Requisition Id: 15868

Medical Gastroenterology Senior House Officer — Job Description

Job Title: Senior House Officer (SHO) – Medical Gastroenterology
Department: Gastroenterology / Medicine
Reports to: Consultant Gastroenterologist / Clinical Lead

Key Responsibilities
Assess, diagnose, and manage patients presenting with gastrointestinal and liver-related conditions.
Take detailed medical histories and perform comprehensive clinical examinations.
Develop and implement appropriate investigation and treatment plans under consultant supervision.
Manage common gastroenterological emergencies, including:
Upper and lower gastrointestinal bleeding
Acute pancreatitis
Acute liver failure and decompensated chronic liver disease
Cholangitis and obstructive jaundice
Inflammatory bowel disease flares
Gastrointestinal infections
Review and manage gastroenterology inpatients and provide appropriate follow-up.
Participate in ward rounds, outpatient clinics, multidisciplinary meetings, and departmental teaching.




Assist consultants with procedures such as upper GI endoscopy, colonoscopy, paracentesis, and other gastroenterological procedures, according to competence and local policy.
Recognise deteriorating patients and initiate appropriate emergency management.
Request and interpret relevant laboratory tests, imaging, endoscopy reports, and other investigations.
Communicate effectively with patients and relatives regarding diagnosis, investigations, treatment, and discharge planning.
Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation and discharge summaries.
Work collaboratively with nurses, dietitians, pharmacists, surgeons, radiologists, pathologists, and other healthcare specialists.
Participate in the medical on-call and out-of-hours rota.
Contribute to clinical audit, quality improvement, research, and departmental education.
Maintain skilled standards, patient confidentiality, infection-control practices, and appropriate safeguarding procedures.

📌 Senior House Officer Bengaluru (India)
🏢 Narayana Health
📍 India