Locum Gastroenterology Consultants

NHS; Woolwich; On-site; GBP 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

The NHS is looking for two Locum Consultants specializing in Gastroenterology, based at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich. The successful candidates will provide high-quality services, undertake clinics and endoscopies, and participate in various educational and governance activities. This full-time position is a fixed-term contract for 12 months and offers a competitive salary.

Qualifications

• Registered with GMC, MRCP or equivalent required.
• Experience in audit projects and research is desirable.
• Interest in teaching and education is essential.

Responsibilities

• Undertake three gastroenterology clinics and three endoscopy sessions weekly.
• Participate in clinical audit and governance; attend multidisciplinary meetings.
• Contribute to medical education and possibly supervise trainees.

Skills

Leadership

Organisational ability

Ability to cope with stressful situations

Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams

Sympathetic approach to patients

Education

MBBS or equivalent

MRCP or equivalent

CCT for Gastroenterology and General Medicine

Job description

Job summary

We require two Locum Consultant posts due to the expanding service, based at Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) with occasional cross site working to the University Hospital Lewisham (UHL) site. The posts will involve a GI bleed on-call commitment cross site.

Applicants must be included in the GMC Specialist Register for Gastroenterology and General Internal Medicine or be within three months of CCST accreditation. The successful applicants will provide a comprehensive high quality Gastroenterology service.

Main duties of the job

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

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 of whom work part time), two registrars, a specialist doctor and two specialist nurses (IBD and viral hepatitis). A number of specialist gastroenterology services have been established at the Trust including ERCP, oesophageal physiology, capsule endoscopy and fibroscanning. Facilities at QEH include a fully refurbished endoscopy unit with four endoscopy rooms, a new decontamination facility and recovery area.

All candidates must have an MBBS or equivalent, Registered with the GMC, MRCP or equivalent and must have the CCT for Gastroenterology and General Medicine or working towards it..

About us

Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:

Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, 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

Details Date posted

30 May 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£105,504 to £139,882 a year Per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

197-AA6860

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth Hospital Site

Stadium Road

Woolwich

SE18 4QH

Job description Job responsibilities

a. Clinical Responsibilities

The successful applicant will undertake three gastroenterology clinics with a general profile of 12 slots (5 new and 7 follow ups) and three endoscopy sessions consisting of 12 points per list (both mixed lists).

The main duties and responsibilities of the post include:

To undertake high quality diagnostic and therapeutic upper and lower GI endoscopy

To participate in the provision of a high quality out-patient Gastroenterology service, including patient administration

The post-holder will attend the weekly multidisciplinary meetings and monthly governance meetings

b. Medical Education & Teaching

To possibly contribute to the General Medicine educational programme

Act as a standard Consultant trainee for SpRs in Gastroenterology

c. Clinical Audit and Clinical Governance

Attend and actively participate in the regular gastroenterology governance meetings.

Undertake high quality audit projects and participate in the collection of data required to meet national quality standards. Under the supervision of consultants, junior doctors on the gastroenterology firms are expected to actively participate in high quality audit and present their data at national and international meetings. Junior doctors are encouraged to participate in research projects and publish case reports. The approach of the current consultants results in many of the junior doctors on the gastroenterology firm achieving at least once publication in a peer-reviewed journal or presentation at a regional or national meeting.

d. Continuing Professional Development

Participate in continuing professional development at local and national level

Implement audit and research findings as appropriate in clinical practice

Prepare and participate in an annual appraisal in accordance with Trust policy

A willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels

e. Policy, Planning and Management

The appointee will be responsible for the leadership of his/her team as appropriate within the specialty. Specific leadership responsibilities for areas of the service will be agreed on an individual basis and will be detailed in the postholders job plan.

The appointee is expected to:

• Be responsible to the Clinical Director for the effective and efficient use of resources under his/her control, to contribute to the planning and development of the service and to participate in directorate/departmental meetings.
• Be an active member of the Gastroenterology Team ensuring the delivery of the Service Plan and the targets in the NHS Plan.
• Contribute to the development of clinical and organisational protocols and guidelines
• Assist in ensuring that the Trust Clinical Governance Strategy is implemented as developed by the Clinical Practice Committee, Risk Management Committee and Education Committee.
• Contribute to good communications between the department and the other relevant staff/departments within the Trust, outside agencies including Social Services, General Practitioners, other Gastroenterology Departments in neighbouring Trusts and the Emergency Services.
• Support the Trust to deliver quality patient care
• Assist in the development of the Annual Service Plan for the Directorate and Division and participate in the strategic planning of the service
• Comply with all Trust policies

Job description Job responsibilities

a. Clinical Responsibilities

The successful applicant will undertake three gastroenterology clinics with a general profile of 12 slots (5 new and 7 follow ups) and three endoscopy sessions consisting of 12 points per list (both mixed lists).

The main duties and responsibilities of the post include:

To undertake high quality diagnostic and therapeutic upper and lower GI endoscopy

To participate in the provision of a high quality out-patient Gastroenterology service, including patient administration

The post-holder will attend the weekly multidisciplinary meetings and monthly governance meetings

b. Medical Education & Teaching

To possibly contribute to the General Medicine educational programme

Act as a standard Consultant trainee for SpRs in Gastroenterology

c. Clinical Audit and Clinical Governance

Attend and actively participate in the regular gastroenterology governance meetings.

Undertake high quality audit projects and participate in the collection of data required to meet national quality standards. Under the supervision of consultants, junior doctors on the gastroenterology firms are expected to actively participate in high quality audit and present their data at national and international meetings. Junior doctors are encouraged to participate in research projects and publish case reports. The approach of the current consultants results in many of the junior doctors on the gastroenterology firm achieving at least once publication in a peer-reviewed journal or presentation at a regional or national meeting.

d. Continuing Professional Development

Participate in continuing professional development at local and national level

Implement audit and research findings as appropriate in clinical practice

Prepare and participate in an annual appraisal in accordance with Trust policy

A willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels

e. Policy, Planning and Management

The appointee will be responsible for the leadership of his/her team as appropriate within the specialty. Specific leadership responsibilities for areas of the service will be agreed on an individual basis and will be detailed in the postholders job plan.

The appointee is expected to:

• Be responsible to the Clinical Director for the effective and efficient use of resources under his/her control, to contribute to the planning and development of the service and to participate in directorate/departmental meetings.
• Be an active member of the Gastroenterology Team ensuring the delivery of the Service Plan and the targets in the NHS Plan.
• Contribute to the development of clinical and organisational protocols and guidelines
• Assist in ensuring that the Trust Clinical Governance Strategy is implemented as developed by the Clinical Practice Committee, Risk Management Committee and Education Committee.
• Contribute to good communications between the department and the other relevant staff/departments within the Trust, outside agencies including Social Services, General Practitioners, other Gastroenterology Departments in neighbouring Trusts and the Emergency Services.
• Support the Trust to deliver quality patient care
• Assist in the development of the Annual Service Plan for the Directorate and Division and participate in the strategic planning of the service
• Comply with all Trust policies

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

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

Desirable

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

Audit Essential

• Understand the principles of audit.

Desirable

• Evidence of participation in audit projects.

Research Essential

• An understanding of general principles, scientific method, and interpretation of literature.

Desirable

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

Personal Skills Essential

• Evidence of leadership
• Organisational ability.
• Able to take responsibility and cope with stressful situations.
• Able to get on with other members of the multidisciplinary team
• Credibility and integrity.
• A sympathetic approach to patients and relatives.
• Ability to establish good professional relationships with others

Desirable

• Critical and enquiring approach to knowledge acquisition
• To have undertaken a postgraduate communication skills course (or ensure that you have undertaken one within one year of appointment).
• An understanding of corpocracy in the NHS.

Management Essential

• Evidence of organisational ability and experience of NHS management tasks.

Desirable

• Will have attended a National Health Service Management Course appropriate to consultant duties

Other requirements Essential

• An interest in teaching and education

Desirable

• Experience in the training or development of trainees in medicine.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

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

Desirable

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

Audit Essential

• Understand the principles of audit.

Desirable

• Evidence of participation in audit projects.

Research Essential

• An understanding of general principles, scientific method, and interpretation of literature.

Desirable

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

Personal Skills Essential

• Evidence of leadership
• Organisational ability.
• Able to take responsibility and cope with stressful situations.
• Able to get on with other members of the multidisciplinary team
• Credibility and integrity.
• A sympathetic approach to patients and relatives.
• Ability to establish good professional relationships with others

Desirable

• Critical and enquiring approach to knowledge acquisition
• To have undertaken a postgraduate communication skills course (or ensure that you have undertaken one within one year of appointment).
• An understanding of corpocracy in the NHS.

Management Essential

• Evidence of organisational ability and experience of NHS management tasks.

Desirable

• Will have attended a National Health Service Management Course appropriate to consultant duties

Other requirements Essential

• An interest in teaching and education

Desirable

• Experience in the training or development of trainees in medicine.

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.

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 (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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.

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 (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Address

Queen Elizabeth Hospital Site

Stadium Road

Woolwich

SE18 4QH

Employer's website

https://www.lewishamandgreenwich.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Address

Queen Elizabeth Hospital Site

Stadium Road

Woolwich

SE18 4QH

Employer's website

https://www.lewishamandgreenwich.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)