Job responsibilities

It is an exciting time to be joining Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust which resulted from the merger of Luton and Dunstable University Hospital and Bedford Hospital NHS Trusts in April 2020. Both hospitals have retained their identity with individual hospital names and key services remaining on both sites and be managed as single teams across the whole Bedfordshire catchment area.

Bedford:We have completed one of our major redevelopment projects at Bedford hospital, to expand our Outpatients facilities within Cauldwell Centre. The expansion included an additional 34 rooms, which increased the overall number of Outpatients rooms from 19 to 53.

Within the Emergency Department work has been carried out to deliver nine additional beds, two extra paediatric cubicles, a two-story extension, two larger adult waiting areas and new reception. The previous space was converted to provide an isolation room, treatment rooms, mental health room and dedicated secure paediatric ED.

In addition, a brand new state of the art CT scanner has been installed within the Emergency Department to allow for rapid diagnostics and improvement to patient experience and care.

To allow the Trust to further develop and improve the Bedford site, we have also upgraded our electrical infrastructure to provide additional capacity and resilience across the site.

Registration

Essential

• Full GMC Registration with a licence to practice
• Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register: CCT (or within 6 months of receipt of CCT at time of interview) or CESR (must be on Specialist Register at time of applying)

Qualifications

Essential

• Medical Degree
• Relevant postgraduate qualification - MRCP

Desirable

• MD or equivalent Higher Degree or evidence of relevant research

Clinical Experience

Essential

• Excellent all round experience of DGH work
• Evidence of thorough and broad training and experience in Gastroenterology and General Medicine
• Able to take full and independent responsibility for clinical work and delivering service without direct supervision
• Endoscopy certification in line with JAG accreditation and evidence of ongoing competency in endoscopy including emergency therapeutic endoscopy
• Initiatives that demonstrate commitment to the assessment of patients with gastrointestinal disease

Desirable

• Interest in subspecialty that would complement department

Clinical Effectiveness

Essential

• Understanding of clinical governance and ability to demonstrate ongoing CPD
• Experience of guideline appraisal
• Participation in relevant local audits
• Ability to interpret and apply clinical research

Desirable

• Participation in relevant national audits
• Participation in quality improvement / service improvement projects

Teaching

Essential

• Knowledge and ability to teach all grades of trainees and medical students

Desirable

• Has attended Teaching the Teachers or similar course
• Endoscopy trainer

Personal Skills

Essential

• Good communication skills and multidisciplinary team working
• Able to adapt to fit with changing local circumstances and work flow
• Ability to co-operate in a democratic team environment
• Flexible attitude, team player with good management skills
• Leadership Skills

Desirable

• Human Factors training

Clinical Governance

Essential

• Able to demonstrate a broad understanding of the principles and elements of clinical governance

Personal Circumstances

Essential

• Residence within 10 miles by road or up to thirty minutes travelling time of the hospital for purposes of on-call emergencies.
• Fit to undertake the role with satisfactory Occupational Health clearance
• Satisfactory DBS clearance

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).