Job Description

Job overview

This is a consultant appointment within the Gastroenterology Department of the Specialist Medicine Directorate, which delivers clinical services across both Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Hospital sites. The successful candidate will join a team of nine other gastroenterologists within the Trust. The role includes contributing to the delivery of a high-quality gastroenterology service, as well as supporting general medicine services at the Tunbridge Wells Hospital site.

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Main duties of the job

The post-holder will join a team of nine consultants: Drs Blaker, Bell, Barnardo, Baburajan, Bird Fegredo, Mahumud, Maiden, Sharma, and Hanumantharaya. Clinical duties will include inpatient care at

Tunbridge Wells Hospital

, with endoscopy and outpatient clinics held at either

Tunbridge Wells

,

Maidstone or Fordcombe Hospitals

.

Inflammatory Bowel Disease Service

The

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Service

at MTW cares for approximately

4,500 patients

, including around

1,450

receiving

advanced therapies

. The Trust is a recognised leader in developing

regional IBD care pathways

and offers access to all

NICE-approved advanced treatments

. This is supported by

Virtual Biologics and Immunosuppression Clinics

operating across both sites, and a team of

four IBD Clinical Nurse Specialists

.


The post-holder will be encouraged to play an active role in the continued development of the IBD service--particularly in collaboration with the

digital health team

to create and expand

virtual care models

that support patient self-management where appropriate. Additionally, there will be strong support for the post-holder to contribute to and further expand the

IBD research portfolio

.

Working for our organisation

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust

The Trust

was established in April 2000 through the merger of Mid Kent Healthcare Trust and Kent & Sussex Weald NHS Trust. It provides general hospital care to ~590,000 people in West Kent and North East Sussex, and specialist cancer services to ~1.8 million. Its main hospitals are Tunbridge Wells Hospital (TWH) in Pembury and Maidstone Hospital (MGH), where the Trust HQ is also based. Key personnel include:

Chair

: Dr Annette Doherty,

Chief Executive

: Mr Miles Scott,

Chief Medical Officer

: Dr Sara Mumford


Clinical services are delivered via nine Directorates. Within the

Specialist

Medicine Directorate

(which includes gastroenterology):

Lead for Gastroenterology

: Dr Paul Blaker,

Clinical Director

: Dr Matt Szeto,

Chief of Service (Medicine & Emergency Care)

: Dr Simon Webster