Consultant Gastroenterologist

NHS; Wirral; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a Consultant Gastroenterologist to join their team. This role involves direct patient care, teaching, and managing a wide range of cases, including becoming part of a dynamic support staff focused on gastroenterology. The new consultant will provide care on the Wirral peninsula, fostering improvement in service delivery in a supportive and collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• High standard of clinical skill and expertise in gastroenterology.
• Able to contribute to the on call rota for the specialty.
• Subspecialty interest to enhance gastroenterology services.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care with 10 PAs allocated.
• Manage inpatient emergency referrals and outpatient clinics.
• Lead teaching and training of junior doctors across gastroenterology.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Organisational skills

Teaching experience / interest

Education

MRCP or equivalent

MD or equivalent higher degree

Entry onto the Specialist Register for GMC

Job description

Go back Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Consultant Gastroenterologist

The closing date is 26 June 2025

The new appointee will be expected to have a broad based gastroenterology and endoscopy background, with subspecialist skills. In particular, we are looking for a replacement Hepatology consultant.

Depending upon the quality and the subspecialty skills of the applications, the Trust might be able to offer more than one post to help meet increasing demand for gastroenterology services on the Wirral peninsula.

The appointee will be supported by the Gastroenterology Consultants, Junior Doctors, Ward Nursing Staff, GI Pharmacist, Specialist Nurses, and Dieticians. Their work will focus on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of Gastroenterological and GIM conditions.

Main duties of the job

The provisional job plan is 10 PAs. The contract assumes 8 PAs allocated as direct patient care (6 DCC and 2 nDCC) and 2 SPAs. This would include teaching and training of junior doctors, CPD, audit, etc. Additional PAs can be offered as per service requirements.

Currently ward cover is provided on a one in 10 basis. This may change in future with reconfiguration of bed base and increase in number of colleagues.

Consultants during the ward weeks will have all elective sessions cancelled, so they are available for daily ward rounds and any in-patient gastro emergencies between 9-5 pm. In addition, one of the main duties on the ward weeks is to manage inpatient cross specialty referrals which average between 30-35 per week.

During off ward weeks, a 10 PA Gastroenterologist will undertake 4-5 fixed sessions (2 clinics and 2-3 endoscopy lists) per week as per service needs. During the off ward weeks, consultants will not have any regular inpatient commitments.

Clinic template is usually 4 News and 8 Follow ups for the consultant in a 4 hour session.. Diagnostic OGD and sigmoidoscopy is allocated 1 point whilst colonoscopy +/- polypectomy is allocated 2.5 points notionally. Admin for the clinic and endoscopy list is done in two dedicated admin sessions allocated in the job plan.

About us

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendlyWirral welcome from the very first time they make contact withus. We are described as "competent and caring staff" by ourpatients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust issituated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastlineand beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities forits residents.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the NorthWest of England, comprising of the Wirral's only EmergencyDepartment. We provide a high quality range of acute careservices and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population ofapproximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port,Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financialturnover is in excess of £337m.

The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport linksincluding motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach tothe major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as wellas neighbouring North Wales.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for further informationabout the Consultant Gastroenterologist position available at WUTH.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

• MRCP or equivalent
• Entry onto the Specialist Register for GMC or be within six months of obtaining CCT/CCST in gastroenterology and GIM
• CESR or European Community Rights
• MD or equivalent higher degree or evidence of relevant research

Clinical Experience

• High standard of clinical skill and expertise in the specialty
• Able to contribute to the full range of skills required for the on call rota for the specialty
• Subspecialty interest

Clinical Skills

• Therapeutic upper / lower GI endoscopy

Other skills

• Interpersonal skills
• Organisational skills
• Teaching experience / interest

Personal Qualities

• Ability to lead / teach
• Ability to relate to patients / relatives
• Ability to work as part of a team

Research and Audit

• Relevant experience in organisation and undertaking audit
• Evidence of research and publications relevant to post

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.

Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust