Senior Clinical Fellow in Hepatology

Job title:

Senior Clinical Fellow in Hepatology

Company

Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust

Job description

Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital.Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions.Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’.The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS.Job overviewThis is a clinical post based in the Department of Gastroenterology at Guy’s & St Thomas’ Hospitals. The hepatology unit at Guy’s and St Thomas’ is a IQILs level 2 accredited unit, that provides a tertiary service for the care of patients with advanced liver disease, its complications and complex hepatobiliary conditions. The post holder will undertake clinical sessions in the Department of Gastroenterology at Guy’s & St Thomas’ Hospitals (as per proposed timetable). The post holder is mainly responsible for the inpatient and outpatient hepatology patients. This post addresses candidates who have completed or are completing their Training in Gastroenterology and wish to gain experience in Hepatology.Main duties of the jobThe post holder will contribute to the delivery of high quality inpatient and outpatient hepatology service. The post holder will have the opportunity to attend specialist clinics, multidisciplinary meetings and contribute to the team research portfolio. The post holder will participate in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training, including educational supervision of medical students.Working for our organisationOrganisational Values:Our values describe who we are as an organisation and help shape our Guy’s and St Thomas’ culture. They guide us in everything that we do and are central to how we deliver our strategy.We are:

• Caring: we put patients first
• Ambitious: we innovate and strive for excellence
• Inclusive: we respect each other and work collaboratively

We updated our values in September 2024 to express what we expect of ourselves and each other, both now and in the future. Almost 1,800 colleagues from across the Trust, helped develop these to summarise what matters to us as an organisation.Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesThe post holder will, together with colleagues, be responsible for the provision of Hepatology services at the Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust to include:Attendance at 10 sessions per week across sites at Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. The exact timetable may vary but would include daily IP care, 1 endoscopy session, 2-3 outpatient clinics / virtual clinic, participation in multidisciplinary meetings and liaison with other specialist teams. The post holder will mainly support inpatient hepatology service. There may be an opportunity to attend advanced endoscopy lists as well. The post holder will also be expected to participate in the Saturday endoscopy rota, which is currently 1:8 but may change according to service delivery needs. The post holder will participate in a GI bleeder rota. The exact split of oncall contribution and weekend endoscopy will vary according to the skills of the applicant.Person specificationQualificationsEssential criteria

• MRCP or equivalent qualification ALS Full Registration and a License to Practice with the General Medical Council

Desirable criteria

• Completed specialist training in Gastroenterology Higher Degree (MD or PhD) Presentations/ Publications

ExperienceEssential criteria

• Completion of at least 2 years clinical training as a gastroenterology StR or equivalent, including hepatology experience. Able to deal with general emergency admissions. Logbook indicating validated experience of appropriate range and number

Desirable criteria

• Experience in a tertiary liver centre. Specialty registrar experience or equivalent.

Skills / Ability / KnowledgeEssential criteria

• Broad General Medical Knowledge Able to undertake practical procedures Excellent time management good organization. Understands principles of audit

Desirable criteria

• Experience of Supervising other staff Basic computer skills including Microsoft

Qualities / AttributesEssential criteria

• Good communication Ability to work as part of a team Ability to keep good medical records and communicate with other hospital departments and primary care. Ability to understand and communicate with patients and colleagues.

Desirable criteria

• Ability to undertake research projects and audit. Show interest in investigative, audit and research work outside immediate clinical responsibility.

Other requirementsEssential criteria

• The applicant must have demonstrable skills in listening, reading, writing and speaking in English that enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues, as set out in the GMC’s Good Medical Practice (2014).

Language RequirementsEssential criteria

• If the Primary Medical Qualification including clinical contact was not carried out using English, applicants must either: • Have an academic IELTS score of at least 7.5 in each domain and overall, or demonstrate equivalence by providing evidence of English language skills. or • Complete the Occupational English Test (OET) and achieve grade B in each of the four domains tested in the OET to meet the GMC’s requirements.

Guy’s and St Thomas’ celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study’s at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity , gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy.As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends.Flexible workingWe are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking in to account the individual’s personal circumstances as well the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on-boarding process.Your e-mail address is important to us – We communicate to all job applicants via the e-mail address which has been provided on the application form. Please ensure that you check your e-mail on a regular basis.Please apply for this post by clicking “Apply Online Now.”Employer certification / accreditation badgesApplicant requirementsThis 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.Documents to download

• Job Description & Person Specification (PDF, 424.6KB)
• FR (PDF, 513.9KB)

Expected salary

Location

London

Job date

Sun, 19 Jan 2025 23:41:49 GMT

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