Job overview

The James Paget University Hospital (JPUH) NHS Foundation Trust is looking to appoint a consultant in Gastroenterology for a newly created position. The appointed candidate will be responsible for delivering a comprehensive gastroenterology service, including ward management, outpatient clinics, and endoscopy, in collaboration with the six existing consultants. There is flexibility to adapt the role to incorporate sub-specialty interests, and while dual accreditation in gastroenterology and general internal medicine (GIM) is preferred, it is not mandatory.

Main duties of the job

1. Share with consultant colleagues the gastroenterology workload.
2. Provide with the other consultants a system of mutual out-of-hours cover and cover for annual, study and professional leave.
3. Give a consultation and advisory service to medical colleagues in other specialties in the Trust.
4. Liaise with medical staff in other specialties and participate in the regular clinical meetings and other post-graduate activities of the hospital.
5. Take part in the Royal College of Physicians continuing medical education programme.  Study leave expenses in line with national terms and conditions of service will be provided.
6. Play a full part in the teaching and audit activities of the department.
7. Participate in clinical governance.
8. Contribute to management of the service and in due course, take on leadership roles within the department.
9. Comply  with  the  outline  Consultant  work  programme  (under provisions of Circular HC90/16) and the weekly timetable of fixed commitments (i.e. regular scheduled NHS activities in accordance with paragraph 30B of the TCS).
10. Deploy unallocated, flexible professional time on liaison, emergency work,  travel,  continuing  clinical  responsibility,  teaching,  research, medical audit, inter-disciplinary meetings and continuing professional development.

Working for our organisation

Our Trust has become a valued and much-loved local institution, serving the communities of Great Yarmouth and Waveney since it fully opened in 1982. Today, we employ over 4000 members of staff, working closely with our hospital partners to deliver innovative and compassionate care.

We cherish our role as a provider of education, working closely with local and international universities Higher Education institutions, and we are committed to ‘growing our own’ – investing in employing and training people from our community to develop and flourish in a variety of clinical and non-clinical careers.

The James Paget is known internationally for its excellence in research and training, and for the clinical experience we offer to our trainee doctors and healthcare staff. We are a diverse, welcoming hospital, and are committed to offering flexible working arrangements to help develop the skills and experience of our teams.

Our hospital is also on the path towards developing a new hospital over the coming years, working closely with the Department of Health and Care to deliver a modern, innovative health and care campus on our current site as part of the national New Hospital Programme.