Job summary
This is a 6-month fixed-term locum consultant post providing short-term sick leave cover within the Paediatric Team at Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust. The post-holder will join an established paediatric gastroenterology service, working closely with the existing consultants and the wider multidisciplinary team.

Main duties of the job
The principal duty of this post is to provide a comprehensive clinical service to patients.

1. To, at all times, comply with the GMC's guidance on 'Good Medical Practice' as amended or substituted from time to time.
2. To ensure that patient confidentiality is maintained at all times.
3. To undertake duties as defined within the attached job plan in so far as practicable and in agreement with your Clinical Director.
4. To be responsible and managerially accountable for the reasonable and effective use of Trust resources that you use and influence, and professionally accountable to the Medical Director.
5. On commencement to ensure personal attendance at the Trust's corporate Induction (or arranged Consultant Induction).
6. To participate in the Trust's Statutory & Mandatory training programme.
7. To be responsible for the clinical management of out-patients under your care.
8. The principal duty of this post is to provide a comprehensive clinical service to patients.

About us
St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

At gesh we are committed to supporting flexible working arrangements. Applicants are encouraged to discuss any flexibility they may need during the recruitment process.

Job responsibilities
Specific Duties of this post

• Deliver dedicated specialist clinics per week for complex regional gastroenterology presentations as well as provide inpatient support and advise.
• Diagnose and manage common gastrointestinal conditions including Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), severe constipation, gastro-oesophageal reflux, food allergies, coeliac disease, and eosinophilic oesophagitis.
• Perform or supervise GI investigations (e.g., pH studies, and diagnostic upper/lower endoscopies depending on certified competencies).
• Establish shared-care networks with our tertiary centres at St Georges Hospital.
• Liaison and MDT working with the paediatric gastroenterology team at St Georges Hospital for complex tertiary referral.

Specifically, the role will deliver:

• 3 x paediatric gastroenterology clinics per week.
• 1 x endoscopy list per week depending on certified competencies
• 1 x local paediatric gastroenterology MDT per week
• 1 x MDT with St Georges Hospital per week

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Full GMC (General Medical Council) registration with a licence to practise.
• On or within 6 months of the GMC Specialist Register for General Paediatrics.
• Holder of a CCT/CESR in General Paediatrics.
• Membership of Royal College of Paediatrics and Child (MRCPCH)
• Level 3 child protection
• APLS / NLS

Desirable

• MD or equivalent higher degree or evidence of relevant research

skills
Essential

• Broad experience in acute paediatric emergencies and neonatology.
• Documented experience in managing secondary-care paediatric gastroenterology
• Ability to independently assess CYP with a wide range of gastrointestinal disorders including (but not exclusive) Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), severe constipation, gastro-oesophageal reflux, food allergies, coeliac disease, and eosinophilic oesophagitis.

Desirable

• Ability to perform diagnostic upper/lower endoscopies

Knowledge
Essential

• Audit/Research
• Participation in Audit / QI projects and understanding of the Paediatric Peer Review Process and Best Practice Tariff
• Has attended a recognised management training event or will have such training on completion of CCT
• Supervision of post graduate trainees
• Personal time management skills
• Clinical Governance
• Ability to organise out-patient waiting lists

Desirable

• Familiarity within issues of service organisation and development
• Participation in research

Experience
Essential

• Experience of teaching undergraduate and postgraduate trainees
• Ability to teach clinical skills
• Ability to contribute to change management
• Ability to apply research findings to clinical problems
• Ability to critically review research

Desirable

• Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduates/post graduates
• Experience of supervising junior doctors
• Experience of teaching lay groups and other staff groups
• Publications in peer review journals

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
St Helier Hospital
Wrythe Lane
Carshalton
SM5 1AA
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.epsom-sthelier.nhs.uk/work-for-us (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Consultant and Clinical Lead
Mashhood Ayaz
mashhood.ayaz1@nhs.net
0208292963031

Details
Date posted
23 September 2026
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Consultant
Salary
£113,565 to £150,569 a year
per annum
Contract
Locum
Duration
6 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
343-LCON-223
Job locations
St Helier Hospital
Wrythe Lane
Carshalton
SM5 1AA
United Kingdom

Supporting documents
Privacy notice
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust's privacy notice (opens in a new tab)

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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).