Job summary
- Main area
- Gastroenterology.
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 391-NMUH-8202333
- Employer
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- North Middlesex Hospital
- Town
- Edmoton
- Salary
- £113,565 - £150,569 10 PAs
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 17/09/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant Gastroenterology
NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
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Job overview
We are pleased to offer the appointment of a substantive Consultant
Gastroenterologist post at the North Middlesex University Hospital Trust. This post offers an exciting opportunity for the successful applicant to join a committed team of Consultants in this well- developed and expanding service, with close working relationship with the Radiology, Histopathology, Hepatology, Hepatopancreatico biliary, and Colorectal surgery services.
Applicants will be expected to be experts in the assessment of patients with gastroenterology conditions and to deliver endoscopic interventions across OGD, Flexi Sig and Colonoscopy and preferably Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio pancreatogram and Endoscopic Ultrasound.
Main duties of the job
1. CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES
1.1 Regular inpatient ward round as per rota with leading the team and
supporting juniors when necessary as per rota.
1.2 Performing regular out patient clinics and supervise specialist registrars
and trainees for clinical experience in clinics.
1.3 Regulary take part in departmental X-Ray meetings and regional multi
disciplinary MDTs and or supporting Specialist nurses and juior medical staff
to prepare for MDTs.
1.4 Performing Virtual Clinics on weekly basis as per rota to plan with contuing
patient care.
1.5 Perfoemiung regular independent endoscopy lists delivering high quality
procedure as per JAG requirements.
2. RESPONSIBILITY FOR PATIENTS
2.1 Inpatient and oiutpatient duties and care.
2.2 Independent diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopty lists.
2.3 Taking part in regular Clinical Audits for the service and department to
deliver high quality services.
2.4 To work with a team of specialist nurses (UGI specialist nurse, IBD
specialist, Hepatology Specialsit nurses and UGI cancer nurses) and MDT co
ordinators to deliver a high quality care in timely fashion.
2.5 To takle part in departmental Mortality and Morbidity meetings.
3. RESPONSIBILITY FOR POLICY AND SERVICE DEVELOPMENT
3.1 To take part in updating SOPs and policies in sub-spealties in
Gastroenetrology.
3.2 The post holder will have significant involvement towards work for JAG
Working for our organisation
North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system – consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other ICS’s, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.
We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George’s University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
1. CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES
1.1 Regular inpatient ward round as per rota with leading the team and
supporting juniors when necessary as per rota.
1.2 Performing regular out patient clinics and supervise specialist registrars
and trainees for clinical experience in clinics.
1.3 Regular take part in departmental X-Ray meetings and regional multi
disciplinary MDTs and or supporting Specialist nurses and juior medical staff
to prepare for MDTs.
1.4 Performing Virtual Clinics on weekly basis as per rota to plan with contuing
patient care.
1.5 Perfoemiung regular independent endoscopy lists delivering high quality
procedure as per JAG requirements.
2. RESPONSIBILITY FOR PATIENTS
2.1 Inpatient and oiutpatient duties and care.
2.2 Independent diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopty lists.
2.3 Taking part in regular Clinical Audits for the service and department to
deliver high quality services.
2.4 To work with a team of specialist nurses (UGI specialist nurse, IBD
specialist, Hepatology Specialsit nurses and UGI cancer nurses) and MDT co
ordinators to deliver a high quality care in timely fashion.
2.5 To takle part in departmental Mortality and Morbidity meetings.
3. RESPONSIBILITY FOR POLICY AND SERVICE DEVELOPMENT
3.1 To take part in updating SOPs and policies in sub-spealties in
Gastroenetrology.
Person specification
Education and professional qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full GMC registration with license to practice
- CCST/CCT or equivalent in Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine and on the specialist register, or within 6 months of CCT date at the time of interview, or evidence of working towards specialist registration via CESR
- Experience of working in Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of leadership and management experience
- Experience of service development and quality improvement initiatives
- Experience in providing high-quality training and education to undergraduates and postgraduates
Skills and aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, and an ability to relate to staff and patients
- Training/qualification in leadership and management
- Ability to work and lead teams in a pressurized clinical environment
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dilshad Chowdhury
- Job title
- Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
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