Senior Clinical Fellow In Inflammatory Bowel Disease

This post is aimed at a post-CCT/senior registrar level with solid background in gastroenterology, looking to get specialist experience in IBD. There is no on call commitment for this role.

We have been recognised as a BSG endorsed IBD fellowship post and full details are on their website.

During your role, you'll have the opportunity to participate in regular complex IBD inpatient and outpatient work. This will include:

• Joint IBD / Surgical clinics
• IBD / PSC clinics
• IBD pregnancy outpatient reviews
• Paediatric to adult IBD transition clinics
• Weekly IBD joint IBD, Radiology, Histology, Colorectal surgery MDT (Comprehensive MDT)
• Weekly IBD advanced therapy MDT
• Access to dedicated training list for chromoendoscopy and IBD/PSC surveillance and detection of dysplastic lesions, depending on the candidate's level of endoscopic experience
• IBD hot clinics for acute flares on both sites

The successful candidate would also be expected to provide urgent IP consultations to patients presenting with acute severe colitis and liaise with our IBD surgeons and wider MDT to ensure appropriate inpatient management.

Involvement in multicenter IBD trials. Dr Durai is research lead for many significant IBD research projects, giving rise to the opportunity to participate in many studies and publications.

Participate in mandated departmental and service audits, alongside service improvement projects.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focused on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.

Our mission is Caring for People, Keeping People Well, and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population's health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research.

Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.

Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.

These are the current applicable pay scales however, these may change upon implementation of the framework agreement for reform to the terms and conditions of service for resident doctors and dentists in Wales. Further details can be found at Framework Agreement Wales.

Please see full detailed job description and main responsibilities attached to the job advert.

• Post-CCT or towards end of specialist training in gastroenterology
• Evidence of participation in Research and Clinical Governance

• JAG accreditation for colonoscopy

• MBBS or recognised equivalent
• Current GMC registration with a Full Licence to Practise

• MRCP completed

• Commitment to team approach and multi-disciplinary working
• Research and interests relevant to specialty
• Effective and demonstrable communication skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues

• Computing skills

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