JOB VACANCIES

Consultant

LOCUM CONSULTANT IN PAEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY
OR LOCUM CONSULTANT IN MEDICAL PAEDIATRICS with an interest in Paediatric Gastroenterology

Reference: FM8/8678
NHS GRAMPIAN
North of Scotland Paediatric Gastroenterology Network,
Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital

Applications are invited for the post of Locum Consultant in Paediatric Gastroenterology at the Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital (RACH). The post is full time and available for 6 months. This post is to provide support to the Paediatric Gastroenterology service led by Dr W M Bisset and Dr G E D Mahdi. The post may be of interest to candidates with both tertiary or secondary level experience. Endoscopy experience while desirable is not essential. This post is based within the Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital (RACH) with outreach commitments to our neighbouring Health Boards in Highland and Tayside. Weekly clinics and Endoscopy lists are held in Dundee and monthly clinics in Inverness. A tertiary service is provided at RACH with access to Endoscopy, full diagnostic services and Paediatric Surgery. There are weekly general Gastroenterology clinics with dedicated clinics for IBD and Coeliac Disease. Hepatology is provided in conjunction with King’s College Hospital. The service is supported by Paediatric dietitians and a nutrition support nurse. There are educational and service links with colleagues throughout Scotland. The commitment to General Paediatrics on-call rota (no Neonates) will be approximately 1:9 for nights and weeks on-call. The Consultant of the Week service covers acute Paediatrics Monday to Friday (all other commitments cancelled) and is largely ward based with 2 ward rounds daily. This post will also have a weekly general outpatient clinic.

The new purpose built RACH opened in January 2004. The hospital has 85 inpatient and 15 daycase beds and provides a wide range of secondary and tertiary Paediatric medical and surgical services. The Foresterhill site also encompasses Aberdeen Maternity Hospital and Aberdeen Royal Infirmary with a total bed complement of 1,200. The Medical School and Institute of Medical Sciences for Aberdeen University share the same site. Many opportunities presently exist to network with colleagues in secondary and tertiary care, across Scotland. This area has a population of 565,000 (Grampian) 1.2 million (North of Scotland) and the post offers the challenge of providing a high quality service across one of the most remote and rural areas in Europe. Informal enquiries should be made to Dr W M Bisset, Clinical Group Co-ordinator and Consultant in General Paediatrics and Paediatric Gastroenterology, telephone 01224 553037 or Dr Gamal Mahdi, Consultant in General Paediatrics and Paediatric Gastroenterology, telephone 01224 554715.

Job descriptions are available by telephoning 01224 556692, the 24 hour Jobline, quoting the above reference number. Application is by submission of curriculum vitae (copied 10 times), including the details of two referees and should be submitted to Recruitment Department, Ashgrove House, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Foresterhill, Aberdeen AB25 2ZA by 4pm Friday, 4th July 2008. We are committed to promoting Equal Opportunities.
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BMA Website link: http://careers.bmj.com/careers/view-job.html?id=9495

LOCUM CONSULTANT PAEDIATRIC HEPATOLOGIST

BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

LIVER & HEPATOBILIARY UNIT

Applicants will be expected to have accredited experience in Paediatrics, with specialised skills in hepatology, gastroenterology and nutrition. Some experience in the assessment and management of intestinal transplantation would be advantageous as the post holder will be involved in assessment and management of patients referred for and undergoing isolated (and combined liver/) small bowel transplantation.
The successful candidate will be expected to share equally in the clinical duties of the Liver Unit programme with four existing hepatologists. He/She will also be expected to work closely with the transplant and hepatobiliary surgical teams.

Informal enquiries to: Dr IDM van Mourik, Clinical Lead, Hepatology Department, Birmingham Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust,
Telephone: 0121 3338252, email: Indra.Vanmourik@bch.nhs.uk

An application form and detailed job description are available from www.nhs.jobs.uk alternatively please contact the Recruitment Line (24hrs) on 0121 333 8352. Please quote  Job Reference: KM21/08. CV’s are not acceptable

Closing date for all applications will be 5th May 2008

Birmingham Children’s Hospital NHS Trust is committed to Equal Opportunities and actively discourages smoking at work.

Pediatric Gastroenterologist

The Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition in the Department of Pediatrics at Dalhousie University and Izaak Walton Killam (IWK) Health Centre is recruiting a qualified pediatric gastroenterologist to join a dynamic, friendly academic Division.  The ideal candidate will be an academic gastroenterologist with clinical and procedural skills to support both outpatient and inpatient consultative services.  There are opportunities to develop or build on areas of the candidate’s interest.  This position is available as of July 2008. 

The Department has a competitive Academic Funding Plan (AFP) with paid vacation and generous financial support for CME.  Protected research and/or education time is built into the AFP remuneration with hard money.  The Department of Pediatrics provides a collegial and collaborative environment with strong support for research and education.  Strengths outside the GI Division include a vaccine development centre, drug discovery unit and very strong epidemiology unit with linked prenatal, neonatal and youth population-based administrative databases.

Call and service would be shared with the two current pediatric gastroenterologists.  Within the Division is a Canada Research Chair PhD psychologist in Pediatric Pain, and within the Department a PhD scientist whose research focus is in vitro and animal models of inflammation and IBD.  The GI Division has active interests in clinical trials research, as well as research involving outcomes assessment, self-management and adherence in chronic disease.  Education of medical students, residents and allied health professionals is another area of strength within the Division.  The GI physicians are supported by a strong interdisciplinary team including 3.0 FTE nurses, 2.0 FTE dieticians, dedicated psychologists and social worker.  Division members each have 0.5 FTE academic administrative support.

The IWK Health Centre is the tertiary pediatric and women’s Health Centre for the three Maritime Provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island with a combined population of over 1.8 million.  We have strong support from pediatric surgery, adult gastroenterology and pathology Departments.  All procedures are performed with the assistance of pediatric anesthesiology.

Halifax, with a metropolitan population of over 300,000 is lively harbor city.  It has a thriving arts and Celtic music scene.  It is the business and economic centre in Eastern Canada.  Many of the physicians live within walking distance of the hospital and downtown Halifax.  As well, there are plenty of opportunities for outdoor activities like sailing, kayaking and hiking.  Dalhousie University, Atlantic Canada’s leading research university, offers a range of collaborative research and teaching possibilities.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.  Dalhousie University is an employment equity affirmative action employer.  The university encourages applications from qualified Aboriginal people, persons with disability, racially visible persons and women. 

Interested individuals should contact:  Anthony Otley MD, Division of Gastroenterology & Nutrition, IWK Health Centre, 5850 University Avenue, Halifax, NS B3K 6R8; Tel 902-470-8225, email: arotley@dal.ca

You may visit the Department website and Division webpage at http://pediatrics.medicine.dal.ca/

Temporary Consultant Paediatric Gastroenterologist

Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin

A vacancy exists for a full-time paediatric gastroenterologist at Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin from 1 April- 31 August 2008.  The successful applicant will work with two other paediatric gastroenterologists to provide tertiary care paediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition for the paediatric population of the Republic of Ireland.  The position includes sharing in the on-call rota and provision of in-patient and out-patient care for children with the full spectrum of secondary and tertiary care GI, liver and nutrition problems.  This position also has a minority commitment to the National Children's Hospital, Tallaght (two of eleven weekly sessions).  Basic pay is in the region of €164,000 per annum with opportunities for additional private practice.  Applicants must have or be eligible for full registration with the General Register of Medical Practitioners in Ireland and be in possession of MRCPI in Paediatrics or its equivalent.  The applicant must have seven years satisfactory postgraduate training and experience in the medical profession, including four years of Paediatrics and one year of Neonatology and two years of Paediatric Gastroenterology.

For further information, please contact billy.bourke@ucd.ie.

Academic Posts

no vacancies

Specialist Registrars

no vacancies

Nutrition or GI Nurses

no vacancies

Paediatric Dieticians

THE NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY
NEWCASTLE NUTRITION

LEAD SPECIALIST PAEDIATRIC DIETITIAN,
NUTRITION TEAM & DEPUTY MANAGER

37.5 hours/1.0wte

Band 8a

This is a new post in a new team, part of a progressively developing Paediatric Service within a rapidly expanding Child Health Directorate. We are therefore looking for a dietitian with significant experience.

Newcastle offers the full spectrum of paediatric tertiary subspecialities in addition to national referral centres for severe combined immunodeficiency and related disorders, paediatric heart / lung transplantation, ECMO and the ventricular assist device programme. Presently the paediatric services are split over 3 sites but a new state of the art children’s hospital, bringing most services onto one site, is due for completion in 2009.

As part of the Paediatric Nutrition Team you will work closely with the Specialist Pharmacist, Nutrition Nurse Specialist and Consultant Paediatric Gastroenterologist to provide assessment and advice across the Directorate regarding children with severe nutritional issues, including those requiring parenteral nutrition. You will be able to develop new standards, protocols and policies as part of the Team and will be encouraged to take part in research. You will be responsible for the day to day management of Dieticians working within general paediatric dietetics and your own specialty. You will contribute to service planning and development in a multi-disciplinary environment.

There will be sufficient flexibility to permit a small caseload within a chosen specialty, to be agreed with the successful candidate.

The Trust can offer you excellent training opportunities for your development in clinical work, management and research. The department is part of a well funded, enthusiastic and committed dietetic organisation and enjoys support from specialist colleagues from many disciplines.

For further information please contact Julia Smith, Head of Newcastle Nutrition on (0191) 282 5930 and Julian Thomas, Consultant Gastroenterologist on (0191) 233 6161 extension 24077.

For a job description and further application or to apply see www.jobs.nhs.uk ‘Newcastle’. Apply online.

Closing Date: Thursday 13th March 2008.

This Trust operates a ‘No Smoking’ policy.

 

 

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