Speciality Doctor in Gastroenterology

Specialty Doctor post (1-year-fixed term)

Applicants are invited to apply for a Specialty Doctor post in Gastroenterology at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Sherwood Forest Hospitals is an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust providing acute and community healthcare services for 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark, Sherwood and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire. We are working closely with partners in health and social care through the Mid Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Partnership to take collective responsibility for managing resources, delivering NHS standards, and improving the health of the population we serve.

The Gastroenterology team is based at Kings Mill Hospital in Mansfield – where there is a 4-room endoscopy unit.

Newark Hospital has a single-room endoscopy unit. Outpatient clinics are provided at both sites. The service currently sees 4000 new patients in the clinic and over 5000 follow-ups.

The endoscopy unit performs 14,000 procedures per year. The unit also houses the JAG East Midlands Endoscopy Training Centre. Endoscopic procedures currently provided include diagnostic and therapeutic colonoscopy, gastroscopy, and flexible sigmoidoscopy; ERCP; bowel cancer screening; EUS; oesophageal physiology; capsule endoscopy; rectal physiology and ESD are in development.

As a Speciality Doctor here at King’s Mill Hospital you will provide outpatient, inpatient and endoscopic Gastroenterology services.

Please see detailed job description and main responsibilities section for the main duties of the job.

Thank you for your interest in this role.

Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here, and we are the Health Service Journal’s Trust of the Year in 2020.

The Care Quality Commission rated King’s Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall, we are rated Outstanding for care.

For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third-best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.

Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures well-being and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients; we also care for you.

Our culture of learning, compassion and taking a person-centred approach is at the roots of our organisation. We would love you to join us.

• Provision of a service to Sherwood Forest Hospitals, with responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness, and the proper functioning of the department
• The postholder is expected to contribute towards the teaching and training of medical students
• Cover for colleagues' annual leave and other authorised absences
• Responsibilities for carrying out teaching duties as required and contributing to undergraduate, postgraduate, and continuing medical education activity
• Participating in medical audits, the Trust’s Clinical Governance processes and in CPD – CPD is provided in job plans and attendance at audit and other governance meetings is mandatory
• The postholder must at all times carry out his/her duties with due regard to the Trust’s Equal Opportunities Policy
• It is the responsibility of all employees to comply with Trust Health and Safety policies and maintain a safe and healthy environment for patients, visitors, and staff
• All employees have an individual responsibility to have a knowledge of and employ the basic principles of infection control practice and to ensure adherence to the requirements in the Infection Control Manual
• In line with GMC Good Medical Practice, it is the responsibility of the post holder to ensure that all duties are carried out to the highest possible standard, and in accordance with current quality initiatives within the area of work
• Staff who have access to or transfer data are responsible for that data and must respect confidentiality and comply with the requirement of the Data Protection Act 1998, in line with the Trust’s policies
• the postholder is responsible for data quality and complying with the policies, procedures, and accountability arrangements throughout the Trust for maintaining accuracy and probity in the recording of the Trust’s activities
• The postholder is expected to comply with Trust policies and procedures
• Staff is required to comply with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in line with the Trust Policy
• Any other duties which may be required from time to time
• Potential applicants are encouraged to visit the department should they wish.

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To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer to the job description attached.