Locum Consultant Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist | Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Role Overview

This fixed term post comprises 8 Direct Clinical Activities and 2 Supporting Professional Activities, providing outpatient Hepatology, inpatient Gastroenterology and Hepatology and Endoscopy services. The post-holder will be on call for the acute gastrointestinal bleeding rota, covering both THH and Harefield Hospital on a 1 week in 7‑8 basis, dependent upon recruitment. The post attracts 1 PA within the DCC allocation.

The intention is to remove the Harefield commitment in future, with a consequent 0.5PA reduction. There is an availability uplift for on‑call from THHFT (currently 5 %). There is no General Medical on‑call commitment.

• Provide an effective and comprehensive service for patients and support continuing service developments, together with consultant colleagues and other healthcare professionals in the Division.
• Deliver a high‑quality Hepatology and Gastroenterology service to residents of Hillingdon, including vetting of Hepatology referrals and reviewing patients in clinics (face‑to‑face, telephone and virtual).
• Participate in the ‘bleeding rota’, providing emergency out‑of‑hours Gastroenterology cover to both Harefield and Hillingdon Hospitals; future job planning may involve a regular on‑site commitment.
• Jointly run the inpatient and outpatient service for Hepatology and general gastroenterology within a team, including an advisory service for colleagues.
• Attend MDT meetings such as Gastro Radiology, Upper GI Cancer MDT, West London Histopathology and other pan‑NW‑L/NCL meetings as appropriate.
• Participate in training and professional development of medical and other professional staff for whom I am responsible, and contribute to postgraduate, undergraduate teaching and GP education programmes.
• Continue professional development (CPD) and revalidation in line with guidance from relevant professional bodies and within the clinical governance framework; help the department achieve JAG accreditation.
• Ensure the Trust meets national waiting‑time targets in collaboration with other Gastroenterology and Hepatology Consultants.
• Provide clear evidence of my SPA activities, including clinical and educational supervision, audit and personal CPD, and conduct at least one medical audit per year.
• Develop areas of special interest in Hepatology that align with service needs.
• Participate in medical advisory and liaison work of the Consultant Staff Committee and other committees such as Clinical Governance, Safeguarding Adults, Transfusion, Resuscitation, Medicines Management, etc.
• Collaborate with the Lead Clinician and Senior Nurse Management Team in developing and implementing department policies.
• Work with the consultant team on recruitment and appointment of junior medical staff, advise on deployment, supervision of clinical work and support use of Trust Digital systems.

• Hold a full GMC registration.
• Have experience of working in the NHS.
• Hold a CCT in Gastroenterology and GIM or be within six months of completing the CCT in these specialties.

The post was created because of increased workload generated by liver disease detection programmes such as the Emergency Department Blood Borne Virus programme and the RM Partners Hepatocellular carcinoma surveillance/early detection programme.

Interested candidates are strongly encouraged to visit the department and contact the Departmental Lead, Dr Bob Grover (). Agencies should contact the Trust’s Temporary Staffing Team rather than the service directly.

Advert closes on Tuesday 10 Mar 2026.