Gastrointestinal Physiology
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Gastrointestinal Physiology – Alder Hey Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Exclusively paediatric hospital, with travel to local adults hospital required.
Gastrointestinal Physiology – Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest and busiest hospital trusts in the UK. We are committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time. Our staff helped to define the values and behaviours that we should work to so that we can achieve this vision. This has become known as The Leeds Way, and forms the foundation of our culture, our ethos and how we work every day.
The Department of Gastrointestinal Physiology within Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is a busy healthcare scientist led clinical service providing an extensive range of investigations of both upper and lower gastrointestinal function. This includes all aspects of provision of the service from acquisition of patient data, using a range of specialist diagnostic systems, to clinical reporting.
The Department serves the needs of the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and additionally provides a tertiary service to the surrounding communities of Calderdale, North and West Yorkshire. The team also delivers an adult urodynamic service including video urodynamics to the department of Urology at Leeds Teaching Hospital.
Clinical GI physiology activity is undertaken within the Endoscopy Department at Leeds General Infirmary. However, the service is based across the two main sites (Leeds General Infirmary and St James University Hospital) and at times you will be required to work across both.
Gastrointestinal Physiology – Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Gastrointestinal Physiology – St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
This training post will specialise in Gastrointestinal Physiology at a busy London hospital. The department is a tertiary centre for GI physiology investigations and receives referrals from across the UK. We have an active role in research especially within upper GI physiology and are hoping to expand this. The hospital is based in the vibrant south west London neighbourhood of Tooting which has both overground and underground travel links. The post holder will be required to travel across sites all of which are based in south west London. We are hoping to not only develop new clinical scientists within the field but also to develop our own service long term.
Gastrointestinal Physiology – University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
Our primary operations are based at the GI Physiology unit at the Bristol Royal Infirmary, part of the University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW). While our main focus is here, we occasionally extend our support to other UHBW locations, such as the Weston General Hospital and South Bristol Community Hospital. Transportation arrangements are reimbursed for these occasional ad-hoc assignments. In terms of patient care, we primarily cater to adults but also extend our services to paediatric patients, ensuring a holistic approach to gastrointestinal healthcare across all age groups. Our unit specialises in a variety of diagnostic services. This includes, but is not limited to, high-resolution oesophageal manometry for motility disorders and the use of advanced techniques like sacral nerve stimulator/neuromodulation programming for the treatment of faecal incontinence.
Our team, though small, works in close collaboration with specialists in upper GI, colorectal, and gastroenterology departments. This multidisciplinary interaction not only enhances our service quality but also positively impacts patient outcomes. Furthermore, we are privileged to be involved in monthly multidisciplinary team meetings (MDTs), allowing us to integrate diverse medical expertise into our patient care strategies. We are on the path to achieving Improving Quality in Physiological Services (IQIPS) accreditation. Also, our team members actively engage in roles beyond the unit, including positions as assessors for the National School of Healthcare Science (NSHCS), IQIPS, and participation in committees like the Association of GI Physiologists (AGIP) and the Accreditation Clinical Advisory Group (ACAG).