Job overview

The Department of Gastroenterology is primarily based at Hull Royal Infirmary and comprises 13 substantive consultant posts. The department has a 23 bedded ward with two endoscopy units - one at the Infirmary and one at Castle Hill Hospital.

The new appointee will work with the consultant team and existing specialty doctors to deliver the Gastroenterology service demand for the local population, with responsibilities for in- and out-patient care, and a commitment to specialty on call.

The department has extensive skill in Hepatology, Nutrition, IBD, GI physiology and therapeutic Endoscopy.  Existing competencies in endoscopy would be welcomed, but the role is flexible according to the skill mix of the successful applicant. Clinical experience in Gastroenterology is however mandatory.

Main duties of the job

A standard full time Job Plan will contain 10 programmed activities. 

On-call will be 1 weekend in 4 for Gastroenterology, working alongside the Gastroenterology consultant. There is no commitment to GIM on call or weekday on call.

Duties other than those clinical duties specified will be in accordance with the Job Plan agreed between the Appointee, the present Consultants and the Chief Executive.  The Job Plan allows time for Administration.

All appointments may be required to work on any of the Trust’s sites.

Secretarial support and appropriate office accommodation will be provided.

Working for our organisation

HUTH has two main hospital sites: Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital with an annual budget of approximately £500 million. The Trust employs over 9,000 staff and serves an extended population of 1.25 million, delivering a number of outpatient services from locations across the area.

The Trust’s secondary care service portfolio is comprehensive, covering the major medical and surgical specialties, routine and specialist diagnostic services and other clinical support services. These services are provided primarily to a catchment population of approximately 600,000 in the Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire area.

The Trust provides specialist and tertiary services to a population of 1.25 million extending from Scarborough in North Yorkshire to Grimsby and Scunthorpe in North East and North Lincolnshire respectively. 

Our vision is ‘Great Staff, Great Care, Great Future’, as we believe that by developing an innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver great care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Trust and our community.

We have developed a set of organisational values - ‘Care, Honesty, Accountability’ – in conjunction with our staff and these form the basis of a Staff Charter which sets out the behaviours which staff expect from each other and what staff can expect from the Trust in return. The values are reflected in our organisational goals for 2016-2021.