# Locum Gastroenterology Consultant > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for NHS Lothian. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/locum-gastroenterology-consultant/d56e2e2e-e3d5-498d-a846-435c70658d66 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/locum-gastroenterology-consultant/d56e2e2e-e3d5-498d-a846-435c70658d66.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** NHS Lothian - **Location:** Western General Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Gastroenterology - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £111,430 - £148,064 - **Contract type:** Fixed-term - **Employment type:** Full time - **Closing date:** 2026-10-26T23:59:59.999Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-28T14:18:45.639Z - **Source information URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetail?JobId=271297 - **Application URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/DecideInternalExternal/DecideInternalExternal?JobId=271297 - **Employer website:** https://www.nhslothian.scot ## Job Content ### Job details - Job reference: 260884 - Salary: Locum Consultant (£111,430 - £148,064) - Job closing date: 26/10/2026 - Job Type: Medical and Dental - Location: Western General Hospital - Employment type: Fixed-term - Hours Per Week: 40 - Job posted date: 28/09/2026 - Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lothian - Department: Gastroenterology ### Locum Consultant Gastroenterologist ### Gastroenterology ### Base: Post 1 - Western General Hospital (WGH) ### Post 2 – Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh You will also be required to work at any of NHS Lothian sites. NHS Lothian is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Lothian welcomes applications from all sections of society. We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices. Applications are welcome for the above Fixed Term, full time (40 hours per week) post based in 1 x WGH gastroenterology and 1 x RIE Gastroenterology These 2 posts are 2 year fixed term locum posts necessitated by the large and growing clinical endoscopy and out-patient workload. It will help meet nationally-set waiting time targets for scheduled and unscheduled care. One post will be based at the Gastrointestinal Unit at the Western General Hospital, Edinburgh and the other at RIE Gastroenterology Unit. Both posts involve both out-patient and in-patient activities. The weekly timetable separates in-patient and out-patient duties. The standard week will include up to four endoscopy lists and an outpatient clinic. Endoscopic sessions will include both upper and lower procedures and the applicant should be fully trained at both. It would be an advantage to have an interest in endoscopy. There may be a commitment to inpatient services. The post-holder will contribute to the out-of-hours cover for GI emergencies. There is no General Internal Medicine commitment. There will be sessional commitments working at other sites in Lothian. More detailed departmental and specialty information can be found in the job description available via email address / link below. Closing Date: 26/10/2026 Informal enquiries and visits are welcome and should initially be made to: Dr Ian Arnott, Clinical Director, email: ian.arnott@nhs.scot. Telephone: 01315373115 If viewing from an external site, please visit https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk for a job pack detailing the minimum requirements for this post and details of how to apply. We cannot accept CV’s as a form of application and only a completed online application form will be accepted. Personal information will not be sent with the application for short listing. The application form will be identified by the candidate number only to ensure that all applicants are treated equally. ***PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early*** ## Person Specification ### Ability **Essential** - Ability to take full responsibility for independent management of patients - Ability to communicate effectively and clearly with patients and other team members ### Experience **Essential** - Applicants should have a wide experience in gastroenterology, be fully trained and competent in diagnostic and therapeutic upper and lower endoscopic procedures, including upper GI endoscopy, oesophageal dilatation, management of upper GI haemorrhage, flexible sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy & polypectomy - Evidence of a particular interest and experience in endoscopy - Experience and commitment to clinical audit - Up to date CPD **Desirable** - Experience in managing and developing gastroenterology services (in particular service redesign and the use of emerging technologies to improve patient care) - Publications or Post graduate study/degree relevant to this area of GI disease ### Motivation **Essential** - Evidence of commitment to: patient-focused care - Evidence of commitment to: continuous professional development and life-long learning - Evidence of commitment to: effective and efficient use of resources **Desirable** - Desire to develop services for patients ### Team Working **Essential** - Ability to work in a team with colleagues in own and other disciplines - Ability to organise time efficiently and effectively - Reliability - Excellent communication skills **Desirable** - Ability to motivate colleagues - Evidence of previous managerial training and experience ### Teaching and Audit **Essential** - Evidence of commitment to: clinical audit - Evidence of commitment to: formal and informal teaching and training of trainee doctors, medical students and other clinical staff - Evidence of commitment to: learning and continuing professional development - Evidence of training in clinical and / or educational supervision **Desirable** - Experience of designing audits - Experience of simulation training ### Circumstances of Job **Essential** - Will be required to work at any of NHS Edinburgh and the Lothian’s sites ### Academic Achievements **Essential** - Evidence of research activity and presentations **Desirable** - Evidence of poster or oral presentations at national or international meetings - Evidence of research and publications in peer reviewed journals ### Qualifications and Training **Essential** - GMC registered medical practitioner - Licence to practice - CCT in GI **Desirable** - Additional post-graduate qualifications, e.g. MD/ PhD/MSc - Additional sub-specialty training ### Additional role requirements **Essential** - Maintain GMC specialist registration and hold a licence to practice - Develop and maintain the competencies required to carry out the duties of the post - Ensure patients are involved in decisions about their care and respond to their views - Participate in clinical audit, incident reporting and analysis and to ensure resulting actions are implemented - Ensure clinical guidelines and protocols are adhered to by doctors in training and updated on a regular basis - To work collaboratively with all members of the team - To demonstrate excellent leadership skills with regard to individual performance, clinical teams and NHS Lothian and when participating in national or local initiatives - Adhere to NHS Lothian values - This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/record ## Documents - [JOB DESCRIPTION Consultant Gastroenterologist (DOCX, KB)](https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=1203235&JobId=271297) ## 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.