Consultant Gastroenterologist

Integrated Care System; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in southwest London seeks a Consultant Gastroenterologist. The successful candidate will provide high-quality care, handle endoscopy procedures, and lead outpatient clinics. Ideal applicants will have strong interpersonal and leadership skills, with certifications in relevant areas. This position offers a permanent, full-time contract and the chance to work in a collaborative multidisciplinary environment.

Qualifications

• Full registration and license to practice with General Medical Council.
• Currently on the Special Register or eligibility for inclusion.
• Higher professional qualification (MRCP or equivalent).

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality Gastroenterology care.
• Deliver outpatient clinics for upper GI disease management.
• Perform diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy.

Skills

Communication skills

Leadership skills

Clinical Governance

Interpersonal skills

Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team

Education

Full registration and license to practice with GMC

Higher professional qualification (MRCP or equivalent)

Full JAG accreditation in colonoscopy

Tools

GI endoscopy equipment

Clinical research tools

Job description

Go back St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant Gastroenterologist

The closing date is 19 August 2025

The successful candidate will work with ten other Consultant Gastroenterologists and seven Consultant Hepatologists in providing general and sub-specialty services through the Trust to its surrounding community and other referring hospitals in the region. The Care Group spans the full range of inpatient, outpatient and endoscopy services and is also supported at a clinical level by specialist nurses, at least four clinical SpRs, research SpRs and four nurse endoscopists.

Main duties of the job

Provide high quality Gastroenterology care. Sessions take place St George's Hospital,Queen Mary's Hospital Roehampton and the Nelson Hospital.

Responsible for the care of Gastroenterology inpatients on a Consultant rota.

Work closely with the GI physiology Team in a highly research active unit.

Offer participation in oesophageal clinical trials to suitable patients.

Deliver outpatient clinics, including the specialist management of patients with upper GI disease, those referred via the two-week upper GI cancer pathway, and those with general gastrointestinal problems.

Provide diagnostic and therapeutic upper and lower GI endoscopy, contributing to the training of trainee Gastroenterologists, Surgeons and Nurse Medical Endoscopists.

Contribute to the research and development of the GI physiology team, including increased provision of transnasal endoscopy, prolonged pH monitoring and impedance planimetry.

Participate in the out-of-hours GI bleed on call service, which is Consultant led, supervising a dedicated GI bleed SpR on call as required

Provide weekend ward rounds of Gastroenterology and Liver patients. There is no requirement to cover the general internal medicine (GIM) acute take.

Participate in the intellectual and academic life of the department, the hospital and the joint Campus through participation in relevant clinical, departmental and research meetings.

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 St George's, University of London and Kingston University 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

The appointee will have responsibility for the care of inpatients with gastrointestinal disease along with nine other colleagues and will provide outpatient clinics , including the specialist management of patients with Upper GI disease, general gastroenterology conditions and suspected UGI cancer. The post holder will contribute to the delivery of high-quality diagnostic and therapeutic upper and lower GI endoscopy, and will provide training in these procedures, and will provide two endoscopy lists. The post holder may be required to work at either at the St. Georges main site, or at the community sites of Queen Mary Hospital, Roehampton, or the Nelson Hospital. The successful candidate will contribute to a Consultant-led on call rota for GI bleeding and weekend review of Gastroenterology and Liver inpatients.

Person Specification

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
• MD or PhD
• Published research papers/presentations

Experience

• Comprehensive training on a recognised SpR programme or equivalent
• Record of high quality and published research papers/presentations
• Documented extensive oesophageal/upper GI in a tertiary centre
• Understanding of clinical commissioning and implications for specialty
• Demonstrable experience in all aspects of Clinical Governance.
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients
• Experience of leading clinical audits
• A track record in teaching medical and other clinical staff and students and giving clinical presentations
• Attended management course
• Completed advanced IBD fellowship
• International experience with IBD

Skills and Knowledge

• Ability to organise, prioritise, delegate, and manage
• Ability to work productively in multidisciplinary teams
• Ability to develop rapport with and discuss treatment options with patients in a way they can understand
• Ability to advise on the efficient and smooth running of a specialist service.
• Ability to initiate and implement change
• Ability to supervise junior medical staff
• Ability to design and deliver talks/ lectures/workshops effectively
• Good interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence demonstrated by the ability to work closely and effectively with staff at all levels and disciplines
• Teaching and presentation skills
• Ability to critically appraise scientific literature
• Understanding of modern medical curriculum and of learning assessment tools
• Disability and equality awareness
• Development of national or international guidelines
• Experience in endoscopic surveillance in IBD
• Strong leadership skills and performance driven

Other

• Caring and professional attitude and approach with patients
• Respects individuals' rights, interests, beliefs, preferences and cultures
• Able to take responsibility and lead by example
• Commitment to continuing professional development
• Ability to work collaboratively with the Care Group team
• Excellent personal time management skills
• Ability to make clear rational decisions, exercising independent judgement in a professional and competent manner
• Intellectual flexibility required to work with ambiguity and complexity
• Demonstrable drive and personal resilience
• High level of verbal and written communication skills
• Awareness of own personal development needs
• Demonstrable ability to cope under pressure
• Involvement with national/international bodies

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.

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St George's University NHS Foundation Trust

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

200-MC712779-7332975-AS

Job locations

St George's University NHS Foundation Trust