Consultant Luminal and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Gastroenterologist

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals of Liverpool Group is seeking a Consultant Luminal and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Gastroenterologist to join 20 colleagues in delivering general and sub-specialty Gastroenterology and Hepatology across the Trust. The post emphasizes developing luminal services, with sub-speciality interests in IBD and a strong research background.

You will be based at the Royal Liverpool Hospital site, contributing to endoscopy services and regional care for Merseyside and beyond.

Responsibilities

• Provide and help develop luminal gastroenterology services across the Trust.
• Contribute to endoscopy lists and meet diagnostic targets with a 10 PA workload.
• Engage in research and innovation aligned to the Trust's priorities.

Skills

Luminal GI

IBD expertise

Research background

Endoscopy leadership

Job description

University Hospitals of Liverpool Group wishes to appoint a Consultant Luminal and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Gastroenterologist.

The successful candidate will join 20 Consultant colleagues in providing general and sub-specialty Gastroenterology and Hepatology services across the Trust, supporting the local community and other referring hospitals across the region.

The Care Group spans the full range of inpatient, outpatient and endoscopy services. It is supported clinically by 3 Nurse Consultants, 35 Specialist Nurses, 6 StRs, a Hepatology NTN, 1 Lecturer and 5 F1/F2 doctors. This is a 10 PA role.

The Trust provides general acute healthcare services to residents of Liverpool, North Merseyside and the surrounding areas. It also provides tertiary care for digestive diseases across Merseyside, Cheshire, North Wales, the Isle of Man and beyond.

The successful candidate will be based at the Royal Liverpool Hospital site and will be a member of the Gastroenterology Department, The main duties of the post will be to provide and help further develop the luminal gastroenterology service along with the other WTE luminal gastroenterologists already in post that will meet the future demands for Luminal Gastroenterology in a City Hospital Trust and Regional referral Centre.

We particularly welcome applications from candidates with sub-speciality interests in Inflammatory Bowel disease and those with a strong background in research to further enhance the departments academic portfolio and also align to one of the Trusts key strategic priorities of research and innovation.

We currently have 7 state of the art endoscopy rooms within the unit on the Royal site. In addition we have a satellite diagnostic endoscopy unit at Broadgreen Hospital delivering colonoscopy and TNG. The endoscopy department is staffed and commissioned to deliver 104 session per week. The post holder will be expected to contribute to the delivery of endoscopy lists for both specialist endoscopy and diagnostic endoscopy to help the trust meet its diagnostic targets.

We have new state-of-the-art equipment in every room, Audio-visual facilities and have a reputation for Innovation, Standards & Quality to which the successful candidate would be expected to contribute.

NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHL Group) was formed on 1 November 2024, born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our communities.

We are one of the largest employers in region, with over 18,900 colleagues who are dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services that extend to more than two million people in the North West.

We operate from five hospital sites:Aintree University Hospitalis the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside, and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.Broadgreen Hospitalis home to several elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospitalprovide specialist services incardiothoracic surgery,cardiology and respiratory medicine, both in the hospital and out in the community.Liverpool Women's Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single en-suite bedrooms and mainly focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.