# Locum Consultant Gastroenterologist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/locum-consultant-gastroenterologist/d629a538-2156-40e0-bb7e-d1bc4c5ca212 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/locum-consultant-gastroenterologist/d629a538-2156-40e0-bb7e-d1bc4c5ca212.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust - **Town:** Stevenage - **Region:** East of England - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Gastroenterology - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £105,504 - £139,882 per annum - **Contract type:** 12 months (Maternity Leave cover - Fixed term) - **Employment type:** Full time - 40 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-16T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-26T09:42:53.022Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Hertfordshire/Stevenage/East_North_Hertfordshire_Teaching_NHS_Trust/Gastroenterology/Gastroenterology-v8035556 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8035556?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Demand for Gastroenterology outpatient and Endoscopy services is consistently high at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Teaching Trust. Our complete commitment to developing careers means we’re looking for proactive, motivated, forward-thinking individuals to join our clinical team. This post is an important part of our ongoing development of medical services at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Teaching Trust, offering the successful applicant the opportunity to work closely with the existing Gastroenterology and Hepatology team to provide a high standard of care across the Trust. We are seeking a locum consultant with enthusiasm, commitment and drive to work closely with colleagues throughout the organisation and within the community to help lead the organisation. This is a fixed term contract for 12 months from the 2nd March 2026 post based at the Lister Hospital in Stevenage and comprises 10 programmed activities (PAs) including an on-call commitment to the emergency endoscopy rota. 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. ### Main duties of the job It is expected that the applicant will complement an existing department offering gastroenterology and liver services, please see 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. Key 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 ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities In the paragraphs above you have read an overview about the role we would like to offer and general information about main duties of the post holder. Please see attached – job description which describes in full details the duties, responsibilities and reporting relationships of the advertising role. ## Job Details Demand for Gastroenterology outpatient and Endoscopy services is consistently high at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Teaching Trust. Our complete commitment to developing careers means we’re looking for proactive, motivated, forward-thinking individuals to join our clinical team. This post is an important part of our ongoing development of medical services at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Teaching Trust, offering the successful applicant the opportunity to work closely with the existing Gastroenterology and Hepatology team to provide a high standard of care across the Trust. We are seeking a locum consultant with enthusiasm, commitment and drive to work closely with colleagues throughout the organisation and within the community to help lead the organisation. This is a fixed term contract for 12 months from the 2nd March 2026 post based at the Lister Hospital in Stevenage and comprises 10 programmed activities (PAs) including an on-call commitment to the emergency endoscopy rota. 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. ## Job Description It is expected that the applicant will complement an existing department offering gastroenterology and liver services, please see 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. Key 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 ## Responsibilities In the paragraphs above you have read an overview about the role we would like to offer and general information about main duties of the post holder. Please see attached – job description which describes in full details the duties, responsibilities and reporting relationships of the advertising role. ## Person Specification ### .. **Essential** - .. ### Skills **Essential** - Able to evidence engagement with clinical governance and the identification of errors and the learning from errors. **Desirable** - Evidence engagement with appraisal and revalidation ### Other requirements **Essential** - Demonstrates an interest and commitment to the specialty - Experience and evidence of engagement around the equality, diversity, and inclusion agenda. Able to actively support the development of a culture that recognises and promotes equality, values diversity, and actively leads by example in deploying these qualities. Understands the impact on equality, diversity, and inclusion issues in all aspects of service delivery and planning - Role model our Trust values every day - Understands and can demonstrate the values of the NHS constitution - Evidence of being up to date and fit to practice safely, and aware of own training needs ### Previous Experience **Essential** - Broad range of experience in Gastroenterology - Diagnostic and Therapeutic Gastroscopy - Diagnostic and Therapeutic Colonoscopy - Experience of supervising undergraduates, doctors in training and other colleagues - Ability to offer and be accountable for full and independent expert diagnostic opinion - Can evidence leading on patient safety issues and achieving a change in practice **Desirable** - Demonstrable experience in a Locum Consultant role ### Qualifications/Training **Essential** - Hold a current licence to practice from the General Medical Council - MRCP or qualification of an equivalent level **Desirable** - Postgraduate degree (or equivalent) ## Documents - [showcasing our teaching commitment (pdf, 5.0mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2905) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 853.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10323536) - [must read guidance notes - application forms (pdf, 91.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=549) - [policy statement - recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 101.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=551) - [guidance on secondments for internal applicants (pdf, 101.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2748) - [guidance notes for applicants - how your data is used and stored (pdf, 416.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=550) ## 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.