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Our client is looking for a Consultant Gastroenterologist, they will be responsible for treating patients with various medical conditions related to the gastrointestinal tract and the liver, establishing effective patient care plans, and referring patients to the appropriate specialists as needed. The position holder should be highly trained with proven experience of effectively working in a similar healthcare setting.

Our client is a modern healthcare institution that focuses on world-class clinical excellence with a mission to become the hospital of choice, providing, the highest, measurable care to its clients. Building on its clinical excellence, and international partnership approach, the facility delivers outstanding clinical expertise, through highly experienced multi-disciplinary professional teams and systems.

Clients will experience a quality-of-care equivalent to or exceeding, that of the very best hospitals around the world. With 240 single private suites, 10 operating rooms, and 23 Intensive Care beds, they provide primary, secondary, and tertiary healthcare services. Our Operating Rooms are equipped with the most advanced technology, allowing them to do minimally invasive surgery and imaging during operations. The facility is also equipped with the Da Vinci and Artis pheno robotic equipment which is more precise and enables quicker surgery and with fewer complications resulting in a faster recovery.

Responsibilities:

• Assessing patients with relevant digestion disorders and diseases that affect their digestive system — including the gastrointestinal tract (esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum and anus) as well as the pancreas, liver, bile ducts and gallbladder.
• Conducting follow-up visits to monitor the patient’s condition.
• Requesting the appropriate medical tests and based on them, following a treatment plan.
• Developing effective patient care plans.
• Referring patients to appropriate specialists.
• Ensuring that patients are stable before transferring them to the proper department for further evaluation.
• Providing instructions for discharge and any relevant paperwork.
• Maintaining patients' medical records.
• Coordinating with different ER departments to ensure patients receive the necessary treatment.
• Actively participate in the planning and implementation of the department development plans and the different manpower training programs for the medical, technical and nursing staff in his/her area of expertise.
• Participating in the various committees for the upgrading of services and organization of work within and outside the hospital.
• Participating in scheduling of on-call duties and provides on-call services.
• Participating in the assessment and updating of drug, medical supply and equipment needs.
• Participating in all relevant research activities related to their expertise.
• Performs special procedures as privileged.
• Adheres to policies, guidelines, plans and programs of the organization.
• Performs other duties as assigned/directed by the Head of the department.

Job Experience:

• Minimum 3 years of experience in a full time Consultant Gastroenterologist position, with a minimum of 1 year experience in a government, semi- government, or a teaching hospital.
• Minimum 1 year of experience in GCC (preferred).
• Preferably Arabic speaking candidates.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in General medicine like MBBS, MBBCh (Essential).
• Western Board certified in Gastroenterology and eligible for Consultant License in the State of Qatar as per MoPH criteria (Essential) at least 12 months duration from one of the Category 1 Western countries.
• US Board/CCT in Gastroenterology or equivalent specialist training certificate (Category 1).

Benefits:

• Tax Free Salary between £16130-£19317 (Salary range is dependent on experience and the outcome of the interview)
• Accommodation is factored into your take-home pay 
• Permanent physicians also receive a revenue-sharing scheme.
• Yearly flights to home country.
• End of service bonus as per labour law
• Private Medical Insurance
• Contract Length: Indefinite (5 years, renewing automatically unless terminated by either party)
• Annual Leave: 28 calendar days plus 10 public holidays
• CME Allowance: 7 paid days plus a 10,000 QAR allowance
• Education Allowance: Covers two children under the employee's sponsorship, aged 4-18 years, residing in Qatar. The allowance is 20,000 QAR per child per year.