Resident doctor in Gastroenterology

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Resident doctor in Gastroenterology

The closing date is 16 November 2025

This is a 12 month post based at University College Hospital in the Gastroenterology Department.

This is a unique opportunity to join a large tertiary gastroenterology unit and gain experience looking after a wide range of patients including IBD, nutrition, hepatology, pancreatobiliary medicine and upper GI. The post holder contributes to inpatient care on the ward, contributes to specialist MDT and has opportunities to gain experience in upper and lower GI endoscopy, GI physiology and other specialist GI services. The role will include protected time for clinical audit, service improvement and research.

This is a perfect opportunity for candidates considering applying to gastroenterology specialist training in the future who have already completed at least FY2.

Main duties of the job

Our UCLH Gastroenterology unit is one of the largest in the UK, and the post offers exposure to all aspects of Gastroenterology, covered by the 14 Consultants within the department. Subspecialty areas of expertise include clinical nutrition/intestinal failure, oesophagogastric/laser medicine, inflammatory bowel disease, GI physiology and pancreaticobiliary medicine. There are a number of educational meetings run each week, including a journal club, specialist multidisciplinary meetings, a 'morning report', and seminars with invited speakers. The department has a committed audit programme. The post holder may also take an active role in undergraduate teaching.

The post would ideally suit a Doctor who has completed Foundation year 2 or IMT and is intending to apply for a Gastroenterology Specialist training rotation in the future. Terms and conditions are in line with those nationally agreed.

About us

University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)

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We provide first class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top quality patient care, excellent education, and world class research.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

Job responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Please note, due to anticipated high volumes of applications, this vacancy may close earlier than the listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.

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Person Specification Knowledge and Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent Full registration
• -Eligible for full registration with GMC at time of appointment and hold a current license to practice.

Experience

• Minimum 1 year previous experience in a substantive medical post

Skills and Abilities

• Sound basic clinical skills including history taking, clinical examination and appropriate investigation.
• Ability to make and implement management plans and clinical protocols.
• Ability to maintain a high quality clinical record.
• Basic personal management skills including time management and managing paperwork satisfactorily.
• Manipulative skills to enable practical procedures
• Experience of teaching
• Ability to carry out research

Communication

• Ability to communicate with clarity to all hospital staff and patients

Personal and People Development

• Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English
• Ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate.
• Ability to see patients as people, ability to empathise and work co operatively with others.

Responsibilities towards promoting Equality Diversity and Inclusion

• Use appropriate language and skills when dealing with all patients.
• Ability to use language line or have access to BSL when needed.

Ensure the risk of infection to self, colleagues, patients, relatives and visitors is minimised by:

• Being familiar with, and adhering to Trust policies and guidance on infection prevention and control. Completing all required training and education (both via e-learning and face to face) on infection prevention and control. Including infection prevention and control as an integral part of your continuous personal/professional development and included in your annual appraisal Taking personal responsibility so far as is reasonably practicable, in helping ensure that effective prevention and control of health care associated infections is embedded into everyday practice and applied consistently.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£44,439 a yearper annum + London weighting