Job summary
- Main area
- Gastroenterology
- Grade
- YM73
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Gastroenterology/Endoscopy)
- Hours
- Part time - 9 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 220-EIM-MED-011
- Employer
- Whittington Health NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Whittington Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £109,725 - £145,478 per annum pro rata (for part-time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 31/03/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Locum Consultant Gastroenterologist
YM73
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Job overview
Applications are invited for the post of a 9 PA Locum Consultant in Gastroenterology and General Medicine at Whittington Health. This locum post has been developed to cover for a member of staff on long term leave as well as address the growing demand in gastroenterology services.
We are a thriving and expanding department with increasing outpatients and endoscopy referrals. We aim to provide a first-class gastroenterology service in North London and to meet the challenge of government targets. We conduct regular audits to ensure our department provides a high-quality service.
We are a four room unit was opened in the Day Treatment Centre in 2007. At present, there are 40 lists running per week with dedicated upper GI and colonoscopy lists. We have had recent approval to utilise the fourth endoscopy room to accommodate the expanding demand for endoscopy and by working closely with neighbouring organisations. We are also a JAG accredited Site.
The Department is a core service within the Medical Division, treating approximately 4000 new outpatients per year, some 500 specialist inpatients and performs over 8500 endoscopies per year.
Main duties of the job
Please see the full Job Description and the Person Specification for further details about the job role.
Working for our organisation
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Main duties of the job
The appointee will be an enthusiastic doctor, fully accredited in general medicine and Gastroenterology. We are looking to appoint a locum consultant colleague who will complement the existing skills/interests of the department. A commitment to providing the best possible care to gastroenterology patients, and to working with colleagues to develop improved systems for their management is essential. Furthermore, expertise and experience in teaching and re-engineering of outpatient clinics would also be an advantage. A proven ability to work effectively with existing colleagues and management is of the utmost importance. ERCP skills are not required for this post. We expect the new appointee to be fully involved in the teaching commitment, audit activities and management aspects of the department.
The timetable will be made up of 10 programmed activities. There is no General Internal Medicine (GIM) on call or acute medicine commitment. There will be a rotating month as the consultant for the ward when three times weekly ward rounds will be performed and other DCC cancelled accordingly. A sample timetable for a non-ward month is attached.
The appointee will be provided with an administrative space, Information Management and Technology facilities and appropriate secretarial support. The timetable below is intended to be indicative of the job plan for this post but may be subject to change and this will be discussed with the successful candidate.
See the attached job description for full and further details.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full GMC Registration
- Membership of the Royal College of Physicians, or equivalent.
- Entry on the General Medical Council (GMC) Specialist Register via one of the following - Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) date must be within 6 months of the interview) - Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) - European Community Rights
Desirable criteria
- Experience in transformation projects and department changes.
- An appropriate higher degree (eg. MD or PhD equivalent)
Teaching
Essential criteria
- Experience of and commitment to undergraduate and graduate teaching.
- Skills to support Trainee Doctors and Specialist Nurses.
Communication skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Flexible thinking
Essential criteria
- Able to work in a multi-disciplinary team with consultants, trainees, nursing staff and allied health professionals.
- Ability to establish and maintain excellent collaborative relationships with staff of all grades.
Quality improvement and Clinical Audit
Essential criteria
- A commitment to quality improvement and clinical audit
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Sheena Mankodi
- Job title
- Consultant Gastroenterologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Whittington Health NHS Trust
Magdala Avenue
London
N19 5NF
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