Locum Consultant in Gastroenterology

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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.

The shift pattern for this post is various.

This is a Fixed term post for 12 months.

This is an exciting time to join the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHS GGC) Gastroenterology Service. The new pan-NHSGGC directorate, which houses both Endoscopy and Gastroenterology under the same directorate, commenced on the 1st of October 2022. Work is underway to develop a flexible and pan-NHSGGC strategy for Gastroenterology which will see improved services for patients and further development of a cohesive and specialist team.

Applications are invited for the post of Locum Consultant Gastroenterologist. These Locum Consultant posts, to cover maternity leave, will deliver on the new pan-NHSGGC Gastroenterology Service and will integrate with existing consultant colleagues and provide clinical excellence in Gastroenterology across NHSGGC.

The posts will offer a real opportunity for the successful candidate to be involved in the provision of a successful modern consultant led service and to develop high quality, novel services for the population of NHSGGC.

This post will require participation on the Acute Upper GI bleeding on call rota at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital. You will be expected to contribute to pan-NHSGGC service delivery, in line with the existing job plan templates, with inpatient sessions in the Clyde Sector as well as outpatient sessions within South Sector and Clyde, depending on individual job plans.

Applicants should possess full GMC registration, a licence to practice. Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or eligibility for specialist registration (CESR) or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from date of Interview. Non-UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training.

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, we would love to hear from you.

For an informal discussion, please contact: Daniel Lassman, Consultant, [email protected]

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service and the Recruitment Process:

This post may close early to the volume of response. Please submit your application form as soon as possible.

Due to the volume of applications that we receive, we will not be able to provide shortlisting feedback.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) recognises the importance of work-life balance and is committed to offering a range of flexible working options where service needs allow. For roles where less than full-time hours can be accommodated, and where the tenure is listed as “various” , we encourage applications from individuals seeking flexible working arrangements. Flexible working will be included as a topic for discussion during the recruitment process.

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