Job overview

TRUST GRADE IN GASTROENTEROLOGY & GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE (ST3+ EQUIVALENT)

GASTROENTEROLOGY

Full Time Fixed Term - 12 months

We are looking for an enthusiastic junior doctor to join our dynamic team as a Trust Grade doctor in Gastroenterology and General Internal Medicine at Newham University Hospital for a fixed period from 5 August 2026 until 3 August 2027. This is an innovative, full-time post designed for doctors who are at ST3+/senior SHO/registrar level as a developmental opportunity prior to taking up a higher specialty physician training post. It is designed for doctors who will have completed internal medicine training (IMT) (or its equivalent). The post holder would be given the same training and on-call opportunities as the other Specialist Registrars (SpRs) on the North Central and East London (NCEL) gastroenterology rotation program, who are working in this hospital.

The successful applicant will contribute to the acute General Medical service at Newham University Hospital (NUH). This involves full commitment to the general medical on call rota on a 1:8 frequency with prospective cover (ST3+ level). They will participate in the acute management of gastroenterology and hepatology inpatients.

Main duties of the job

·         Clerking patients on the acute medical during the daytime, weekends and at night as part of the on-call team

·         Leading or participating in daily ward rounds

·         Identify and appropriately manage clinical problems

·         Prescribe safely

·         Keep an accurate and relevant medical record

·         Manage time and clinical priorities effectively

·         Communicate effectively with patients, relatives and colleagues

·         Use evidence, guidelines and audit to benefit patient care

·         Act in a professional manner at all times

·         Manage ethical and legal issues which occur during the management of patients with general medical problems

·         Educate patients effectively

·         Become life-long learners and teachers

·         Be part of the cardiac arrest team when on-call

·         The post holder will participate in one consultant supervised general gastroenterology outpatient clinic per week.

·         There is also a consultant/nurse endoscopist supervised endoscopy list every week that the post holder would be expected to attend (if they wish).

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.  

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.  

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.