Job overview

This is a locum  Consultant post within the Gastrointestinal Cancers Unit at the Royal Marsden. This post will be responsible for providing inpatient and outpatient care for patients with general gastroenterology problems as well as endoscopy.  

Main duties of the job

It is expected that the appointee will cover the following main areas of work, at the Royal Marsden:
•    out-patient personally tailored and specialised gastroenterology clinics 
•    diagnostic and therapeutic upper and lower GI endoscopy lists, some of which maybe training lists.
•    in-patient gastroenterology patient management on the Sutton site and provide cross cover in Chelsea - being available to review acutely unwell gastroenterology patients and helping with GI bleeds. 
•    potential supervision of the GI clinical fellow 
•    participation in the in hours GI Bleed rota

Working for our organisation

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 3,900 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital. 

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.

At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits and learning and development opportunities. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.