Consultant in Paediatric Gastroenterology

at  Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust

Duties vary according to whether on service week and would include: Average of 2.5 outpatient clinics /week Endoscopy lists and wireless capsule endoscopy cases Handover sessions and Business meeting 5 multidisciplinary ward rounds per week (when on ward service) or a Nutrition Support ward rounds when on Nutrition Service Radiology and histology review meetings IBD case reviews Parenteral nutrition meeting with nutritional care team weekly Departmental educational programme, including seminars, journal club Service The Service Consultant manages all the Gastroenterology in-patient activity and reviews in-patients under other specialties as Gastroenterology consultations. Domicillary activity is managed by telephone support for regional network colleagues and families at home by departmental nursing and medical staff. Consultant input is provided each day in managing outpatients at home (SBARs) to provide assessment and treatment at home and prevent admission to hospital. Patients attending for day case admissions for infusions and other treatments may be reviewed and emergency endoscopy for patients with gastrointestinal bleeding.
The service consultant grades referrals for outpatient and inpatient review. Nutrition Service week The Consultant will supervise one Nutrition Support Ward round, teaching and training and daily support for Parenteral Nutrition prescribing. There will be two out-patient clinics and one endoscopy list each week. Non-service week The consultant will be based in clinic, endoscopy and office-based admin.
There will be two or three clinics and one or two endoscopy lists, averaging four direct clinical care sessions per week, with allocated time for clinical administration (letters, results and reports) Additional sessions could include: - Teaching & Education - Audit & Clinical Governanc

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