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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Consultant in Gastroenterology to join a well-established multidisciplinary team in Scotland.

This role offers a balanced mix of outpatient care, endoscopy, and general medical involvement within a supportive department focused on clinical excellence, service development, and education.

The post is flexible, with opportunities to tailor the job plan around subspecialty interests and service needs.

Key Highlights

• Flexible full-time (10 PAs) or part-time options
• Dedicated gastroenterology outpatient clinics
• Regular endoscopy (elective & emergency) exposure
• Opportunity to contribute to service development & innovation
• Strong teaching, audit & research culture
• Relocation support available

Main Duties of the Job

Clinical Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality care in:
  • General Gastroenterology
  • Hepatology
  • Endoscopy services
• Run weekly gastroenterology outpatient clinics
• Perform and support:
  • Elective endoscopy
  • Emergency endoscopy procedures
• Participate in the consultant of the week model for:
  • Referral vetting
  • Clinical advice
  • Inpatient support

Referrals are triaged electronically with targets including 2-week urgent cancer pathways and 12-week routine pathways.

Inpatient & Acute Care

• Contribute to the general medical unit and inpatient care
• Work alongside multidisciplinary teams across specialities
• Support ambulatory care services and acute admissions

The medical unit includes dedicated wards, assessment units, and access to high-dependency care facilities.

Teaching, Audit & Leadership

• Supervise and train:
  • Junior doctors (FY, GPST, ST trainees)
• Participate in:
  • Clinical audit
  • Quality improvement initiatives
  • Service development projects
• Contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate education

Person Specification

Requirements

Essential

• MBBS or equivalent qualification
• MRCP (or equivalent)
• Full GMC registration with a licence to practise
• On (or within 6 months of entry to) the GMC Specialist Register in Gastroenterology
• Minimum 1 year NHS experience
• Competence in:
  • Gastroenterology
  • Endoscopy
  • General Internal Medicine

Desirable

• Higher degree (MD / PhD or equivalent)
• Teaching qualification
• Experience in:
  • Research and publications
  • Service development and leadership
• Additional accreditation in General Internal Medicine

Skills & Attributes

• Strong clinical decision-making and diagnostic skills
• Excellent communication and teamwork
• Ability to manage complex caseloads
• Commitment to audit, governance, and continuous improvement
• Leadership and service development mindset