# Paediatric Gastroenterology Advanced Clinical Fellow

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** London
- **Region:** London
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Medical doctor
- **Speciality:** Paediatrics
- **Grade:** Senior
- **Salary:** £45,715 - £69,976 (Basic pay) pro rata, per annum
- **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (Starting from Monday 7th September 2027)
- **Employment type:** Full time - 40 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-06-16T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-06-02T11:43:27.318Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Great_Ormond_Street_Hospital_Children_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Medical_Gastroenterology/Medical_Gastroenterology-v7963939
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7963939?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.gosh.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

12 months Senior Gastroenterology Training Programme – Senior Clinical Fellow (Equivalent of ST6+) in GI Allergy & Mucosal Immunology.

Subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks.

Applicants to please state their choice when completing their application

Number of Posts: 1

The appointment will be for 12 months starting from September 2026, with the potential thereafter of extension by mutual agreement.

We are excited to advertise this unique fixed-term role for a senior clinical fellow (ST6+ or equivalent) to join the Paediatric Gastroenterology services at Great Ormond Street Hospital. This post is subject to regular appraisal and a probationary period. There may be an opportunity to extend this beyond the fixed term, as part of the applicant’s clinical appraisal and departmental requirements.

These appointments provide comprehensive training in Paediatric Gastroenterology and are suitable for candidates with at least 5 years of Paediatric experience at a post-graduate level. Candidates should be able to demonstrate previous experience in paediatric gastroenterology.

### Main duties of the job

Scope of the role

This is an established post in Paediatric Gastrointestinal Allergy within the Gastroenterology Mucosal Immunology Unit at ST6+ level or equivalent trained Paediatrician. The post is for a 12-month period. Many of our fellows stay longer to work in other areas of gastroenterology, or to pursue research.

This post would be suitable as a post-certification (“Post-CCT”) role, to develop subspeciality skills in Paediatric GI Allergy and Mucosal Immunology.

The post provides a unique and exciting opportunity for training in one of the largest units in the UK with over 250 GI allegy patients and 450 IBD patients. We are a UK recognised training centre in Paediatric Gastroenterology by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH). This is not a HEE recognised post.

The post holder will be one of a large multidisciplinary team delivering high quality clinical care to patients with GI Allergy or immunology related conditions, such as allergic and immune mediated and genetic enteropathies. As part of the out of hours on call rota, the post holder will be providing care within our specialist gastroenterology ward, and as part of our outreach service to children elsewhere within the hospital, providing continuity for patients and families as they progress through treatment.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachments.

## Job Details

12 months Senior Gastroenterology Training Programme – Senior Clinical Fellow (Equivalent of ST6+) in GI Allergy & Mucosal Immunology.

Subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks.

Applicants to please state their choice when completing their application

Number of Posts: 1

The appointment will be for 12 months starting from September 2026, with the potential thereafter of extension by mutual agreement.

We are excited to advertise this unique fixed-term role for a senior clinical fellow (ST6+ or equivalent) to join the Paediatric Gastroenterology services at Great Ormond Street Hospital. This post is subject to regular appraisal and a probationary period. There may be an opportunity to extend this beyond the fixed term, as part of the applicant’s clinical appraisal and departmental requirements.

These appointments provide comprehensive training in Paediatric Gastroenterology and are suitable for candidates with at least 5 years of Paediatric experience at a post-graduate level. Candidates should be able to demonstrate previous experience in paediatric gastroenterology.

## Job Description

Scope of the role

This is an established post in Paediatric Gastrointestinal Allergy within the Gastroenterology Mucosal Immunology Unit at ST6+ level or equivalent trained Paediatrician. The post is for a 12-month period. Many of our fellows stay longer to work in other areas of gastroenterology, or to pursue research.

This post would be suitable as a post-certification (“Post-CCT”) role, to develop subspeciality skills in Paediatric GI Allergy and Mucosal Immunology.

The post provides a unique and exciting opportunity for training in one of the largest units in the UK with over 250 GI allegy patients and 450 IBD patients. We are a UK recognised training centre in Paediatric Gastroenterology by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH). This is not a HEE recognised post.

The post holder will be one of a large multidisciplinary team delivering high quality clinical care to patients with GI Allergy or immunology related conditions, such as allergic and immune mediated and genetic enteropathies. As part of the out of hours on call rota, the post holder will be providing care within our specialist gastroenterology ward, and as part of our outreach service to children elsewhere within the hospital, providing continuity for patients and families as they progress through treatment.

## Responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachments.

## Person Specification

### Skills/Abilities

**Essential**

- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Ability to organise and prioritise own workload
- Ability to work under pressure in a multi-disciplinary environment
- Ability to prioritise clinical needs
- Able to establish and maintain working relations with patients, carers and work as part of a multi-disciplinary team of colleagues
- Flexible/Adaptable
- Drive and enthusiasm

**Desirable**

- Ability to take initiative when required
- Ability to teach nursing and medical staff

### Experience/Knowledge

**Essential**

- Experience in paediatric gastroenterology
- Experience of audit activities
- Understanding of principles of clinical governance
- Broad knowledge of paediatric medicine
- Be confident in the management of paediatric emergency, for a range of medical specialities,
- Commitment to carry out high quality research, leading to publications.
- Experience of teaching and presenting
- Paediatric experience in paediatric gastroenterology for more than 2 year, at post-graduate level (doctor)
- Understanding of the spectrum of GI and Allergic Multi-system Conditions

**Desirable**

- Published research in peer reviewed journals

### GOSH Culture and Values

**Essential**

- Always welcoming
- Always helpful
- Always expert
- Always one team
- Knowledge and understanding of diverse backgrounds and perspectives.
- Understanding of Diversity and Inclusion challenges in the workplace.
- Demonstrable contribution to advancing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace

### Academic/Professional qualification/Training

**Essential**

- Primary medical qualification - MBBS or equivalent
- Full GMC registration with Licence to Practice (or application in process) or IELTS Certificate with an overall score of 7.5 or Occupational English Test (medicine version) with a minimum score of ‘B’ in each domain.
- Paediatric experience for more than 5 years, at post-graduate level (doctor), including training in paediatric resuscitation
- Paediatric experience in paediatric gastroenterology for more than 2 years, at post-graduate level (doctor)
- MRCP, MRCPCH or equivalent
- Experience of diagnostic endoscopy

**Desirable**

- Higher degree – MSc, MPhil related discipline

## Documents

- [advert (pdf, 376.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10341301)
- [job description (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10341299)
- [terms and conditions (pdf, 528.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10341300)
- [staff benefits leaflet (pdf, 108.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2815)
- [diversity and inclusion (pdf, 166.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2485)

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