Locum Consultant Gastroenterologist

Employer The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust Town Chelsea Salary £113,565 - £150,569 per annum plus £2,162 London Weighting Salary period Yearly Closing 06/09/2026 23:59

Job overview

This is a locum Consultant post within the Gastrointestinal Cancers Unit at the Royal Marsden. This post will be responsible for providing inpatient and outpatient care for patients with general gastroenterology problems as well as endoscopy.

Main duties of the job

It is expected that the appointee will cover the following main areas of work, at the Royal Marsden:

• out-patient personally tailored and specialised gastroenterology clinics
• diagnostic and therapeutic upper and lower GI endoscopy lists, some of which maybe training lists.
• in-patient gastroenterology patient management on the Sutton site and provide cross cover in Chelsea - being available to review acutely unwell gastroenterology patients and helping with GI bleeds.
• potential supervision of the GI clinical fellow
• participation in the in hours GI Bleed rota

Working for our organisation

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 3,900 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.

At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits and learning and development opportunities. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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

Person specification

Qualification

• Full registration and license to practice with the General Medical Council
• On the Specialist Register or within six months of obtaining a certificate of completion of training (CCT) at date of interview
• MBBS or approved overseas equivalent
• MRCP or approved overseas equivalent
• Eligibility to reside and work in the UK
• Higher Degree (MD, PhD or equivalent)

Experience

• General gastroenterology experience
• Subspecialty experience in GI cancers
• Independent practice in luminal endoscopy (including therapies) by JAG criteria
• Experience of service improvement
• Experience in research and leadership
• Experience in looking after patients with cancer
• The ability to work in collaboration with consultant colleagues in other disciplines and across RM Partners
• Ability to provide academic and scientific leadership within a multidisciplinary research environment
• Approachable and a team player
• Committed to excellence
• Strong communication and leadership skills
• A patient‑centred approach to delivering care
• Knowledge of Quality & Clinical Governance

The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.

Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment. Please ensure your information is accurate to avoid errors with processing your application

All applicants will be contacted by email to the address supplied on your application. Applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly and to ensure that email filters are set to allow our emails.

At The Royal Marsden we have an immune compromised patient population who we must protect as much as we can against the flu virus. Each year, seasonal flu affects thousands of people in the UK. Occurring mainly in winter, it is an infectious respiratory disease capable of producing symptoms ranging from those similar to a common cold, through to very severe or even fatal disease.

The wellbeing of our staff and patients is of the upmost importance to us, and it is the expectation of The Royal Marsden that all patient‑facing staff have an annual flu vaccination, provided free of charge by the Trust.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.