Consultant Gastroenterology

Transformationunitgm; Welwyn Garden City; Hybrid; GBP 109,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust is seeking a Consultant in Gastroenterology. The role involves providing high-quality gastroenterology services across various sites, collaborating with a team of specialists. Candidates should have GMC registration and be able to conduct diagnostic procedures. The Trust fosters an inclusive environment and values flexible work arrangements, ensuring staff well-being and professional development.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Professional development support

Inclusion and diversity initiatives

Qualifications

• Experience in both Diagnostic and Therapeutic Gastroscopy and Colonoscopy.
• Ability to supervise undergraduates and doctors in training.
• Evidence of leading on patient safety issues.

Responsibilities

• Maintain high-quality patient care.
• Participate in strategic planning.
• Engage in multidisciplinary meetings.

Skills

Patient-centred care

Clinical governance

Engagement with appraisal and revalidation

Education

Entry on GMC Specialist Register

MRCP or equivalent qualification

Job description

Employer East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Lister Hospital Town Stevenage Salary £109,725 - £145,478 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 06/01/2026 23:59 Interview date 18/02/2026

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Here at East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Our mission

Providing high-quality, compassionate care for our communities

Our vision to 2030

To be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service

Our values

We want our staff to believe in, demonstrate and live our values in everything we do.

Include

We value the diversity and experience of our community colleagues and partners, creating relationships and climates that provide an opportunity to share, collaborate and grow together.

Respect

We create a safe environment where we are curious about the lived experience of others, seek out best practice and are open to listening and hearing new ideas.

Improve

We are committed to consistently delivering excellent services and continuously looking to improve through a creative workforce that feels empowered to act in service of our shared purpose.

Job overview

This is a substantive post 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. Clinics may 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. 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 that incorporates a 24/7 bleed service and routine endoscopy at weekends whilst on‑call. The post does not include a commitment to the general medical on‑call rota.

Working for our organisation

At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our ~6,000 dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way we work and deliver services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient‑led Trust where dedicated staff provide high‑quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this agenda.

We are committed to a positive work‑life balance for our employees. Any employee may seek flexible working patterns; we listen and consider all requests, subject to service needs.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Maintenance of high‑quality patient‑centred 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

Qualifications/Training

• Entry on GMC Specialist Register, or be within 6 months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview, or provide GMC‑confirmed eligibility for entry on the Specialist Register
• MRCP or equivalent qualification

Previous Experience

• Broad range of experience in Gastroenterology – Diagnostic and Therapeutic Gastroscopy – Diagnostic and Therapeutic Colonoscopy
• Experience supervising undergraduates, doctors in training and other colleagues
• Ability to offer and be accountable for full and independent expert diagnostic opinion
• Evidence of leading on patient safety issues and achieving change in practice
• Demonstrable experience in a Locum Consultant role

Skills

• Able to evidence engagement with clinical governance and identification of errors and learning from errors
• Evidence engagement with appraisal and revalidation

Knowledge

• Understanding of basic principles of audit, evidence‑based practice, and clinical quality improvement initiatives
• Comprehensive knowledge of all domains within the GMC standards of Good Medical Practice

Other requirements

• Demonstrated interest and commitment to the specialty
• Experience and evidence of engagement around equality, diversity and inclusion agenda; actively support a culture recognising and promoting equality, valuing diversity, and lead by example
• Role model Trust values each day
• Understand and can demonstrate the values of the NHS constitution
• Evidence of being up‑to‑date and fit to practice safely, aware of training needs

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Secondments/Fixed term – duration specified in advert; if vacancy becomes permanent, you may not need to re‑apply.

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Committed to our Community – we support equality, diversity, inclusion, and are inclusive for all applicants, including those with disabilities, BAME backgrounds, military spouses, carers, and others.

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

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 a Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service will be required.