Locum Consultant Gastroenterology

General Description

Overview

Job Summary

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This is a Locum Consultant post based at the Lister Hospital in Stevenage and comprises 10 programmed activities (PAs) including an on-call commitment to the emergency endoscopy rota. This is a fixed term 6 month post pending substantive recruitment. The successful applicant will work closely with the existing 12 Gastroenterologists and 4 Hepatologists to provide a high standard Gastroenterology service to the Trust. This post is based at the Lister Hospital in Stevenage; however, clinics can be at any of three sites: Lister Hospital, the New QEII Hospital in Welwyn Garden City or Hertford County Hospital, Hertford. We are looking to recruit to this post on a fixed-term basis whilst we wait to recruit on a substantive basis.

Main duties of the job

It is expected that the applicant will complement an existing department offering gastroenterology and liver services; please see the job plan. Across the Trust the care of GI and liver inpatients is centralised at the Lister site with consultants involved in a 1 in 12 GI bleeding rota which incorporates a 24/7 bleed service and some routine endoscopy at weekends whilst on-call. The post does not include a commitment to the general medical on call rota.

About Us

At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our ~6,000 dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. We are flexible and innovative in delivery of services. We Run The Following Hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust with high-quality, compassionate care. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this agenda. We are committed to a positive work life balance and flexible working patterns where possible, balanced against service needs.

Details

Date posted 02 February 2026

Pay scheme Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade Consultant

Salary £109,725 to £145,478 a year per annum

Contract Fixed term

Duration 6 months

Working pattern Full-time

Reference number 361-M&D-7555959-LOC-A

Job locations Lister Hospital, Coreys Mill Lane, Stevenage, SG1 4AB

Job Description

Job responsibilities

• Maintenance of high-quality patient-centered care
• Shared responsibility for the day-to-day management of the service and participation in strategic planning
• Teaching and training within the multidisciplinary service
• Active involvement in multidisciplinary team meetings and directorate clinical governance activity
• Active participation in continuing medical education

Person Specification

Essential

Qualifications/Training

• Hold a current licence to practice from the General Medical Council
• MRCP or qualification of an equivalent level

Desirable

• Postgraduate degree (or equivalent)

Essential

Previous Experience

• Broad range of experience in Gastroenterology including diagnostic and therapeutic gastroscopy and colonoscopy
• Experience of supervising undergraduates, doctors in training and other colleagues
• Ability to offer and be accountable for full and independent expert diagnostic opinion
• Evidence of leading on patient safety issues and achieving changes in practice

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• Demonstrable experience in a Locum Consultant role

Essential

Skills

• Able to evidence engagement with clinical governance and the identification of errors and the learning from errors
• Evidence engagement with appraisal and revalidation

Knowledge

• Demonstrate understanding of basic principles of audit, evidence-based practice, and clinical quality improvement initiatives
• Comprehensive knowledge and insight regarding all the domains within the GMC standards of Good Medical Practice

Essential

Other requirements

• Demonstrates an interest and commitment to the specialty
• Experience and evidence of engagement around the equality, diversity, and inclusion agenda and ability to promote a culture that values diversity
• Role model our Trust values and NHS constitution
• Evidence of being up to date and fit to practice safely, and awareness of own training needs

Employer details

Employer name East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Address Lister Hospital, Coreys Mill Lane, Stevenage, SG1 4AB

Employer’s website J-18808-Ljbffr