Gastroenterology Consultants

  • Full Time
  • United Kingdom
  • 113,565 to 150,569 £ / Year

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Job summary

Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich / University Hospital Lewisham

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust is seeking to appoint five substantive Consultant Gastroenterologists to join our ambitious and expanding Gastroenterology service across our two acute hospital sites.

These appointments reflect significant investment in Gastroenterology and Endoscopy services, including growth in Consultant workforce, expansion of endoscopy capacity, and continued development of high quality patient pathways across the Trust.

Post Opportunities

Appointments will include:

  • Five Consultant posts at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Five Consultant posts across Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, with three posts expected to be primarily aligned to Queen Elizabeth Hospital and two primarily aligned to University Hospital Lewisham, subject to service need.

Main duties of the job

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

To manage Gastroenterology in-patients

To have a specialist interest which may include ERCP, nutrition, hepatology (including viral hepatitis), small bowel / capsule endoscopy, interventional / specialist endoscopic techniques.

The post-holders will attend the weekly multidisciplinary meetings and weekly governance meetings.

Active participation in the management and development of the specialty and the introduction of new service,

Contribute to the educational program, including weekly departmental meetings and teaching.

Act as the joint clinical supervisors for SpRs in Gastroenterology

Participation in Pathology and Multidisciplinary Team Meeting.

Participation in medical audit.

Participation in the Trust consultant appraisal process.

Comply with the requirements for Continuing Professional Development and revalidation as laid down by the Royal College of Physicians. The trust is committed to providing the time and financial support for these activities.

A senior consultant will be nominated to each appointee to act as a mentor during the first 12 months in post

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • MBBS or equivalent
  • GMC registration
  • MRCP or equivalent
  • CCT / Specialist Register in Gastroenterology and GIM

Desirable

  • Higher degree (BSC/MSC/MD)
  • Distinctions / prizes
  • Sub specialist interest

Audit

Essential

  • Understanding of audit principles

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.

Motivation

Essential

  • Reliability, enthusiasm and initiative
  • Initiative

Personal Skills

Essential

  • Evidence of Leadership skills
  • Organisational ability
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Able to get on with other members of the multidisciplinary team
  • credibility and integrity
  • Able to take responsibility and cope with stressful situations.
  • 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 corporacy 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

  • Clear, concise, and well-presented CV.
  • An interest in teaching and education
  • Clearly formulated career goals.
  • Physically and mentally fit with satisfactory occupational health clearance.

Desirable

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

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).

Closing Date: 2 August 2026

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