Locum Consultant in EndoscopyNHS

Job summary

Whipps Cross University Hospital

Division of Medicine

Locum Consultant Endoscopist - 12-Month Fixed Term

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a 12-month Fixed Term Locum Consultant Endoscopist to join our established team of 14 Gastroenterology and Hepatology Consultants at Whipps Cross Hospital, part of Barts Health NHS Trust. This role is well suited to candidates who have recently achieved CCT as well as more experienced clinicians seeking a focused endoscopy post. Informal enquiries are warmly welcomed.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, with a turnover of £1.1bn and approximately 15,000 staff. Our vision is to build a world-class organisation that works in partnership with our communities to tackle historic health inequalities across East London. We are looking for talented clinicians who want to contribute to this mission

Main duties of the job

Our Endoscopy Unit hosts BCSP lists, VCE, and has contributed to validation work for Colon Capsule, Cytosponge, and is currently trialing Hemopill. We also have a dedicated clinical trials facility.

About the Role

The post holder will take a lead role in delivering outpatient and inpatient endoscopy, contributing:

5 diagnostic upper and lower GI endoscopy sessions per week

1 outpatient clinic, with associated triage, Advice & Refer, and administrative duties

Participation in departmental meetings, MDTs, audit, and service improvement is expected and encouraged. Where possible, we will seek to accommodate individual areas of specialist interest to ensure a rewarding and professionally satisfying year at Whipps Cross.

Job description

Our Endoscopy Unit hosts BCSP lists, VCE, and has contributed to validation work for Colon Capsule, Cytosponge, and is currently trialing Hemopill. We also have a dedicated clinical trials facility.

About the Role

The post holder will take a lead role in delivering outpatient and inpatient endoscopy, contributing:

5 diagnostic upper and lower GI endoscopy sessions per week

1 outpatient clinic, with associated triage, Advice & Refer, and administrative duties

Participation in departmental meetings, MDTs, audit, and service improvement is expected and encouraged. Where possible, we will seek to accommodate individual areas of specialist interest to ensure a rewarding and professionally satisfying year at Whipps Cross.

This post does not require participation in:

The Gastroenterologist of the Week ward rota

The outofhours GI bleed rota

The General Internal Medicine take

However, candidates wishing to contribute to any of these rotas may do so by mutual agreement.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.