Gastroenterologist (0.6-1.0 FTE)

You will become part of a department of eight gastroenterologists with a beautiful balance between experienced colleagues and new, ambitious specialists. What many colleagues appreciate is the involved and familial atmosphere both on the ward and in the hospital. We know each other well, find each other easily, and are there for one another. It is very normal for a colleague to walk in on you or call you to think along about a complex patient or medical issue.

You work intensively with our endoscopy nurses, secretaries, four nurse practitioners, four gastroenterology nurses, three physician assistants, and one endoscopy nurse. Collaboration with GI surgeons, interventional radiologists, and oncologists is also strong. Thanks to the shared nursing ward with GI surgery, lines are short and you can switch tasks quickly.

During handovers, we discuss patients in a positive way to learn from each other. We challenge each other, ask questions, and search together for the best solution for the patient. The collaboration goes beyond work alone. We usually have lunch together with the gastroenterologists, physician assistants, nurses, and other colleagues. We also regularly organize team activities.

The gastroenterology department is constantly in motion. MMC is an expertise center for neuroendocrine tumors, liver surgery, and immunotherapy. We are an STZ expertise center for IBD, a screening center for colorectal cancer, and a hepatitis treatment center. Within the IBD expertise center, we work closely with the pharmacy regarding treatments including biologicals. Additionally, we participate in scientific research in the fields of IBD, pancreatitis, and large polyps/T1-2 carcinomas. Initially, you will contribute to ongoing studies. In the long term, there are opportunities to further expand your own research initiatives as part of the department.

We are also at the forefront in the field of innovation. For example, we are among the departments that work most extensively with telemonitoring for large groups of IBD patients. The intake process for scopies is largely digital via Medify. Additionally, we are helping to build the outpatient clinic of the future, where appropriate care, digitalization, and care close to the patient are central.

In the coming years, we will continue to build the gastroenterology care of the future. Within the renovation and renewal of our locations, we are creating a working environment that supports appropriate care, digitalization, and care close to the patient. At the same time, we continue to invest in high-quality endoscopic care. At both locations, we already work with modern endoscopy rooms. In the future, endoscopy will be centralized in Veldhoven, where a wide range of techniques will be performed, such as ERCP, EMR/eFTR, Zenker diverticulotomy, video capsule endoscopy, manometry/pH-metry, and endo-ultrasound with various interventions. In this way, we combine innovative care processes with top-clinical gastroenterology care and work together to build a department that is ready for tomorrow.

In addition, we explicitly look beyond the walls of our own hospital. We work intensively with regional partners. Together with Catharina Hospital, we are developing regional oncological care pathways, and with Anna Hospital, we share endoscopy services. We also recently started a regional ERCP service with the Anna and Catharina hospitals. These collaborations ensure short lines, knowledge exchange, and optimal care for patients in the region.