Specialty Doctor (Nutrition)

Job overview

Digestive Diseases Health Group is supported by a Chief of Service,  Director of Operations and Director of Nursing

The Health Group provides Medicine services at Diana Princess of Wales Hospital Grimsby, Scunthorpe General Hospital , Goole District General Hospital, Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital.

Gastroenterology sits within this Health Group alongside

• Upper GI Acute Surgery
• Colorectal
• Acute Surgery
• Endoscopy
• Bowel Screening

The management team is made up as follows

• Chief of Service                                                  Dr George Abouda
• Director of operations                                   Peter Grant
• Director of Nursing                                         Sarah Mableton
• Clinical Lead                                                        Dr Shahzad Sarwar
• General Manager                                             Simone Woods
• Matron                                                                   Stella Macheo

Main duties of the job

As a senior employee of the Trust the post-holder will work in close co-operation with, and support, other clinical, medical, professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality healthcare to the Trust’s patients.   This post specifically relates to Nutritional aspects of Gastroenterology services.

Integral to the responsibilities of the post are the following requirements:-

• To ensure the provision of a first class clinical service
• To provide effective leadership to junior doctors and medical students
• To undertake all work in accordance with the Trust’s procedures and operating policies
• To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Trust’s and Operational Group’s services plans

The post would suit a good team player dedicated to high quality patient care. The opportunity exists to work in a non-hierarchical setting and offer a wide range of Gastroenterology services. The new colleague joining the team will help to develop the  nutrition services.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.

As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.

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We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.

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