# Gastroenterologist

**Company**: CHEC
**Location**: Ilford
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: Permanent
**Salary**: Negotiable
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

CHEC is seeking an experienced Consultant Gastroenterologist to join our team at our Ilford Hospital. The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering consultant-led Gastroenterology services while contributing to the continued growth and development of CHEC's expanding community Gastroenterology service.

The post is predominantly Ilford-based, with occasional travel to other CHEC sites across the South region to support clinical service delivery, service development and clinical leadership initiatives.

Responsibilities will include:

- Delivering Consultant-led Gastroenterology outpatient clinics

- Assessing, diagnosing and managing patients referred to the service

- Undertaking diagnostic and therapeutic upper and lower GI endoscopy procedures

- Delivering a minimum expectation of two endoscopy lists per week

- Providing expert clinical advice and treatment recommendations

- Supporting the continued growth, delivery and development of CHEC's community-based Gastroenterology services

- Supporting the Clinical Director in the development, leadership and strategic direction of CHEC's Gastroenterology services

- Leading and contributing to clinical governance, audit, service evaluation and quality improvement initiatives

- Supporting the implementation of innovative clinical pathways and service developments

- Providing clinical leadership and expertise to multidisciplinary teams

- Supporting service delivery across CHEC sites within the South region when required

- Maintaining accurate and timely clinical documentation in line with organisational policies and GMC standards

- Working in accordance with CHEC clinical protocols, policies and values.

The successful candidate will be expected to demonstrate:

- A proven track record of delivering high-quality Gastroenterology services

- Significant experience in diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy

- Excellent clinical judgement and decision-making skills

- A commitment to delivering excellent patient outcomes and experiences

- Strong communication and interpersonal skills

- The ability to work independently and effectively within a multidisciplinary team

- Experience of clinical governance, audit and continuous quality improvement

- An interest in service development and innovation

- The ability to provide clinical leadership and contribute strategically to service growth

- A flexible and collaborative approach to supporting services across the South region.

## Skills

### Required
- Gastroenterology
- endoscopy
- clinical governance
- audit
- quality improvement

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