Specialist in General Medicine

A new opportunity has risen to join our friendly team for the post of Specialist in General Medicine. The post is funded for 10 PAs. The post-holder will provide their expertise and work alongside General Medicine and Gastro consultant colleagues

The appointee will join a department, which includes 8 Consultants with a wide variety of specialist interests. The creation of this new post is related to the need to meet requirements of waiting list targets, increased clinical activity and improving the quality and timely provision of specialist Gastroenterology service in this busy hospital department. The appointee will be expected to help see in clinic outpatient gastroenterology and liver patients. Additionally, the appointee will be expected to provide a full range of therapeutic endoscopy especially for achieving haemostasis. The appointee will provide a high standard of care to the Gastroenterology patients and give consultant opinion, guidance and advice on any patient referred to the department.

• Provide advice and day to day management of medical inpatients.
• Maintenance of the highest clinical standards in the management of patients in medicine department in a senior role.
• To share with colleagues the responsibility to provide day to day management of the patients in ward.
• Teaching and training of junior staff and medical students.
• To actively participate in both Departmental and Trust matters concerning Clinical Governance and Audit.
• Responsibility for ensuring active participation in Continuing Medical Education (CME).
• To actively participate in both departmental and Trust matters concerning Clinical Governance and audit.
• To fulfil obligations relating to continuing medical education and professional development, appraisal and revalidation

We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.

The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.

Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.

We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.

With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.

We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Krishna Basavaraju Job title: Gastroenterology Clinical Lead Email address: Telephone number:

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