Medacs Healthcare
About the Role:
This locum position seeks a highly skilled and experienced Endoscopy Consultant or SpR to provide critical diagnostic, therapeutic, and screening endoscopy services. The role offers the opportunity to work on a flexible schedule at a leading NHS trust in South England.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide diagnosis, screening, treatment, preoperative, operative, and postoperative patient management.
- Support patients and families, effectively communicating diagnoses and treatment options.
- Coordinate treatment plans and prescribe treatments.
- Monitor and provide ongoing care for patients.
- Communicate with patients and the multidisciplinary team for shared decision-making.
- Lead or contribute to multidisciplinary teams where appropriate.
- Assess and prioritize patient needs, effectively delegating tasks.
- Recognize, review, and report patient conditions and changes to the multidisciplinary team.
- Perform administrative tasks, including maintaining records, writing prescriptions, and monitoring treatment plans.
- Conduct research to develop and improve surgical techniques and outcomes.
- Teach and mentor junior doctors, medical students, and other team members.
Skills and Expertise:
- GMC registration (Specialist Register for Consultant-level positions)
- Relevant Consultant/SpR experience or evidence of progression towards Consultant/SpR level.
- UK Right to Work evidence (no visa sponsorship offered).
- Background check (DBS).
- Quick thinking and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Patience, teaching, and mentoring abilities.
- Attention to detail.
- Systematic approach to tasks.
- Time management skills.
- Proactive approach to research and medical development.
- Empathy and understanding.
- Adaptability and flexibility.
- Commitment to continuous learning and skill improvement.
- Active listening.
Job Facilities/Benefits:
- Access to The Support Hub for mental health support.
- First sight of shifts across multiple NHS trusts.
- Competitive pay rates (between 70-130 per hour, inside IR35).
- Dedicated placement officer.
- Free CPD courses and career support with Medacs Academy.
- Numerous shifts available daily.
- Long-term job and short-shift opportunities.
- Lucrative referral scheme.
- Revalidation support.
- 24/7/365 support.
Why Join Us:
This NHS trust values its contribution to medical advancement and provides access to advanced equipment and opportunities for specialism, research, and academia. You will be a fundamental part of a cohesive and dynamic team committed to providing high-quality care to patients of all ages, while fostering clinical and educational support for junior Gastroenterologists. The trust takes a proactive role in the development of the Gastroenterology department, empowering its team to lead within the field.