Specialty Doctor in Gastroenterology

This is a Specialty Doctor post with a weekly commitment of 10 PAs for full time equivalents, part-time hours are also available.

The post holder will

Work with existing consultants and the multi-disciplinary team to provide a high quality well-led service for patients of Ashford & St Peters and Royal Surrey County Hospital, including the diagnosis, investigations, treatment and management of patients in accordance with Trust policies and practices.

Deliver Direct Clinical Care to patients, through all parts of the Department assisting clinical decision-making and sharing equally in the workload.

Have a continuing responsibility for the care of patients in his/her charge, ensuring safe handover as appropriate.

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

We are expanding our theatres at Ashford Hospital and moving towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures.

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

For more information about a career at ASPH please visit:www.asph-careers.org

Qualifications

Essential: - Full registration (and with a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council at time of appointment.; - MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.

Experience

Essential: - Providing independent Gastroenterology clinics; - Active participation in clinical audit

Skills

Essential: - Highly skilled in the management and treatment of patients admitted to the specialty.