Senior Clinical Fellow in Endoscopy - Cwmbran, United Kingdom - Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

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Job summary

Senior Clinical Fellow in Endoscopy - Hepatobiliary

Anticipated Start Date: As soon as possible

Full Time

Based at all Aneurin Bevan University Health Board sites

Fixed Term Contract for 12 months

Main duties of the job

The primary clinical duty of this post is to provide flexible cover for endoscopy lists cancelled by endoscopists as well as support the Hepatology clinical service through attendance at a weekly clinic. The post will therefore include an average of 5 flexible service sessions per week (typically 3 service endoscopy lists, 2 clinics, 1 session for MDT work, 1 session for admin/vetting, 3 training sessions and 1 research/development for management skills session. There is an expectation that the post holder will support the endoscopy lead in relation to the JAG accreditation process. There is no ward or on call work as part of this post.

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Job responsibilities

This post will be based across ABUHB sites and is designed to allow the post holder to acquire specialist, advanced endoscopy training as well as supporting the activities of the endoscopy and clinical service with the department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

The post-holder will work alongside a variety of consultant gastroenterologists and GI surgeons and will be responsible to the endoscopy and directorate clinical lead. This is a one-year post specifically intended for specialist trainees wishing to expand their experience in colonoscopy and IBD. There will be time in the job plan to develop research and /or management experience

Opportunities include training to achieve sign off for diagnostic colonoscopy and to develop skills in therapeutic colonoscopy ( advanced EMR),

As the candidate will be conducting service endoscopy sessions ( upper and lower GI endoscopy) independently they will need to have achieved competency in diagnostic upper GI endoscopy.

Applicants must hold or be eligible to hold full registration and a licence to practice with the GMC

This position involves Regulated Activity with children and/or adults as defined by the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act (amended by the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012) and the following checks will be undertaken following any conditional offer:

Free parking is available across all Aneurin Bevan University Health Board Sites.

THIS IS A NON TRAINING POST

Course Funding: Please note that unless agreed by the Division in advance, course funding is not available for Clinical Fellow or fixed term cover for training grades.

Personal Attributes

Essential

Desirable

Skills and Abilities

Essential

Desirable

Exeperience

Essential

Desirable

Qualifications

Essential

Desirable