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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Consultant in General Medicine with a specialist interest in Gastroenterology to join a well-established and forward-thinking clinical team in the South East. The role offers intense exposure to endoscopy services, inpatient gastroenterology, hepatology development, and multidisciplinary collaboration.

The successful candidate will contribute to high-quality diagnostic and therapeutic services while supporting service development, education, audit, and governance. Opportunities exist to develop a subspecialty interest, particularly within hepatology, and to contribute to pathway development.
 

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality diagnostic and therapeutic upper and lower GI endoscopy.
• Provide outpatient gastroenterology services, including clinical administration.
• Manage gastroenterology inpatients and contribute to the General Medicine service delivery.
• Participate in 24-hour GI bleed service and weekend endoscopy rotas as required.
• Maintain and develop speciality interests aligned with service needs.
• Manage JAG accreditation standards and surveillance pathways for endoscopy services.

Multidisciplinary & Governance

• Attend and actively participate in weekly multidisciplinary team meetings and governance meetings.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of speciality services.
• Participate in clinical governance, quality improvement, and audit activities.
• Implement audit and research findings into clinical practice.

Education & Supervision

• Contribute to departmental education programmes and teaching activities.
• Act as joint clinical supervisor for specialist trainees where appropriate.
• Support undergraduate and postgraduate medical education.

Professional Responsibilities

• Maintain compliance with CPD, appraisal, and revalidation requirements.
• Participate in annual job planning and performance review.
• Contribute to cross-cover arrangements and service resilience.
• Adhere to organisational policies, patient safety standards, and professional codes of conduct.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Registration

Essential

• Medical degree.
• MRCP or equivalent postgraduate qualification.
• Complete registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) with a licence to practise.
• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register in General Medicine and Gastroenterology (or within six months of eligibility).

Desirable

• MD or equivalent higher degree, or evidence of relevant research.

Clinical Experience

Essential

• Broad training and experience in Gastroenterology and General Medicine.
• Demonstrated competence in district general hospital clinical practice.
• Evidence of independent clinical decision-making and service delivery.
• JAG accreditation or equivalent endoscopy competency with ongoing procedural activity.
• Minimum 1 year of NHS experience.

Desirable

• Subspecialty interest (e.g., hepatology).

Clinical Effectiveness & Governance

Essential

• Understanding of clinical governance principles.
• Participation in clinical audit and quality improvement.
• Ability to appraise and apply clinical research.

Desirable

• Participation in national audits or peer-reviewed research.

Teaching & Leadership

Essential

• Experience teaching medical students and trainees.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Strong leadership, communication, and organisational skills.

Desirable

• Formal teaching qualification or faculty development training.

Practical Requirements

Essential

• Ability to meet on-call commitments.
• Occupational health and statutory clearance requirements.
• Ability to travel between clinical sites as required.