Job summary
- Main area
- Gastroenterology
- Grade
- Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 40 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 287-RMED-23-25
- Employer
- Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Liverpool University Hospital
- Town
- Liverpool
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
Employer heading

Consultant - Gastroenterology/HPB
Consultant
Job overview
Liverpool University Hospital NHS Foundation TrustÌý wishes to appoint a Consultant Gastroenterologist with a Special Interest in HPB.
The Trust provides general acute health care residents in Liverpool, North Merseyside and surrounding areas. It also provides tertiary care for digestive diseases for Merseyside, Cheshire, North Wales, the Isle of Man and beyond.
The successful candidateÌý will beÌý based at the RLH Hospital and will be a member of the Gastroenterology Department
Applicants are required to hold Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians (UK) or equivalent qualifications; to be fully registered with the General Medical Council with licence to practise and listed on the Specialist Register, or due to be registered within six months of the date of appointment.
Main duties of the job
The majority of work will be HPB EndoscopyÌý incorporating the appointee’s desired subspecialty interest.
Ward cover is provided on a rotational basis when the Consultants take part in for 2 weeks at a time. The majority (>90%) of our ward patients have primary GI disorders.
The successful candidate will also cover Endoscopy and Out-patient sessions. The expectation is to provide a 1:8 on call commitment and out of hours cover (on call sessions are recognised within our job plans in addition to the on call supplement). Weekend on call work currently includes time spent seeing patients within the acute areas as well as a review of gastro in-patients in our bed base and being available for out of hours endoscopy for patients with GI haemorrhage.
Working for our organisation
ÌýLiverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.Ìý
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Ìýis 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.ÌýÌýis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.ÌýÌýspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheÌýÌýis the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Appointee, together with his or her colleagues will have a commitment to the provision of Gastroenterology. The majority of work will be Luminal Gastroenterology incorporating the appointee’s desired subspecialty interest.Ìý
The expectation is to provide a 1:8 on call commitment and out of hours cover (on call sessions are recognised within our job plans in addition to the on call supplement). Weekend on call work currently includes time spent seeing patients within the acute areas as well as a review of gastro in-patients in our bed base and being available for out of hours endoscopy for patients with GI haemorrhage.
Subspecialty interests which can be developed and supported at Aintree include IBD, Nutrition, Advanced Endoscopy, BCSP, Capsule Endoscopy and Education.
An office with appropriate IT support will be provided. The appointee will share a PA, with excess typing devolved to other members of the secretarial team if necessary.
ÌýIn compliance with the Consultant contract the job plan is split into 10 PAs, normally 8.5 DCC and 1.5 core SPA with further SPA time available for specific roles.Ìý
Teaching is strongly encouraged both within the Trust and the Gastroenterology Directorate. The Gastroenterology Department deals with an unparalleled selection of complex benign and malignant gastroenterology diseases that provide a rich learning environment for medical students, junior doctors and allied professionals.Ìý There is a weekly IBD MDT, radiology meeting, nutrition MDT and monthly Pelvic Floor MDT. Cancer MDT’s include UGI (joint LUHT), CRC and advanced regional MDTs including NET, Primary liver, Advanced Colorectal Liver, HPB, early rectal cancer and Sarcoma.
We have a dynamic and enthusiastic departmental training lead who ensures high quality training for medical students, trainees and nurse endoscopists. The post holder will be expected to actively participate in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and provide endoscopic training – Train the Trainers will be required
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full registration with General Medical Council and licence to practise (or eligible for)
- MB BS or MB ChB
- MRCP
- On GMC specialist register/hold CCT (or proposed CCT date within 6 months of interview).
Desirable criteria
- Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians
- Higher degree such as MD or PhD
Clinical Experience
Essential criteria
- Wide experience in gastroenterology
- Evidence of continuing medical education
Desirable criteria
- Subspecialty interest within IBD or nutrition
Audit Experience
Essential criteria
- Understand principles of clinical audit
- Proven track record in significant audit
Desirable criteria
- Publication of audit results
Teaching & Training Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of teaching skills to medical and nursing staff and other disciplines
- Training or education course
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of delivering training & education (PGCE)
- Train the Trainer qualification and experience
- Evidence of delivery of education to both undergraduate and postgraduate
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- High standard to support independent practice as a Consultant Gastroenterologist
- Endoscopic skills for acute GI bleeding
Desirable criteria
- To have a good understanding of ‘Good Medical Practice’ from the GMC
Research Experience
Essential criteria
- Understands principles of Research
- Evidence of enthusiasm
Desirable criteria
- Involvement in research
- Publication of research
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Edward Britton
- Job title
- Clinical Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0151 706 3493
- Additional information
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