Consultant Gastroenterologist

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust; Chipping Barnet; On-site; GBP 114,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Locum Consultant Gastroenterologist at Chase Farm Hospital and Barnet Hospital. The post delivers outpatient gastroenterology and endoscopy across both sites, with involvement in inpatient care and the Gastroenterology on‑call rota.

You will work in a multidisciplinary team, participate in audits and teaching, and contribute to service development.

Qualifications

• Experience in Gastroenterology and Endoscopy.
• Deliver outpatient and endoscopy services across two hospitals.
• Participate in on‑call rota and inpatient care.

Responsibilities

• Provide outpatient gastroenterology clinics and endoscopy procedures.
• Contribute to inpatient care and GI on‑call lists.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and support service development.

Job description

Locum Consultant Gastroenterologist | Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

CAPTION:

• Company: Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
• Salary: £113,565 - £150,569 per annum plus London Weighting
• Hours: Full-time
• Location: Barnet, EN5 3DJ
• Job type: Contract
• Posting date: 24 Sept 2026
• Closing date: 24 Oct 2026

Summary

We are very pleased to offer the appointment of a Consultant Gastroenterologist at the Royal Free London Hospitals NHS Trust.

The post is based at both Chase Farm Hospital and Barnet Hospital. This job offers an exciting opportunity for the successful applicant to join a committed team of consultants in this well-developed service.

The appointed consultant is supported by 6 resident doctors: three Specialist Registrars, two IMT1/2 doctors, 1 FY1 doctor. The physicians have a close working relationship with the Radiology, Histopathology, Hepatology, Hepato-pancreaticobiliary, and Colorectal surgery.

The appointee will join a multidisciplinary team to deliver Gastroenterology outpatient and endoscopy services at Chase Farm Hospital along with participating in the Gastroenterology on-call rota at Barnet Hospital, covering inpatient care and emergency endoscopy lists.

• An exciting opportunity has arisen to join - and help develop - the Gastroenterology service at Barnet Hospital. We are looking for an applicant who has experience in Gastroenterology and Endoscopy to support the provision and development of service across both hospital sites. The successful applicants will work within the multidisciplinary establishment with outpatient gastroenterology clinics and endoscopy lists at both hospitals. This post offers 10 PAs of combined direct clinical and supporting programmed activity. The successful applicants will form part of the out-of-hours GI bleeding service, contribute to the provision of inpatient, outpatient GI service, and Endoscopy sessions.

The applicants will be encouraged to contribute to the audit, research as well as under- and post-graduate teaching within the department.

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated staff care for over 1.6 million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies, and carry out more than 17 million tests.

Our size, scale, and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits to next-level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.

Therapy Services has a high profile within the Trust, being firmly committed to quality improvement, audit, service evaluation, and improvement. We undertake yearly presentations of our achievements; undertaking PDSA and QI projects to ensure we are delivering the most effective, safe, and high-quality service.

For more information, please follow the link: https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

This advert closes on Thursday 15 Oct 2026