Locum Consultant Gastroenterologist

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 82,000 - 111,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in London is seeking a Consultant Gastroenterologist to join the newly formed Digestive Diseases Centre. You will provide flexible cover for endoscopy services and be involved in both outpatient and inpatient management. Ideal candidates must have MRCP, CCT in Gastroenterology, and be JAG-accredited. Opportunities for further skills development and research involvement are available. This role offers a chance to work in a dynamic and improving healthcare environment.

Benefits

Competitive training opportunities

Research involvement

Supportive working environment

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in managing both Gastroenterology inpatients and outpatients.
• Fully competent in all aspects of upper and lower GI endoscopy.
• Full registration with the GMC is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide designated lists per week for both inpatient and outpatient care.
• Participate in ongoing research activities and audits.
• Develop and manage training needs in subspecialties.

Skills

JAG accreditation

GI bleeding management

Advanced Endoscopy

Clinical Nutrition

Inflammatory Bowel Disease management

Education

MRCP or equivalent

CCT in Gastroenterology

Job description

Overview

Barking Havering & Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a Consultant Gastroenterologist to join the newly formed Digestive Diseases Centre (DDC) within the Division of Surgery. The DDC aims to develop a Centre of Excellence in North East London and was established by amalgamating Gastroenterology, Endoscopy, Upper GI, and Colorectal Surgery within the Division of Surgery. The Endoscopy Service, hosted within the Division of Surgery, is delivered by clinicians in Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Upper & Lower GI Surgery, and 3 Clinical Endoscopists. The post will provide flexible cover for the endoscopy services at Queens Hospital and King George Hospital.

Job responsibilities

The successful candidate will be JAG-accredited and have the opportunity to develop their skills further in independent lists. Excellent training is available in the modality of your choice. You will be able to further develop your interests and have the chance to participate in ongoing research activities in the department, as well as contribute to audits and the development of guidelines. You will be involved in providing designated lists per week (both inpatient and outpatient, emergency and non-emergency). You will also have the opportunity to develop your training needs outside of these sessions in any of the subspecialties listed below:

• Advanced Endoscopy (ERCP, Endoscopic Ultrasound, Video Capsule Endoscopy)
• Clinical Nutrition & Intestinal Failure
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease (complex tertiary IBD, adolescent IBD, and clinical trials)
• GI Physiology

Lists will typically be scheduled on weekdays, but may occasionally occur in the evening or on weekends to accommodate service demand. The successful candidate will have extensive experience in managing both Gastroenterology inpatients and outpatients. They must be fully competent in all aspects of upper and lower GI endoscopy, as well as the management of GI bleeding. There will be on-call commitments, and full registration with the GMC is essential.

About us

We\'re an organisation that is getting better and better. We were the most improved Trust in England for A&E performance in 2023/24, we\'re no longer in special measures, and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, has been named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal. Our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we\'re proud of and that our patients are happy with.

Many of our 8,000 staff – who come from 146 different countries – live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and the majority are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. More than 400 of them are on apprenticeship programmes and we\'re proud to be a London Living Wage employer.

We operate from two main sites - King George Hospital (KGH) in Goodmayes and Queen\'s Hospital in Romford. We have two of the busiest emergency departments in London - more than 300,000 people visited our A&Es in 2023. Patients across northeast London are benefitting from two new state of the art theatres at KGH and our Community Diagnostic Centres at Barking Community Hospital and St George\'s Health and Wellbeing Hub will significantly increase the number of scans that can be carried out. We\'re looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record next year, which will mean the records of any patient visiting one of the seven hospitals run by BHRUT and Barts Health will be accessible to the clinical teams. It\'ll make things easier for staff and will be better for patients.

Qualifications

Essential

• MRCP or equivalent
• CCT in Gastroenterology/attainment of CCT via \"European Community Rights\"
• Full registration with GMC

Desirable

• MSC
• Higher research degree - MD Res / MD
• Experience of managing postgraduate training

Reference: 162-0554-BS-AM