time - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (12 month FTC) - **Employment type:** Full time - 40 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-12T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-28T14:41:06.323Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Wiltshire/Salisbury/Salisbury_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Gastroenterology/Gastroenterology-v8291979 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8291979?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.salisbury.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview This is an exciting opportunity for someone to join our Gastroenterology department . The Salisbury GI Service is an ambitious, forward-thinking department, combining gastroenterology, upper gastrointestinal and colorectal surgery, emergency general surgery, and endoscopy. The service provides complete care for patients with disorders relating to the gastrointestinal tract. The position of Senior Clinical Fellow in Gastroenterology is a 12-month fixed term post as a Trust Doctor (IMT3+ equivalent). We are looking for a doctor who can work at registrar level to provide support with senior decision making and support junior doctors on the team to develop their clinical and non-clinical skills. Training in upper and/or lower GI endoscopy, including management of upper GI bleeds, will be supported, depending on the experience and needs of the applicant. The successful candidate will also be encouraged to attend general and sub-specialty gastroenterology clinics, in order to gain further experience in the specialty. This post is suitable for a trainee with IMT experience who wishes to gain more experience in Gastroenterology and would provide excellent preparation for a candidate considering an application for Gastroenterology specialty training. We are keen to support candidates to develop their portfolio and there will be an opportunity to undertake educational, academic or quality improvement projects whilst in post. ### Main duties of the job The successful candidate will join the team to provide senior support with the care of gastroenterology and general medical patients on the main gastroenterology ward, as well as those on linked outlying wards. They will also provide advice and support to other medical teams caring for patients with gastrointestinal conditions within the hospital, supported by the gastroenterology consultant of the week. The successful candidate will join our team to provide an integrated digestive diseases service across the Salisbury area. Gastroenterology patients are treated on a dedicated gastroenterology ward – Redlynch Ward, with general medical patients being cared for by a general medical consultant. We also have access to an infusion unit, Stour day unit. We have a fantastic thriving hepatology service with Hepatology and alcohol CNS support. We have an IBD team involving specialist input from Southampton, specialist gastroenterology radiologists, biologics service, close relationships with IBD surgeons as part of GI unit, CNS support. The successful candidate will be expected to develop skills and provide teaching for junior doctors in the department. Medical students from Southampton and other teaching hospitals are often attached to the department and all doctors contribute to their teaching and be expected to be involved in audit, risk management, research, and development. It is anticipated that applicants will take part in the General Medical on-call rota at SpR level. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities We fully embrace multidisciplinary team working, and sub-specialisation, believing that this best serves the needs of our patients. We are a cohesive department with weekly M+M meetings, departmental teaching, audit and other clinical governance activity. ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Teaching **Essential** - Demonstration of an interest and commitment to teaching - Ability to teach clinical skills to trainees and others. Enthusiastic and ability to inspire others ### Audit & Research **Essential** - Experience in, and commitment to clinical audit - Ability to appraise research critically and apply research outcomes to clinical problems ### Experience / Skills **Essential** - Ability to perform effectively as a member of a team, including a multidisciplinary team and to motivate and develop staff - Ability to contribute to the development of the service - Capacity to manage/prioritise time and information effectively: capacity to organise own workload - Ability and willingness to work within the Trust and NHS performance targets - Ability to balance individual requirements against those of the department/division - Commitment to active clinical governance and learning from errors - Ability to gain the trust and confidence of colleagues and patients - Good interpersonal skills ### Communication Skills **Essential** - Demonstrates clarity in written and spoken communication - To be empathetic and sensitive; capacity to take others perspective and treat others with understanding - Always considers patients preferences when discussing treatment options ### Experience/Clinical Skills **Essential** - Evidence of wide experience and competence in general internal medicine - Appropriate knowledge base and ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problems demonstrates clear, logical thinking/analytical approach - Experience in managing risk and knows when to seek help, able to prioritise clinical need - Knowledge and application of up-to-date evidence-based practice - Evidence of UK experience ### Qualifications and Specialist Training **Essential** - The candidate must have full MRCP i.e. PACES - Full GMC registration with a licence to practice ## Documents - [facts about salisbury (pdf, 214.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1618) - [candidate information pack gastroenterology + gim senior clinical fellow (pdf, 480.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10610128) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.