Doctors - GP with extended role in Gastroenterology

  • Department Gastroenterology
  • Salary £61,542 to £99,216 per annum
  • Closing Date 09/11/2025
  • Location Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
  • Grade GPwER
  • Job ref 223-MJ127
  • Pension NHS Pension
  • Holidays Generous Holiday Allowance
  • NHS discount Eligible for NHS Discounts
  • Contract Fixed term - 24months
  • Hours 1 session per week

Job overview

We are currently recruiting innovative and enthusiastic GPs across the Midlands to join an exciting new programme aimed at developing GPwER in Gastroenterology. We are offering a 24-month training programme to support the development of several GPwER in Gastroenterology across the Midlands. You do not need any prior Gastroenterology training to be eligible for this role. You will work alongside a Gastroenterologist at your local hospital in an outpatient clinic for 1 session per week, learning to consult patients with general Gastroenterology presentations in a supervised and supported environment.

Main duties of the job

Clinical responsibilities
•    The appointee will be expected to share responsibility for the delivery of high-quality care to the patients presenting to the Gastroenterology Service.
•    The successful applicant will be expected to complement the specialist interests of the existing Gastroenterologists within the County. 
•    To support the clinical decision making of junior medical and nursing staff.

Working for your organisation

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is the main provider of acute hospital services for around half a million people in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales.

Encompassing some of the most picturesque parts of England and Wales, the Trust’s catchment stretches from the Cambrian Mountains in the west, to Newport and the fringes of the Black Country in the east. The main towns include: Bridgnorth, Ludlow, Market Drayton, Oswestry, Shrewsbury and Whitchurch (in Shropshire); Newport, Telford and Wellington (in Telford & Wrekin); and Newtown and Welshpool (in Powys) – all beautiful and unique.
Our main service locations are the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) in Shrewsbury which are located 20 minutes’ drive apart. Together they provide 99% of our activity. Both hospitals provide a wide range of acute hospital services including accident & emergency, outpatients, diagnostics, inpatient medical care and critical care.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The job plan will be for 1.5 sessions per week as below in year 1 and 1 session per week in year 2
•    1 session of clinical experience within Gastroenterology outpatient clinic. This clinical session will be flexible around the availability of the GP / Consultant supervising the role. (Year 1 and 2)
•    0.5 session of clinical learning, to include a 12-month education programme delivered online. This will include a mixture of teaching sessions (usually delivered on Wednesday afternoons on a monthly basis), interactive case studies, written assignments and self-directed learning. (only during year 1)

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The well-being of our staff is of the upmost importance to us.  If you are offered a role at our Trust, and fall into the increased and higher risk categories as set out by Public Health England (PHE) and NHSI/E, your line manager will complete an risk assessment with you.  This will be completed in conjunction with the latest guidance from Public Health England in relation to Covid-19.

By submitting your application to Trac, you are giving your consent for parts of your application data to be transferred to the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) and other secure, internal NHS Workforce systems. This is to support and manage your recruitment and employment within your employing organisation. 

If successful, by completing the NHS Jobs application form you authorise the Trust to obtain any previous NHS service details including all electronically held sickness information, via the Inter Authority Transfer process on the national ESR.

If the role requires a qualification/professional registration, you will need to provide proof during the recruitment process. By submitting your application you are giving the Trust permission to check the qualification certificates provided back to the source provider. Please note that a sample of all applicant’s qualifications will be checked with the educational institution or provider.

In the event of a high response to this advertisement, this post will be closed. Early applications are advised.
 
Unfortunately we do not accept CVs or keep them on file. If you are unable to apply online please contact the person named in the advertisement for the post you are interested in.
 
We are committed to offering an interview to all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the above position and will support reasonable adjustments wherever possible.  In addition, whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from candidates who are male, from black and minority ethnic backgrounds or who have a disability, as these are currently under-represented in our workforce.
 
We are committed to equal opportunities in employment. The policies and practices of the Trust aim to promote an environment that is free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of all people. At the heart of our policy, we seek to treat people fairly, flexibly and with dignity and respect.

Thank you for your interest in The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, we look forward to receiving your application for employment.

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