Applications are invited for the post of Gastroenterology Fellow at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.
This post offers the exciting opportunity for a trainee interested in pursuing a career in Gastroenterology to join a progressive department with a strong clinical and academic national profile. We are looking for a dynamic individual who has completed core medical training and has experience working in the NHS. We aim to deliver an experience as closely as possible equivalent to that of our SPRs.
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This post is offered initially for one-year fixed term, but maybe extended dependent upon appraisal.The appointee will be allocated both in and out-patient sessions in Gastroenterology in blocks and will also contribute to the GIM on call rota. During inpatient blocks, in addition to supporting the daily Consultant ward round, the applicant will provide ongoing review of patients during the working day to allow constant evaluation of care, with the support of our junior doctor ward team. The fellow will also support the on-call Gastroenterology team, reviewing new admissions prior to their arrival on the ward and providing emergency out-patient reviews. Outpatient blocks will be for the delivery of clinics and endoscopic sessions will be provided dependent upon demand and experience. The GIM rota pattern from August 2023 includes a mix of long days and nights, with set roles and responsibilities for each shift including the acute unselected take, being a crash bleep holder as well as experience working in acute stroke, level 1 and the acute respiratory care unit.
We are a tertiary centre offering expertise in luminal gastroenterology, hepatology, intestinal failure and advanced endoscopy. We work cohesively as a team to strive for excellent patient care. We provide a welcoming and enriching environment for trainees to develop core skills, contribute to service delivery and design, and pursue specialist interests.
Gastroenterology, Nutrition and Hepatology inpatient beds are located at the QMC campus. Emergency inpatient endoscopies, ERCP, EUS, EMR & RFA are provided from the endoscopy suite at QMC. Out-patient clinics and elective endoscopy are delivered from the Nottingham Treatment Centre on the QMC site.
On the City Hospital campus, we provide GI, Nutrition & Hepatology consultations to other specialties, as well as outpatient Gastroenterology services. The Endoscopy unit at NCH provides elective and emergency services and is a designated bowel cancer screening centre.
Day Case services, MDTs and admin support are across both campuses.
The post is designed to provide experience similar to that of a gastroenterology SPR post. The holder will therefore
- Provide in-hours middle grade support to inpatient Gastroenterology areas.
- Deliver supervised out-patient Gastroenterology activity
- Contribute to the GIM on call rota
- Attend endoscopy lists appropriate to stage of training.
To enable the post holder to develop within the post beyond their direct clinical role, there will be opportunities for both research and service development activities within the outpatient weeks of the job plan. These will be adjusted to fit with the needs of the service and the interests and abilities of the appointee.
By the end of the fellowship, we expect that trainees will be confident in their approach to managing patients with GI and liver disease in elective and emergency settings. Exposure to diagnostic endoscopy and GIM training will place the candidate in an excellent position for future applications to gastroenterology higher specialist training programmes.
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