Research Clinical fellow IBD

The post holder will contribute to the delivery of high quality diagnostic upper and lower endoscopy with the possibility to gain experience in one or more interventional procedures. He/she will also contribute to the maintenance of endoscopy quality and safety standards.

In addition, the post holder will have the opportunity to collaborate with the inflammatory bowel disease team, attend specialist clinics and 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.

Attendance at 5 research sessions per week across sites at Guys & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust. The exact timetable may vary but would include endoscopy, research clinics plus a research virtual clinic, participation in multidisciplinary meetings and liaison with other specialist teams. In particular the post holder will support the research activity for the IBD service. The post holder will be expected to deliver intestinal ultrasound activity.

Participation in the on-call endoscopy rota, covering weekdays and weekends, and weekend ward cover may also be offered depending on availaility

The post will include involvement in service development and the improvement of quality of care through audit, quality improvement projects and implementation of new services at GSTT.

Our values help us to define and develop our culture, what we do and how we do it.

It is important that we all understand and reflect these values in our work. We are:

Caring - we put patients first

Ambitious - we innovate and strive for excellence

Inclusive - we respect each other and work collaboratively

Our values and behaviours framework describes what it means for every one of us in the Trust to put our values into action. A summary of our framework can be found on our Trust jobs pages and our intranet.

Qualifications and Training: :

Essential: - Full GMC Registration MBBS or equivalent MRCP or equivalent

Desirable: - Completed specialist training in Gastroenterology Higher Degree (MD or PhD)

Clinical Experience: :

Desirable: - Higher training in management of IBD. Experience of complicated perianal disease Experience of nutritional complications of IBD

Knowledge and Skills: :

Desirable: - Experience in the endoscopic surveillance of IBD

Research: :

Essential: - Understanding of the principles and applications of clinical research

Desirable: - Further research degree

Teaching: :

Essential: - Experience of undergraduate teaching and post graduate training

Desirable: - Teaching qualification Endoscopy trainer

Management: :

Essential: - Evidence of understanding of the role of clinical management

Desirable: - Management training or qualification Evidence of leadership in the development of clinical services

Other: :

Desirable: - Experience in clinical guideline development