The successful applicant will work with existing Consultants to provide a comprehensive service for patients within Gastroenterology. The successful applicant would be encouraged to develop a specialist interest in order to complement the existing care of the service. The candidate is to be competent in therapeutic, emergency upper GI endoscopy, to support the out of hours rota on a 1 in 7 basis. The Trust, along with Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (as well as other health and social care partners) have embarked on a strategic change programme known as the BLMK Integrated Care System (ICS). As a result of this the successful candidate may be required to adapt their job plan in the future to work across more than one site within the area; this may also include delivering aspects of care in community settings which supports the Trusts vertical integration ambition. The Trust is part of the Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Health and Care Partnership (Integrated Care System) and within this the Bedfordshire Care Alliance. As a result of this, the successful candidate may be required to adapt their job plan in the future to work across more than one site within the area; this may also include delivering aspects of care in community settings which supports the Trusts vertical integration strategy. Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.