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Job summary

Main area
Gastroenterology
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
Contract
3 months (Fixed term)
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref
190-STH-26-224
Employer
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Northn General
Town
Sheffield
Salary
£113,565 - £150,569 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
28/10/2026 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Locum Consultant Gastroenterologist

NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.

Job overview

We are looking to appoint a Locum Consultant Gastroenterologist for a fixed-term period of three months to the Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (STHFT), based at the Northern General Hospital (NGH) and Royal Hallamshire Hospital (RHH). There may be scope to extend the post by up to 3 months, subject to start date.

This post has been established specifically to provide additional outpatient capacity to support clearance of the Gastroenterology outpatient waiting list backlog. The postholder will provide face-to-face outpatient care, one endoscopy list per week, dedicated clinic administration and Supporting Professional Activities (SPA), working on site 5 days per week.

Should any further vacancies arise shortlisted applicants will be considered.

Main duties of the job

 The successful applicant will join a dynamic and collegiate team of consultant gastroenterologists and hepatologists, contributing to the delivery and continued development of high-quality secondary and tertiary Gastroenterology and Hepatology services. 

Please refer to the supporting job description and person specification which will outline the duties of the role including an indicative job plan.

Working for our organisation

These are the values that all staff at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are expected to demonstrate in all that they do.

Patients First – Ensure that the people we serve are at the heart of what we do

Respectful – Be kind, respectful, fair and value diversity

Ownership – Celebrate our successes, learn continuously and ensure we improve

Unity – Work in partnership with others

Deliver – Be efficient, effective and accountable for our actions

The Trust have developed a PROUD Behaviours framework which details specific behaviours we expect to see and do not expect to see, aligned to each of the five PROUD Values.

For further details of our services and organisational structure, including our Board of Directors, and our future plans please visit 

www.sth.nhs.uk/about-us.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the supporting job description and person specification which will outline the duties of the role including an indicative job plan.

The successful candidate must be registered with the GMC with a valid licence to practice. For further information please visit the GMC website and click on the Registration and Licensing link. 

Non-UK/EEA applicants should ensure they are aware of the recent changes to the Immigration rules. For further information on how this may affect your application visit the UK Government website.

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust promotes Equality of opportunity and Diversity within the workplace.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Full Registration with the GMC with a licence to practice at the time of application.
  • MRCP or equivalent
Desirable criteria
  • MD or PhD or equivalent
  • Name on the specialist register for relevant specialty or eligible within 6 months of the date of the interview. If an applicant is UK trained, they must also be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or be within 6 months of award of CCT by date of interview. International applicants must have equivalent qualifications and be GMC eligible

Clinical experience

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work as an independent practitioner in Gastroenterology, with broad clinical experience in consultant-led outpatient Gastroenterology services
  • Evidence of advanced training in Inflammatory Bowel Disease OR Evidence of advanced training in Nutrition OR Evidence of advanced training in Endoscopy.
Desirable criteria
  • Some experience of management of patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

Research

Essential criteria
  • Ability to critically assess published research and incorporate it into clinical practice where appropriate
Desirable criteria
  • Ideas for future research whilst in post

Teaching and training

Essential criteria
  • Experience of teaching medical students and resident doctors

Continuous Professional Development

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of participation in CME/CPD in the last 12 months
Desirable criteria
  • Maintenance of a CPD diary or portfolio

Management and Administration

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of ability to work with management and previous experience of management groups
  • Evidence of the understanding of the systems and structures of NHS Management

Clinical governance and audit

Essential criteria
  • Experience in performing clinical audit
Desirable criteria
  • Completion and publication of a substantive audit project or service improvement project

Personal attributes

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrates behaviour consistent with PROUD values
  • Good oral and written communication skills

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dr Alex Ball
Job title
Clinical Director Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0114 243 4 343
Additional information

Neil Thompson 
Operations Director – GRaDE Care Group
Tel: (0114) 271 56 99

[email protected]

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
HR Department
Northern General Hospital
Sheffield
S5 7AU
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