Consultant Endoscopist

Barking Havering Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust is looking for a Consultant Endoscopist to join the newly formed Digestive Diseases Centre (DDC) within the Division of Surgery. The DDC has the ambition of developing a Centre of Excellence in North East London and was created after the amalgamation of Gastroenterology, Endoscopy, Upper GI & Colorectal Surgery within the Division of Surgery.

Applications are invited for the position of a Consultant Endoscopist. This is a 10.PA post including GI bleed on call cover and Gastroenterology ward cover at weekends and over some weekdays. This is a new post created in response to growing local demand for endoscopy services with special reference to Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy & Bowel Cancer Screening Programme. It would be ideal if the Consultant Endoscopist has credentials to participate in BCSP. In addition, the new consultant will be expected to contribute to the small bowel service by supporting the capsule endoscopy service and also developing small bowel enteroscopy services. Experience in neuroendocrine tumour (NET) management is desirable in this post with a view to developing regional services in collaboration with Barts Health. A commitment and interest in endoscopy teaching is essential since the Trust is a training centre for GI and surgical trainees and runs JAG-endorsed and other endoscopy training courses.

The Endoscopy Service is hosted within the Division of Surgery, but is delivered by clinicians in Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Upper & Lower GI Surgeons and 3 Clinical Endoscopists. The post will provide flexible cover for the endoscopy service in Queen’s Hospital and King George Hospital.

BHRUT being one of the busiest NHS trusts in Greater London performs over 18,000 GI endoscopy procedures per year in JAG accredited units and aims to develop to attract tertiary referrals for complex polyps with the aid of complex EMR, ESD and hybrid procedures. We are already the referral centre for TEMS procedures for NE London. The Trust has a busy capsule endoscopy service that offers small bowel, colon and pan-intestinal capsule endoscopy and is currently participating in the National Colon Capsule Pilot.

This is an opportunity to join a busy, dynamic multidisciplinary team to help us improve the service that we provide to our population with a view to developing JAG training courses at our Trust which the successful applicant can contribute to.

Under the leadership of our Chair, Jacqui Smith and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive we provide care for the residents of three diverse London boroughs. More than half of our 7,500 strong workforce are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups and most live in Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge. We also provide healthcare services to people in south west Essex, and specialist neurosciences services to the whole of the county.

Our services include all the major specialties of large acute hospitals, operating from two main sites - King George Hospital in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We also provide outpatient services at Brentwood Community Hospital, Barking Hospital, Loxford Polyclinic and Harold Wood Polyclinic.

As we recover from Covid-19, we’re proud to be leading the way in reducing the time our patients wait to get the treatment they need. The pandemic provided the drive for our teams to innovate and change.

We know we have more work to do to improve waiting times for urgent and emergency care, and this will be one of the many benefits of our closer collaboration with Barts Health. Working with them and with all our partners across north east London, we will find a sustainable solution to enhance patient care.

We are particularly proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre; Radiotherapy Centre; Hyper Acute Stroke Unit; and dedicated breast care service at King George Hospital. We’re also pleased to be part of the NEL Cancer Alliance.

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

The successful applicant will join the endoscopy service, working with clinical teams in Gastroenterology, Colorectal and Upper GI Surgery.