Consultant Gastroenterologist

NHS; Greater London; On-site; GBP 200,000 +; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in southwest London is seeking a Consultant Gastroenterologist specializing in Complex Nutrition to join their multidisciplinary team. This role involves conducting high-quality diagnostic endoscopies, managing inpatients, and providing clinical supervision. The ideal candidate will have experience in handling complex nutritional needs and possess strong leadership and communication skills. This permanent, full-time role offers a chance to engage in teaching and research opportunities in a well-respected institution, with a focus on patient care.

Qualifications

• Evidence of experience managing patients with complex nutritional needs.
• Full registration and license to practice.
• Experience in teaching both undergraduate and postgraduate trainees.

Responsibilities

• Undertake high-quality GI endoscopy.
• Manage gastroenterology and general medical inpatients.
• Provide clinical supervision and teaching.

Skills

Complex Nutrition

High quality communication skills

Leadership

Education

Full registration and license to practice with General Medical Council

Higher professional qualification (MRCP or equivalent)

MD or PhD

Tools

JAG accreditation in endoscopy

Train the Trainer certification by JAG

Job description

Consultant Gastroenterologist

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Consultant Gastroenterologist with a specialist interest in Complex Nutrition. This substantive post offers 10 PAs, combining outpatient clinics—including a dedicated home parenteral nutrition clinic—endoscopy lists with PEG procedures, inpatient care for luminal gastroenterology and complex nutrition, and participation in the upper GI bleed on‑call rota. There is scope to develop or continue a secondary subspecialty interest, such as inflammatory bowel disease, general gastroenterology, or research. The successful candidate will work within a large, multidisciplinary gastroenterology team, providing high‑quality patient care, clinical supervision, and opportunities for teaching and research.

The closing date is 26 January 2026

Main duties of the job

• Undertake high‑quality diagnostic and therapeutic upper and lower GI endoscopy, including PEG insertion and removals.
• Provide specialist outpatient care, with a focus on complex nutrition and the opportunity to develop a secondary subspecialty interest.
• Manage gastroenterology and general medical inpatients on a rotational basis.
• Deliver an advisory inpatient service for patients with complex nutritional requirements.
• Participate in the upper GI bleed on‑call rota and weekend ward rounds.
• Contribute to multidisciplinary team meetings (MDMs) for complex nutrition and other subspecialty areas.
• Provide clinical supervision and teaching for junior doctors, clinical nurse specialists, and allied health professionals.
• Engage in medical audit, quality improvement, and clinical research activities.
• Participate in the Trust's consultant appraisal and continuing professional development processes.

About us

With over 9,000 dedicated staff caring for patients around the clock, we are the largest healthcare provider in southwest London. Our main site, St George's Hospital in Tooting – one of the country's principal teaching hospitals – is shared with St George's University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. St George's Hospital also hosts the Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region. As well as acute hospital services, we provide a wide variety of specialist care and a full range of community services to patients of all ages following integration with Community Services Wandsworth in 2010. St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of 1.3 million across southwest London. A large number of services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantation, also cover significant populations from Surrey and Sussex, totalling around 3.5 million people.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Qualifications and Training

• Full registration and license to practice with General Medical Council or eligible if currently working overseas
• Currently on the Special Register or eligibility for inclusion on the Specialist Register within 6 months of the interview date
• Higher professional qualification (MRCP or equivalent)
• Full JAG accreditation in colonoscopy and upper GI endoscopy
• Train the Trainer certification by JAG
• Completion of a relevant management course / programme
• Works well within a multidisciplinary team.
• High quality communication skills.
• MD or PhD
• Published research papers/presentations
• An understanding of the structure of the NHS.

Experience

• Evidence of experience managing patients with complex nutritional needs.
• Evidence of leadership.
• Experience in teaching both undergraduate and postgraduate trainees and a basic knowledge of general teaching principles.
• Evidence of participation in audit projects and quality improvement projects.
• Evidence of personal research projects and their presentation.
• Attendance at a teaching course and ideally train the trainers colonoscopy course.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Address

St George's University NHS Foundation Trust

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full‑time

Reference number

200-MC-712779-7546808-CA

Job locations

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust