GP with extended role in Gastroenterology

Overview

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust are recruiting GPwERs in Gastroenterology as part of a 24-month training programme to develop GPwER in Gastroenterology across the Midlands. You will work with a Gastroenterologist at your local hospital in an outpatient clinic for 1 session per week, learning to consult patients with general Gastroenterology presentations in a supervised and supported environment. You do not need prior Gastroenterology training to be eligible for this role. Closing date: 9 November 2025.

Main duties of the job

• Share responsibility for delivering high-quality care to patients presenting to the Gastroenterology Service.
• Complement the specialist interests of the existing Gastroenterologists within the County.
• Support the clinical decision making of junior medical and nursing staff.

About us

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is the main provider of acute hospital services for around half a million people in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales. The Trust's catchment stretches from the Cambrian Mountains in the west, to Newport and the fringes of the Black Country in the east. Main towns include: Bridgnorth, Ludlow, Market Drayton, Oswestry, Shrewsbury and Whitchurch (in Shropshire); Newport, Telford and Wellington (in Telford & Wrekin); and Newtown and Welshpool (in Powys). Our main service locations are the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) in Shrewsbury, located about 20 minutes apart. Together they provide 99% of our activity and offer a range of acute hospital services including accident & emergency, outpatients, diagnostics, inpatient medical care and critical care.

Job responsibilities

The job plan will be for 1.5 sessions per week in year 1 and 1 session per week in year 2, including 1 clinical session within a Gastroenterology outpatient clinic (flexible around the availability of the GP/Consultant supervising the role). In year 1, include 0.5 session of clinical learning, consisting of a 12-month online education programme with teaching sessions (usually Wednesday afternoons monthly), interactive case studies, written assignments and self-directed learning (only during year 1).

Person Specification Qualifications

• To hold a degree in medicine recognised by the GMC (General Medical Council).
• To be a fully qualified GP holding MRCGP.
• Previous clinical experience/qualification in Gastroenterology.

Entry Criteria

• Full Registration and a licence to practise with the General Medical Council (GMC).
• Ability to take a whole systems approach to Gastroenterology work within the context of the hospital as a whole.
• Currently working as a GP in a clinical capacity within the Trust area.
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients.
• Familiar with the current structure of the health system, as well as recent initiatives and changes.

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.

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust