Six-month locum consultant post in paediatric gastroenterology, split between Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and St Mark's National Bowel Hospital, within West London Children's Healthcare. The work covers inpatient care of children with gastrointestinal and nutritional disorders, endoscopy, outpatient clinics and shared out-of-hours and on‑call cover. It is a 10 PA role with about 60% of time at St Mark's, including weekly endoscopy lists, and no on‑call there. Fit depends on holding, or being within six months of, a CCT in paediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition.
What the job involves
- Provide inpatient care for children with gastrointestinal and nutritional disorders, to the highest standard
- Carry out elective and emergency endoscopies, including weekly endoscopy lists at St Mark's under sedation or general anaesthetic
- Run gastroenterology outpatient clinics at Chelsea and Westminster, St Mark's and outreach sites as needed
- Develop special interest areas and services to complement the existing team, with motility especially welcome
- Take part in outreach clinics at allied institutions and build shared‑care work across West London
- Give out‑of‑hours advice on gastroenterology and nutrition cases and carry out out‑of‑hours endoscopy
- Take part in on‑call duties shared with other paediatric gastroenterology consultants (rota quoted as 1:4 and 1:5)
- Cover attending weeks (1:5) at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital
- Contribute to postgraduate education of junior doctors
- Contribute to clinical governance, including audit
- Support and carry out research in line with the departmental research strategy
- Undertake management tasks and hospital committee membership as proposed by the Lead Clinician and Directorate Policy Board
What’s required
Qualifications
- MBBS or equivalent
- MRCPCH or equivalent
- CCT in paediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition, or UK specialist trainee within 6 months of CCT
Registration & licences
- Full GMC registration with licence to practise
- On the GMC specialist register
Experience
- Substantial clinical experience in paediatric gastroenterology
- Experience managing common paediatric gastrointestinal emergencies and offering clinical opinion on them
- Experience of regular clinical audit
- Undergraduate or postgraduate formal teaching
Skills & knowledge
- Independent competence in diagnostic upper and lower GI endoscopy
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care
- Understanding of clinical governance and audit
- Good understanding of NHS structure and processes
- Organisation, time management, forward planning and attention to detail
- Ability to teach clinical skills to doctors in training and nursing staff
Checks & eligibility
- Level 3 paediatric safeguarding training
Nice to have
- Completed, or working towards, a higher academic degree
- Evidence of written guidelines
- Knowledge of best practice in management
- Evidence of leadership skills
- Knowledge of business planning and budgets
- Formal teaching qualification
- Interest in or experience of motility
What’s offered
- London weighting allowance on top of pay
- Supervision included for endoscopy work at St Mark's
- Support from therapeutic endoscopists in St Mark's endoscopy training environment
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Locum Consultant in Paediatric Gastroenterology in London employer: The Methodist Church in Britain
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