Locum Consultant Paediatric GastroenterologyNHS

Job summary

This is a 6-month fixed-term locum consultant post providing short-term sick leave cover within the Paediatric Team at Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust. The post-holder will join an established paediatric gastroenterology service, working closely with the existing consultants and the wider multidisciplinary team.

Main duties of the job

The principal duty of this post is to provide a comprehensive clinical service to patients.

1. To, at all times, comply with the GMC's guidance on 'Good Medical Practice' as amended or substituted from time to time.

2. To ensure that patient confidentiality is maintained at all times.

3. To undertake duties as defined within the attached job plan in so far as practicable and in agreement with your Clinical Director.

4. To be responsible and managerially accountable for the reasonable and effective use of Trust resources that you use and influence, and professionally accountable to the Medical Director.

5. On commencement to ensure personal attendance at the Trust's corporate Induction (or arranged Consultant Induction).

6. To participate in the Trust's Statutory & Mandatory training programme.

7. To be responsible for the clinical management of out-patients under your care.

8. The principal duty of this post is to provide a comprehensive clinical service to patients.

Job description

Specific Duties of this post

• Deliver dedicated specialist clinics per week for complex regional gastroenterology presentations as well as provide inpatient support and advise.
• Diagnose and manage common gastrointestinal conditions including Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), severe constipation, gastro-oesophageal reflux, food allergies, coeliac disease, and eosinophilic oesophagitis.
• Perform or supervise GI investigations (e.g., pH studies, and diagnostic upper/lower endoscopies depending on certified competencies).
• Establish shared-care networks with our tertiary centres at St Georges Hospital.
• Liaison and MDT working with the paediatric gastroenterology team at St Georges Hospital for complex tertiary referral.

Specifically, the role will deliver:

3 x paediatric gastroenterology clinics per week.

1 x endoscopy list per week depending on certified competencies

1 x local paediatric gastroenterology MDT per week

1 x MDT with St Georges Hospital per week

About us

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

At gesh we are committed to supporting flexible working arrangements. Applicants are encouraged to discuss any flexibility they may need during the recruitment process.