# Locum Consultant in Paediatric Gastroenterology > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/locum-consultant-in-paediatric-gastroenterology/07a36f52-395f-45f8-86b9-001ddb05b2d2 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/locum-consultant-in-paediatric-gastroenterology/07a36f52-395f-45f8-86b9-001ddb05b2d2.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Chelsea and Westminster Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Paediatrics - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 per annum plus LW allowance - **Contract type:** 6 months (Fixed term locum) - **Employment type:** Full time - 10 sessions per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-29T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-16T15:30:57.918Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Chelsea_Westminster_Hospital_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Paediatric_Gastroenterology/Paediatric_Gastroenterology-v8334613 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8334613?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.chelwest.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are seeking a full-time Locum Consultant Paediatric Gastroenterologist to join our dynamic Paediatric Gastroenterology teams across West London Children’s Healthcare at Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, and St Mark’s National Bowel Hospital. The successful applicant will join our team providing excellent care to our local children and families across the Paediatric Gastroenterology sites in North West London. This 10PA post comprises attending weeks (1:5) at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, and elective work across Chelsea and Westminster and St Mark’s hospitals. When not attending Chelsea Westminster Hospital, the post-holder will be practising paediatric gastroenterology within St Mark's. This would include weekly endoscopy lists, either sedation for older teenagers, or under general anaesthetic, with support of the therapeutic endoscopists at St Mark's Endoscopy training environment, and supervision would be included. Candidates for this post would be expected to deliver paediatric gastroenterology care in general paediatric gastroenterology, and supporting the inpatient unit at Northwick Park Hospital in relation to paediatric nutrition and gastroenterology referrals. There is no oncall commitment at St Marks. ### Main duties of the job The post-holder will share responsibility with the existing consultant staff to: - Provide the highest possible standards of inpatient care in diagnosis and management of children with gastrointestinal / nutritional disorders. - Carry out elective and emergency endoscopies. - Conduct Gastroenterology out-patient clinics, both at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, St Mark’s Hospital, and any outreach as needed. - Develop areas of special interest and service provision to complement the skills of the current Paediatric Gastroenterologists in post. - Participate in outreach clinics at allied institutions and develop further outreach/shared care work in the West London sector. - Provide out of hours advice for gastroenterology/nutrition cases, and out of hours endoscopy. - Participate in on call duties (responsibility shared with the other Paediatric Gastroenterology consultants 1:5). ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - Provide the highest possible standards of inpatient care in diagnosis and management of children with gastrointestinal / nutritional disorders. - Carry out elective and emergency endoscopies. - Conduct Gastroenterology out-patient clinics. - Develop areas of special interest and service provision to complement the skills of the current Paediatric Gastroenterologists in post (motility especially desirable). - Participate in outreach clinics at allied institutions and develop further outreach/shared care work in the West London sector. - Provide out of hours advice for gastroenterology/nutrition cases, and out of hours endoscopy. - Participate in on call duties (responsibility shared with the other Paediatric Gastroenterology consultants 1:4). - Contribute to post-graduate education of junior doctors. - Actively contribute to clinical governance including audit. - Support and carry out research in line with the departmental research strategy. - Undertake specific management tasks and membership of hospital committees as proposed by the Lead Clinician and Directorate Policy Board. Please see our attached job description for more details ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. 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. ## Person Specification ### Clinical Governance **Essential** - Understanding of clinical governance and audit - Experience of participation in regular clinical audit - Level 3 paediatric safeguarding training **Desirable** - Evidence of written guidelines ### Education and Qualifications **Essential** - MBBS or equivalent - MRCPCH or equivalent - Full GMC registration with license to practice - CCT in Paediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition or UK specialist trainee within 6 months of CCT - On GMC specialist register **Desirable** - Completion or evidence of working towards a higher academic degree ### Management Skills and Teaching **Essential** - Good understanding of the structure and processes of the NHS - Organisation, time management, forward planning and attention to detail - Undergraduate / postgraduate and formal teaching - Ability to teach clinical skills to meet the requirements of doctors in training and nursing staff **Desirable** - Knowledge of best practice in management - Evidence of leadership skills - Knowledge of business planning and budgets - Formal teaching qualification ### Relevant experience in specialty **Essential** - Substantial clinical experience in Paediatric Gastroenterology - Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients - Experience in managing, and ability to offer clinical opinion on common Paediatric Gastrointestinal emergencies - Independently competent in diagnostic upper and lower GI endoscopy ## Documents - [recruitment pack (pdf, 2.8mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1313) - [policy statement (pdf, 144.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=891) - [guidance for applicants (pdf, 85.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=890) - [functional requirements (pdf, 593.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10658022) - [staff benefits and wellbeing (pdf, 177.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1256) - [job description and personal specification (pdf, 896.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10702580) ## 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.