Locum Gastroenterology Consultants

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

Job summary

A healthcare provider in London seeks Locum Consultants for the Gastroenterology team. This role involves high-quality diagnostic procedures and patient care in a busy endoscopy department. Candidates should hold an MBBS and be registered with the GMC, showcasing strong leadership and organizational skills. Join a dedicated team at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital offering a commitment to high-quality services.

Qualifications

• Must have evidence of leadership and organizational ability.
• Understand the principles of audit and possess personal skills essential for patient care.
• Interest in teaching and education is required.

Responsibilities

• Undertake high quality diagnostic and therapeutic upper and lower GI endoscopy.
• Participate in a high quality out‑patient Gastroenterology service.
• Lead the Gastroenterology Team and contribute to service plan delivery.

Skills

Leadership

Organizational ability

Ability to work with multidisciplinary team

Sympathetic approach to patients

Communication skills

Education

MBBS or equivalent

Registered with GMC

MRCP or equivalent

Job description

Job summary

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust requires two Locum Consultants for 12 months to join the Gastroenterology team. The posts will be based at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital site with occasional cross‑site working at University Hospital Lewisham. The posts are being offered on a locum basis initially to support the Trust's expanding Gastroenterology service, with a strong possibility of becoming substantive positions in line with the Trust's commitment to developing sustainable, high‑quality services for our patients.

The Trust has two acute sites: Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) and University Hospital Lewisham (UHL). Each site has a busy endoscopy department performing around 9,000 procedures per year. Lewisham is the lead for Bowel Cancer Screening across the six local boroughs.

This is a 10 PA appointment. Post‑holders will be required to do 3 endoscopy lists and 3 clinics per week and also participate in the on‑call GI bleed rota.

Main duties of the job

The Gastroenterology Department at QEH currently includes 6 consultants, 2 specialist registrars, 2 clinical fellows and 3 specialist nurses with responsibilities for inflammatory bowel disease, viral hepatitis and endoscopy. At UHL there are 6 consultants (some part‑time), two registrars, a specialist doctor and two specialist nurses (IBD and viral hepatitis). A number of specialist services have been established, including ERCP, oesophageal physiology, capsule endoscopy and fibroscanning. Facilities at QEH include a fully refurbished endoscopy unit with five rooms, a new decontamination facility and recovery area.

About us

Our people are our greatest asset. We support and engage our staff to deliver the best care to patients. The Trust's Equality, Diversity & Inclusion initiatives aim to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI team and a suite of programmes and events to implement five aspirations:

• Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds, those who identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development.
• Widening access (anchor institution) and employability.
• Improving the experience of staff with disability.
• Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development.
• Making equalities mainstream.

Job responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities

The successful applicant will undertake three gastroenterology clinics (12 slots: 5 new, 7 follow‑ups) and three endoscopy sessions (12 points per list, mixed lists).

Main duties include:

• Undertake high quality diagnostic and therapeutic upper and lower GI endoscopy.
• Participate in a high quality out‑patient Gastroenterology service, including patient administration.
• Attend weekly multidisciplinary meetings and monthly governance meetings.

Medical Education & Teaching

Contribute possibly to the General Medicine educational programme and act as a standard Consultant trainee for SpRs in Gastroenterology.

Clinical Audit and Clinical Governance

Attend and actively participate in regular gastroenterology governance meetings; undertake high quality audit projects; collect data to meet national quality standards; encourage junior doctors to engage in research and present at national and international meetings.

Continuing Professional Development

Participate in CPD at local and national levels; implement audit and research findings in clinical practice; prepare and participate in annual appraisals in accordance with Trust policy; undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels.

Policy, Planning and Management

The appointee will lead their team within the specialty, contributing to planning, service development, directorate/department meetings, and NHS Plan targets. Responsibilities include:

• Effective and efficient use of resources under their control.
• Active participation in the Gastroenterology Team and service plan delivery.
• Development of clinical and organisational protocols and guidelines.
• Ensuring Trust Clinical Governance Strategy implementation.
• Good communication with other departments, agencies, other trusts and emergency services.
• Supporting the Trust to deliver quality patient care.
• Assisting in the development of the Annual Service Plan and strategic planning.
• Compliance with all Trust policies.

Person Specification

Qualifications – Essential

• MBBS or equivalent.
• Registered with GMC.
• MRCP or equivalent.

Qualifications – Desirable

• Other degrees (e.g., BSc, MSc, MD).
• Sub‑specialist interest.
• CCT for Gastroenterology and General Medicine.

Audit – Essential

• Understand the principles of audit.

Audit – Desirable

• Evidence of participation in audit projects.

Research – Essential

• Understanding of general principles, scientific method, and interpretation of literature.

Research – Desirable

• Evidence of personal research projects and their presentation.
• Publications in peer‑reviewed journals.

Personal Skills – Essential

• Evidence of leadership.
• Organisational ability.
• Ability to take responsibility and cope with stressful situations.
• Ability to work with multidisciplinary team.
• Credibility and integrity.
• Sympathetic approach to patients and relatives.
• Ability to establish professional relationships.

Personal Skills – Desirable

• Critical and enquiring approach to knowledge acquisition.
• Post‑graduate communication skills course within one year of appointment.
• Understanding of NHS corpocracy.

Management – Essential

• Evidence of organisational ability and NHS management tasks.

Management – Desirable

• Attendance at National Health Service Management Course appropriate to consultant duties.

Other Requirements – Essential

• Interest in teaching and education.

Other Requirements – Desirable

• Experience in training or development of trainees in medicine.

Other information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) is required to check for any previous convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information see the NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Queen Elizabeth Hospital Site, Stadium Road, Woolwich, SE18 4QH

Website: https://www.lewishamandgreenwich.nhs.uk/