Gastroenterology Consultant

There is an expectation that the post holders will provide emergency cover and weekend working. Out-of-hours endoscopy is shared equally by the gastroenterologists - becoming 1:8 with these two further appointments currently being advertised . Weekend cover will entail cover of existing in-patients and assistance in the management of acutely unwell patients with gastrointestinal problems. The successful candidates will be expected to support undergraduate education providing clinical teaching and supervision of medical students from Warwick and Buckingham Medical Schools., Sometimes we get a lot of applications for our roles. On those occasions we might close the job early. If you don't want to miss out we recommend submitting your application as early as possible. The Trust use an Applicant Management System called TRAC which helps us manage the recruitment process. All communications regarding your application will come via TRAC (even if you applied via NHS Jobs). Please check your TRAC account regularly and ensure your email is set up to accept messages so they don't go into your junk/spam folder. We aim to shortlist all vacancies within 2 days of the vacancy closing, we will get back to all candidates ASAP. Please ensure all sections of the application form are completed fully. Please particularly ensure that you provide full details of all referees including business email address, telephone contact details and postal address. South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is an equal opportunities employer who is committed to Equality and Diversity and does not tolerate discrimination or harassment on the grounds of any protected characteristic as defined by the Equality Act 2010. All South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust sites are smoke free. We feel it's a great way to help our patients, visitors and staff stay healthy. The Trust is part of a 'Foundation Group' through a strategic alliance with Wye Valley NHS Trust, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. This partnership is great for the sustainability of all four organisations and allows us to share learning and maximise opportunities to ensure the delivery of high quality health and care services for our local populations.

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is one of the top performing organisations within the NHS. Our staff think this is a great place to work and we hope you will agree. We have recently been rated as 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) following our most recent inspection. We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the whole county. This includes our Community Teams in North Warwickshire. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity. Over 6000 people work for the Trust and many of them have been here a long time. People find they don't need to go elsewhere to find a fulfilling career in healthcare. The first thing you will notice about us is how we take our values seriously. We believe that our values underpin everything we do. If you are interested in a role with us you need to make sure our values match your own. Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide inclusive, safe, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core. Probationary Period All new staff to the Trust will be subject to a standard 6 month probationary period, the details of which will duly follow in your contract of employment. Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is committed to creating and sustaining a positive and inclusive working environment for all our employees. Our aim is to ensure that employees are equally valued and respected and that our organisation is representative of all members of society. We define diversity as valuing everyone as an individual - we value our employees, job applicants, students, patients and visitors as people. This is reflected within our values of being Inclusive, Safe, Effective, Compassionate and Trusted. Agile and Flexible Working All our staff will have a work base. However the Trust operates as an Agile Working Team therefore staff may be working from home on a regular basis as required by the service. However, occasionally travel around Warwickshire and into your base will be required so access to your own transport would be helpful. The Trust also welcome staff to work flexibly and we would welcome the conversation at interview regarding flexible working. Staff Benefits The Trust offer a wide range of additional benefits to staff. Anyone who joins us on a substantive basis can assess things such as the Lease Car Scheme, Electronics Scheme, Discounted Leisure and Travel, Cycle to work scheme amongst many others available. Car Parking The Trust have recently completed the construction of a multi-storey car park at our Warwick Hospital site which has allowed us to reduce waiting times for car parking passes. To keep up to date on our latest recruitment activity follow us on twitter @swftrecruit or look us up on Facebook (Recruitment - South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust).

Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further. In addition our staff survey results have placed us 4^th in the country for recommended place to work. We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity. Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide safe, inclusive, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.Detailed job description and main responsibilities The Gastroenterology team are keen to continually develop the clinical service. The successful applicant will find a range of exciting clinical and professional opportunities including:

• Endoscopy - therapeutic endoscopy; small bowel imaging and/or bowel cancer screening
• Physiology - both oesophageal and/or pelvic floor physiology
• Clinical - any clinical interest can be accommodated including nutrition (to link with the Central England Rehabilitation Unit), obesity (to link with existing hepatology service and to develop a potential future bariatric service), acute gastroenterology (to link with Acute Medicine and Emergency Medicine departments)
• Teaching - requirement to support clinical teaching for Students from both Warwick Medical School and Buckingham Medical School. The department presently provides relatively little direct teaching to medical students, and sufficient time would be allocated in the timetable to both provide and organise teaching sessions for undergraduate students. We would support the post-holder with academic interests and research related to Medical Education and would encourage close links with both medical schools and their academic departments.
• Academic/research - huge potential to support clinical research and link with biological sciences at Warwick University
• Management - the Trust is widely recognised for its organisational success over recent years
Please see attached job descriptions for each position for full and further details