Endoscopy Specialist; Clinical Fellow | North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

Overview

Senior Clinical Fellow posts in Endoscopy at St Mark’s Hospital. The Wolfson Unit for Endoscopy is a world renowned state of the art facility for the practice and teaching of endoscopy. It is a tertiary referral and National Training centre, and specialises in complex diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy, including large polypectomies (EMR, ESD and laparoscopic-endoscopic techniques), double balloon enteroscopy, video capsule endoscopy, endoscopic surveillance of high-risk groups and treatment of radiation proctopathy.

The Unit was the first site in London to undertake Bowel Cancer Screening in 2006, covering a population of approx. 1 million, and was one of the first wave pilot sites for Flexible Sigmoidoscopy screening (Bowel Scope), which started in 2013.

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond. Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people. We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Ideal for an experienced gastroenterology trainee towards the end of their specialist training who wishes to increase their experience in routine and emergency endoscopy. The successful applicant would have scheduled training and service endoscopy lists and form part of the team providing emergency endoscopy. There may also be the opportunity to join the On Call Bleed rota.

Experienced gastroenterology trainee towards the end of specialist training, experienced in routine and emergency endoscopy, scheduled training and service endoscopy lists, ability to join On Call Bleed rota.

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