# Resident Gastro Doctor > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/resident-gastro-doctor/8a2487f7-90e5-4543-a13e-801ac133a5ae - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/resident-gastro-doctor/8a2487f7-90e5-4543-a13e-801ac133a5ae.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** University College Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Gastroenterology - **Grade:** Junior - **Salary:** £47,610 per annum + London Weighting - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (Limited Funding) - **Employment type:** Full time - 40 hours per week (There is no on-call requirement for this post.) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-04T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-18T14:31:30.402Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/University_College_London_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/GI_Services/GI_Services-v8307531 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8307531?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.uclh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview This is a 12 month post based at University College Hospital, providing an unique training and experience within a tertiary specialist Nutrition centre with a high volume of patients requiring parenteral and enteral nutritional support. Successful candidates will gain exposure to managing complex patients with intestinal failure (i.e short bowel syndrome, complex IBD, radiation enteropathy) working closely with a highly-skilled multi-disciplinary team. ### Main duties of the job Our UCLH Gastroenterology unit is one of the largest in the UK, and the post offer exposure to all aspects of Gastroenterology, covered by the 14 Consultants within the department. Subspecialty areas of expertise include clinical nutrition/intestinal failure, oesophagogastric/laser medicine, inflammatory bowel disease, GI physiology and pancreaticobiliary medicine. There are a number of educational meetings run each week, including a journal club, specialist multidisciplinary meetings, a ‘morning report’, and seminars with invited speakers. The department has a committed audit programme. The post holder may also take an active role in undergraduate teaching. The post would ideally suit an experienced Trust Doctor Foundation year 2 intending to apply for a Gastroenterology Specialist training rotation. Terms and conditions are in line with those nationally agreed. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description. ### Please note, due to anticipated high volumes of applications, this vacancy may close earlier than the listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff* * UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the third year in a row. UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff – To find out more, visit: Flexible working. To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH? ### 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 ### Experience **Essential** - Minimum 1 year previous experience in a substantive medical post ### Communication **Essential** - Ability to communicate with clarity to all hospital staff and patients ### Skills and Abilities **Essential** - Sound basic clinical skills including history taking, clinical examination and appropriate investigation. - Ability to make and implement management plans and clinical protocols. - Ability to maintain a high quality clinical record. - Basic personal management skills including time management and managing paperwork satisfactorily. - Manipulative skills to enable practical procedures **Desirable** - Experience of teaching - Ability to carry out research ### Specific Requirements **Essential** - This position has no on call commitment or flexible hours due to patient safety and ward cover. ### Knowledge and Qualifications **Essential** - MBBS or equivalent Full registration - Eligible for full registration with GMC at time of appointment and hold a current license to practice. ### Personal and People Development **Essential** - Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English - Ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate. - Ability to see patients as people, ability to empathise and work co-operatively with others. - Reliable work record. ### Responsibilities towards promoting Equality Diversity and Inclusion **Essential** - Use appropriate language and skills when dealing with all patients. - Ability to use language line or have access to BSL when needed. ## Documents - [uclh values (pdf, 919.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2685) - [job description (pdf, 456.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10627476) - [functional requirements (pdf, 262.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10627473) ## 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.