Consultant Paediatric Gastroenterologist

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and management of infants, children, and adolescents with gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary, pancreatic, and nutritional disorders.

• Diagnose and manage common and complex paediatric gastrointestinal conditions, including gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD), chronic abdominal pain, constipation, chronic diarrhoea, and gastrointestinal motility disorders.

• Evaluate and manage children with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, providing long-term monitoring and individualised treatment plans.

• Diagnose and manage coeliac disease, food-related gastrointestinal disorders, malabsorption syndromes, and other conditions affecting nutrient absorption and intestinal function.

• Assess and manage paediatric patients with gastrointestinal bleeding, including upper and lower gastrointestinal haemorrhage.

• Perform diagnostic and therapeutic upper gastrointestinal endoscopy and colonoscopy, including appropriate tissue biopsies and endoscopic interventions within approved procedural privileges.

• Evaluate and manage children with eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders, including eosinophilic oesophagitis and other immune-mediated gastrointestinal conditions.

• Diagnose and manage functional gastrointestinal disorders, including functional abdominal pain, irritable bowel syndrome, and functional constipation.

• Assess and manage gastrointestinal motility disorders, swallowing difficulties, feeding intolerance, and other complex digestive conditions.

• Provide specialised assessment and management of paediatric liver diseases, including neonatal cholestasis, autoimmune hepatitis, viral hepatitis, metabolic liver disorders, and other hepatobiliary conditions.

• Evaluate and manage children with abnormal liver function tests, hepatomegaly, jaundice, and suspected chronic liver disease.

• Diagnose and manage pancreatic disorders, including acute and chronic pancreatitis, pancreatic insufficiency, and other pancreatic conditions.

• Assess and manage infants and children with feeding difficulties, failure to thrive, poor weight gain, and growth-related nutritional concerns.

• Develop and implement individualised nutritional management plans in collaboration with paediatric dietitians and nutrition support teams.

• Manage patients requiring enteral nutrition, including nasogastric and gastrostomy feeding, and coordinate parenteral nutrition when clinically indicated.

• Evaluate children with complex nutritional deficiencies, malnutrition, and gastrointestinal conditions affecting normal growth and development.

• Interpret diagnostic investigations, including gastrointestinal laboratory tests, stool studies, liver function tests, abdominal ultrasound, CT, MRI, and other relevant imaging.

• Assess and interpret endoscopic findings, histopathology reports, and specialised gastrointestinal investigations to guide clinical management.

• Develop and implement individualised treatment plans based on clinical assessment, diagnostic findings, age-specific considerations, and evidence-based paediatric gastroenterology guidelines.

• Prescribe and monitor appropriate medical therapies, including immunomodulators, biologic therapies, and other treatments for complex gastrointestinal diseases.

• Monitor treatment response, medication-related complications, nutritional status, and long-term disease outcomes.

• Recognise and manage acute gastrointestinal emergencies, including severe gastrointestinal bleeding, acute liver dysfunction, dehydration, and other urgent digestive conditions.

• Coordinate hospital admission, stabilisation, and multidisciplinary management of children with severe or complex gastrointestinal disorders.

• Assess patients requiring advanced endoscopic procedures, specialised hepatology services, or surgical intervention and coordinate appropriate referrals when required.

• Collaborate with paediatricians, paediatric surgeons, hepatologists, allergists, immunologists, radiologists, pathologists, and dietitians.

• Participate in multidisciplinary case discussions, complex gastrointestinal disease reviews, and paediatric nutrition meetings.

• Provide comprehensive counselling and education to children and their families regarding gastrointestinal conditions, treatment options, dietary management, and long-term disease monitoring.

• Coordinate transition-of-care planning for adolescents with chronic gastrointestinal conditions moving to adult gastroenterology services.

• Ensure accurate clinical documentation, endoscopy reports, and compliance with hospital policies, procedural safety protocols, and patient safety standards.

• Participate in clinical audits, paediatric gastroenterology research activities, quality improvement initiatives, and service development programmes.

• Contribute to the development and implementation of paediatric gastrointestinal care protocols, endoscopy pathways, nutritional support programmes, and chronic disease management services.

• Provide clinical supervision, teaching, and mentoring to junior physicians, paediatric trainees, and multidisciplinary healthcare professionals.

• Stay up to date with advances in paediatric gastroenterology, hepatology, nutrition, gastrointestinal endoscopy, and evidence-based treatment practices.

Qualifications

• Recognised specialist qualification in Paediatrics or an equivalent relevant specialty.

• Recognised Tier 1 specialist qualification, such as ABMS certification, Canadian Royal College certification, UK CCT/CCST, or an equivalent recognised qualification.

• Advanced fellowship training or recognised subspecialty training in Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition.

• Minimum 5 years of post-specialisation experience, with substantial clinical experience in paediatric gastroenterology and the management of complex digestive disorders.

• Proven clinical experience in managing inflammatory bowel disease, coeliac disease, chronic gastrointestinal conditions, liver disorders, and nutritional problems in children.

• Demonstrated expertise in paediatric gastrointestinal endoscopy, including upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, colonoscopy, and endoscopic biopsy techniques.

• Strong experience in diagnosing and managing paediatric hepatobiliary and pancreatic conditions.

• Comprehensive knowledge of paediatric nutrition, growth assessment, malabsorption disorders, and nutritional support therapies.

• Experience managing complex paediatric gastrointestinal cases requiring multidisciplinary clinical decision-making.

• Proficiency in interpreting gastrointestinal investigations, endoscopic findings, histopathology reports, and relevant diagnostic imaging.

• Experience prescribing and monitoring advanced medical treatments for paediatric inflammatory bowel disease and other complex gastrointestinal conditions.

• Experience working in a tertiary children's hospital, specialised paediatric gastroenterology department, advanced paediatric medical centre, or multidisciplinary healthcare facility.

• Familiarity with international paediatric gastroenterology guidelines, evidence-based clinical protocols, and paediatric endoscopy safety standards.

• Proven ability to manage complex paediatric cases and collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary healthcare teams.

• Eligibility for Consultant-level licensing with DHA, DOH, or MOHAP, as applicable to the position.

Required Skills

• Strong clinical expertise in paediatric gastroenterology, hepatology, and nutritional medicine.

• Advanced knowledge of gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary, pancreatic, and nutritional disorders affecting infants, children, and adolescents.

• Demonstrated competence in paediatric upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, colonoscopy, and relevant diagnostic procedures.

• Comprehensive understanding of inflammatory bowel disease, coeliac disease, functional gastrointestinal disorders, and gastrointestinal motility conditions.

• Proficiency in evaluating and managing paediatric liver diseases, pancreatic disorders, and complex nutritional conditions.

• Expertise in nutritional assessment, enteral feeding, growth monitoring, and multidisciplinary nutrition support.

• Strong diagnostic, analytical, and clinical decision-making skills in complex paediatric gastrointestinal cases.

• Ability to recognise and respond effectively to acute gastrointestinal emergencies and rapidly changing clinical conditions.

• Expertise in long-term management of chronic digestive disorders and coordination of transition-of-care programmes.

• Excellent communication and family counselling skills, with the ability to provide age-appropriate explanations and compassionate paediatric care.

• Strong leadership and multidisciplinary collaboration skills.

• Commitment to patient safety, evidence-based paediatric practice, and continuous professional development.

• Ability to support clinical education, paediatric gastroenterology service development, research, and quality improvement initiatives.

Compensation

An attractive tax-free package will be offered based on the candidate’s qualifications, clinical expertise, paediatric gastroenterology experience, endoscopic procedural skills, professional background, and the requirements of the healthcare facility.