Consultant Gastroenterology

Job Summary

This is a substantive post based at the Lister Hospital in Stevenage and comprises 10 programmed activities (PAs) including an on‑call commitment to the emergency endoscopy rota. The successful applicant will work closely with the existing 12 Gastroenterologists and 4 Hepatologists to provide a high standard Gastroenterology service to the Trust. This post is based at the Lister Hospital in Stevenage;

however, clinics can be at any of three sites:
Lister Hospital (Stevenage), the New QEII Hospital (Welwyn Garden City), or Hertford County Hospital (Hertford).

It is expected that the applicant will complement an existing department offering gastroenterology and liver services, please see job plan. Across the Trust the care of GI and liver in‑patients is centralised at the Lister site with consultants involved in a 1 in 12 GI bleeding rota which incorporates a 24/7 bleed service and some routine endoscopy at weekends whilst on‑call.

The post does not include a commitment to the general medical on‑call rota.

At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient‑led Trust where dedicated staff provide high‑quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
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• Date posted: 17 February 2026
• Pay scheme:
  Hospital medical and dental staff
• Grade:
  Consultant
• Salary: £109,725 to £145,478 a year per annum
• Contract:
  
  Permanent
• Working pattern:
  Full‑time
• Reference number: 361-M&D-7710653
• Job locations:
  Lister Hospital, Coreys Mill Lane, Stevenage, SG1 4AB

• Maintenance of high‑quality patient centered care
• Shared responsibility for the day‑to‑day management of the service and participation in strategic planning
• Teaching and training within the multidisciplinary service
• Active involvement in multidisciplinary team meetings and directorate clinical governance activity
• Active participation in continuing medical education

• Qualifications/Training:
  Entry on GMC Specialist Register or, be within 6 months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview or, provide GMC confirmed eligibility for entry on the Specialist Register; MRCP or qualification of an equivalent level.
• Previous
  
  Experience:
  
  Broad range of experience in Gastroenterology – Diagnostic and Therapeutic Gastroscopy, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Colonoscopy;
  Experience of supervising undergraduates, doctors in training and other colleagues;
  Ability to offer and be accountable for full and independent expert diagnostic opinion;
  Can evidence leading on patient safety issues and achieving a change in practice.
• Skills:
  
  Able to evidence engagement with clinical governance and the identification of errors and the learning from errors;
  Evidence engagement with appraisal and revalidation.
• Knowledge:
  Demonstrate understanding of basic principles of audit, evidence‑based practice, and clinical quality improvement initiatives;
  Comprehensive knowledge and insight regarding all the domains within the GMC standards of Good Medical Practice.
• Other requirements:
  Demonstrates an interest and commitment to the…