This is a one year advanced clinical fellowship post for an advanced gastroenterology trainees who have completed their basic gastroenterology training and are independently competent in routine upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopy (including endotherapy for acute upper GI bleeding and level 2 polypectomy) as well as clinical work, and who wish to obtain advanced training in specialised clinical and/or endoscopic areas such as advanced endoscopic techniques.

Advanced specialist training and experience in Gastroenterology will be provided, alongside clinical service sessions of colonoscopy, upper GI endoscopy and outpatient consultation. The content of the advanced training component of the post will be focussed on hepatobiliary endoscopy.

The post based at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh will involve the following areas of advanced gastroenterology practice, as follows:
1. ERCP including Spyglass™ cholangioscopy once more basic competencies achieved.
2. EUS including EUS -therapy once more basic competencies achieved.