Gastroenterology Nutrition Fellow
- NHS
- Full Time
- Nottingham
- 61825.00 a year
Job Description
Job summary
Applications are invited for the post of Intestinal failure/clinical nutrition Fellow at Nottingham University Hospitals' NHS Trust. This post offers an exciting opportunity to join a cohesive and progressive gastroenterology and hepatology department with a strong clinical and academic national profile. We are looking for a dynamic individual with an interest in clinical nutrition. The post would be ideal for a candidate who has completed their basic Gastroenterology training and is looking for additional training in this challenging and exciting area of GI practice, but can be adapted to more junior trainees wishing to pursue a career in this field.
Main duties of the job
The role holder will contribute to both in and outpatient care of patients with problems related to intestinal failure. This will include IF ward rounds and clinics, outpatient clinics, MDT work and endoscopy sessions. These sessions will be under the supervision of members of our team of subspecialist IF physicians.
In addition there will be opportunities to learn more advanced endoscopic techniques related to intestinal failure and clinical nutrition, to carry out research and to help in the development of our growing IF service.
Clinical/Academic independence will be promoted and the fellow will be supported in any research initiatives they might have and will be encouraged to present these at national and international conferences and publish them in peer reviewed journals.
About us
Nottingham University Hospitals' NHS Trust is one of the largest tertiary NHS Trusts in the country and is a referral centre for the Mid Trent Cancer Network, which covers a population of over 2 million. Run jointly with the University of Nottingham, the GI and Liver theme of the NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre (Nottingham BRC; https://nottinghambrc.nihr.ac.uk/research/gastrointestinal-liver) conducts translational research in GI, clinical nutrition and liver specific areas and provides opportunities for candidates who wish to develop a research portfolio alongside their clinical interests.
Within this exciting environment a team of 4 physicians and 4 surgeons with interests in intestinal failure supported by specialist nurses, dieticians, pharmacists and a Consultant Clinical Psychologist, deliver a regional complex nutrition/ intestinal failure service to a large geographic area in the East Midlands.
Job responsibilities
This is a new post designed to support an important and growing service and to provide training which will equip the post holder to apply for a consultant job in the field. As such it will provide experience in all major aspects of intestinal failure work, will allow retention of more general gastroenterology skills and will also provide opportunities and time to work on service development which are hard to provide within a traditional SPR post.
Ward duties, clinics and endoscopy lists will be allocated to the post appropriate to the skills and needs of the successful applicant. In addition there may be an opportunity to participate in the middle grade gastroenterology OOH rota which. This rota is non-resident on call.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GMC registration
- Licence to practice in the UK
Desirable
- Postgraduate Qualification
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 3 years of experience working in clinical medicine
- Supervision of Juniors
- Experience of working in the NHS
- Completion of audit
Desirable
- Quality Improvement Project
- Experience of teaching and training
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts
Address
QMC
Nottingham
NG7 2FT
