# Consultant Gastroenterologist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-gastroenterologist/e6c177d3-1528-44e0-89be-fd33544b938a - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-gastroenterologist/e6c177d3-1528-44e0-89be-fd33544b938a.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Gastroenterology - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Closing date:** 2026-07-01T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-27T12:01:58.600Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/St_Georges_University_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Gastroenterology_Hepatology/Gastroenterology_Hepatology-v7822107 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7822107?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as a Consultant Gastroenterologist with a specialist interest in either Upper GI disease or Hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB) disease and advanced endoscopy. The successful candidate will join a highly regarded team delivering secondary and tertiary Gastroenterology and Hepatology services across South West London. The department provides comprehensive inpatient, outpatient and endoscopy services, supported by specialist nurses, trainees and research staff. The role offers the opportunity to develop either a specialist Upper GI and GI physiology practice, including transnasal endoscopy and pH monitoring, or a specialist HPB and advanced endoscopy practice, including ERCP and EUS within a tertiary HPB service. The appointee will contribute to diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy within a JAG-accredited unit and national training centre, alongside outpatient clinics, MDT working, inpatient care and participation in the Consultant-led GI bleed rota. The department has a strong reputation for education, innovation and clinical research through close links with St George’s, University of London. ### Main duties of the job The successful candidate will provide high-quality inpatient, outpatient and endoscopy care within the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Key responsibilities include: - Delivering specialist Gastroenterology services with a focus on either Upper GI disease and GI physiology or Hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB) disease and advanced endoscopy. - Providing inpatient care as part of a shared Consultant rota. - Running outpatient and specialist clinics, including two-week-wait cancer referrals. - Performing diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy within a JAG-accredited endoscopy unit and national training centre. - For HPB specialists: undertaking ERCP and EUS and contributing to regional HPB cancer pathways. - For Upper GI specialists: supporting GI physiology and upper GI diagnostic services, including transnasal endoscopy and prolonged pH monitoring. - Participating in benign and cancer multidisciplinary team meetings. - Contributing to the Consultant-led GI bleed rota and weekend inpatient reviews. - Supporting teaching, supervision, audit, quality improvement and research. - Working collaboratively with multidisciplinary colleagues to support service development and excellent patient care. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information regarding this position. ## Job Details An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as a Consultant Gastroenterologist with a specialist interest in either Upper GI disease or Hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB) disease and advanced endoscopy. The successful candidate will join a highly regarded team delivering secondary and tertiary Gastroenterology and Hepatology services across South West London. The department provides comprehensive inpatient, outpatient and endoscopy services, supported by specialist nurses, trainees and research staff. The role offers the opportunity to develop either a specialist Upper GI and GI physiology practice, including transnasal endoscopy and pH monitoring, or a specialist HPB and advanced endoscopy practice, including ERCP and EUS within a tertiary HPB service. The appointee will contribute to diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy within a JAG-accredited unit and national training centre, alongside outpatient clinics, MDT working, inpatient care and participation in the Consultant-led GI bleed rota. The department has a strong reputation for education, innovation and clinical research through close links with St George’s, University of London. ## Job Description The successful candidate will provide high-quality inpatient, outpatient and endoscopy care within the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Key responsibilities include: Delivering specialist Gastroenterology services with a focus on either Upper GI disease and GI physiology or Hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB) disease and advanced endoscopy. Providing inpatient care as part of a shared Consultant rota. Running outpatient and specialist clinics, including two-week-wait cancer referrals. Performing diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy within a JAG-accredited endoscopy unit and national training centre. For HPB specialists: undertaking ERCP and EUS and contributing to regional HPB cancer pathways. For Upper GI specialists: supporting GI physiology and upper GI diagnostic services, including transnasal endoscopy and prolonged pH monitoring. Participating in benign and cancer multidisciplinary team meetings. Contributing to the Consultant-led GI bleed rota and weekend inpatient reviews. Supporting teaching, supervision, audit, quality improvement and research. Working collaboratively with multidisciplinary colleagues to support service development and excellent patient care. ## Responsibilities Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information regarding this position. ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Caring and professional attitude and approach with patients - Respects individuals’ rights, interests, beliefs, preferences and cultures - Initiative, common sense, enthusiasm - Able to take responsibility and lead by example - Approachability and capacity to integrate well with medical and other colleagues - Commitment to continuing professional development - Ability to work collaboratively with the Care Group team - Excellent personal time management skills **Desirable** - Involvement with national/international bodies ### Experience **Essential** - Comprehensive training on a recognised SpR programme or equivalent - Understanding of clinical commissioning and implications for specialty - Demonstrable experience in all aspects of Clinical Governance. - Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients - Experience of leading clinical audits - A track record in teaching medical and other clinical staff and students and giving clinical presentations - Attended management course **Desirable** - Management experience - Oesophageal / upper GI or HPB experience in a tertiary centre - Experience in management of complex oesophageal disease / complex HPB disease - Experience in prolonged pH monitoring, and impedance planimetry ### Skills and Knowledge **Essential** - Ability to organise, prioritise, delegate, and manage - Ability to work productively in multidisciplinary teams - Ability to develop rapport with and discuss treatment options with patients in a way they can understand - Ability to develop, motivate and lead multidisciplinary teams - Ability to advise on the efficient and smooth running of a specialist service. - Ability to initiate and implement change - Ability to supervise junior medical staff - Ability to design and deliver talks/ lectures/workshops effectively - Good interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence demonstrated by the ability to work closely and effectively with staff at all levels and disciplines - Negotiating skills - IT skills - Teaching and presentation skills - Ability to critically appraise scientific literature - Understanding of modern medical curriculum and of learning assessment tools - Disability and equality awareness **Desirable** - Research skills - Writing successful grant application(s) - Experience in GI physiological investigations, therapeutic upper and lower GI endoscopy - Competent in transnasal endoscopy - Competent in ERCP / EUS - Strong leadership skills and performance driven ### Qualifications and Training **Essential** - Full registration and license to practice with General Medical Council or eligible if currently working overseas - Currently on the Special Register or eligibility for inclusion on the Specialist Register within 6 months of the interview date - Higher professional qualification (MRCP or equivalent) - Full JAG accreditation in colonoscopy and upper GI endoscopy - Completion of a relevant management course / programme **Desirable** - MD or PhD - Published research papers/presentations - Train the Trainer certification by JAG ## Documents - [onboarding roadmap (pdf, 87.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3007) - [job description & person specification (pdf, 360.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10318784) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.