Locum Consultant Gastroenterologist

Medacs; Wrexham; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Wrexham seeks a Consultant in Gastroenterology. The role involves providing comprehensive patient management, engaging in diagnostics, and working alongside a dynamic healthcare team. Candidates should have GMC registration and prior experience at a consultant level, ensuring high standards of patient care and safety are maintained.

Benefits

Access to The Support Hub

Competitive pay rates

Free CPD courses

Dedicated placement officer

24/7 support for staff

Qualifications

• GMC registration required; no need for specialist register.
• Evidence of Right to Work in the UK required.
• Hold relevant experience or references at Consultant level.

Responsibilities

• Provide diagnosis, screening, treatment, and management of patient care.
• Support patients and families, coordinating treatment plans.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams and conduct research for medical advancements.

Skills

Quick thinking abilities

Patience

Attention to detail

Systematic approach

Pro-active approach to research

Empathy

Dedication to improvement

Education

GMC registered Doctor

Relevant experience at Consultant level

Job description

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Posted:

22.06.2025

Expiry Date:

06.08.2025

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Job Description:

** For more info please contact Dani Adams on 0161 507 7267 / 07899076256 / [emailprotected] **

Shifts: Monday-Friday 0900-1700, full or part time considered. Job plan will be a mixture of Clinics, Ward rounds, Endoscopy Lists - Experience in Gastro and Gen Med required (job plan to be negotiated with suitable candidates)

• Access to The Support Hub - our support service to help support your mental health and well-being and enable you to deliver outstanding care
• First sight of shifts across multiple NHS trusts
• Competitive pay rates
• A dedicated placement officer
• Free CPD courses and career support with Medacs Academy
• Hundreds of new shifts available every day
• Long term jobs and short shifts available
• Revalidation support
• 24/7/365 support - we're here when you need us

As a Consultant in Gastroenterology, your skills, knowledge, and experience are critical to the provision of Endoscopy services throughout the hospital, particularly diagnostic, therapeutic, and screening endoscopy.

Working flexible shifts at this NHS trust, you will enjoy close working relationships with your fellow healthcare professionals as you work to ensure the highest standards of care are provided to patients of all ages while being a pillar of clinical and educational support for junior Gastroenterologists.

The trusttakes their contribution to medical development and advancement seriously. As a result, you will have access to some of the most advanced medical equipment in the country and unparalleled opportunities for specialism, research and academia throughout your consultancy.

As a Gastroenterology Consultant, you will be fundamental in developing, improving, and expanding the Enterology provision within this NHS trust. Working alongside a cohesive team of dynamic, motivated, and progressive healthcare professionals, all with their own critical subspecialty interests you will be running specialist gastrointestinal clinics, carrying out endoscopies, attending multidisciplinary meetings, conducting ward rounds, attending to administrative tasks, and admitting new patients.

In addition to your qualifications, as a Gastroenterology Consultant, you will have:

• Quick thinking abilities
• Patience and the ability to teach, coach and mentor
• Excellent attention to detail
• A systematic approach to tasks and delegation
• A pro-active approach to research and academia
• Empathy and understanding
• A dedication to improving and developing knowledge and skills

Main Duties/Responsibilities

As a Gastroenterology Consultant you will:

• Provide diagnosis, screening, treatment, preoperative, operative, and postoperative management of patient care.
• Actively support patients and their families, communicating clinical information to explain a diagnosis and treatment options using various methods to ensure practical understanding.
• Coordinate treatment plans and prescribe various types of treatment.
• Provide constant monitoring and care for patients.
• Communicate with patients and the wider multidisciplinary team on shared patient decision making.
• Work in and where appropriate, lead a multidisciplinary team.
• Assess and prioritise patient/client requirements, delegating effectively to others.
• Recognise, review, and report a patient's condition and any changes to the patient and the multidisciplinary team.
• Performing basic administrative and clerical tasks, such as keeping records of test results, writing prescriptions, providing information to patients, and monitoring treatment plans.
• Conduct research to help develop and test surgical techniques and equipment that can improve operating procedures and outcomes
• Help teach and train other junior doctors and medical students and other members of the multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications/Licenses/Certifications

• Be a GMC registered Doctor (you do NOT need to be on the Specialist Register).
• Have relevant experience at Consultant level, or references to support your transition up to Consultant level.
• Hold evidence of stand-alone Right to Work in the UK (unfortunately locum jobs aren't able to offer visa sponsorship).
• You will need to pass an enhanced background check (DBS).

If you can demonstrate a commitment to quality service improvement, patient safety, medical education and research and development, you are precisely the type of Consultant this trustare looking for. Apply today.

** For more info please contact Dani Adams on 0161 507 7267 / 07899076256 / [emailprotected] **