Job vacancy: Consultant Gastroenterologist, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool

Job summary

Main area

Gastroenterology

Grade

Consultant

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Full time
Job share

10 sessions per week (oncall 1:11)

Job ref

287-AMED-125-25

Employer: Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Aintree University Hospital
Town: Liverpool
Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 Per Annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 08/05/2025 23:59

Consultant Gastroenterologist

Consultant

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This is a full-time, substantive Consultant post in Luminal Gastroenterology at Aintree University Hospital, part of University Hospitals Liverpool Group (UHLG). The post holder will join a dynamic and cohesive team of consultants committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care and driving continuous improvement across gastroenterology services.

Clinical Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive inpatient and outpatient care in luminal gastroenterology, including participation in the endoscopy and general gastroenterology outpatient service.
Participate in the 2-week rotating 'hot week' inpatient model, assuming responsibility for consultant-led ward rounds and multidisciplinary team coordination.
Participate in a 1:11 out-of-hours rota, providing emergency gastroenterology cover and out-of-hours endoscopy for gastrointestinal bleeding. On-call work is supported by robust junior doctor and nursing structures and is recognised within the job plan and on-call supplement.
Deliver regular endoscopy lists, contributing to diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy, and actively support the Trust’s commitment to JAG standards and service quality.
Contribute to multidisciplinary meetings including IBD, UGI cancer, colorectal cancer, liver and HPB, nutrition, pelvic floor, and early rectal cancer MDTs.

Teaching, Supervision and Education

Engage in the teaching and supervision of undergraduate medical students, junior medical staff, and other healthcare professionals.
Actively contribute to endoscopic training, including mentoring of medical trainees and nurse endoscopists. A Train the Trainer qualification will be required (or willingness to obtain it).
Participation in departmental educational programmes, including journal clubs, case-based discussions, and clinical governance activities is expected and encouraged.
Opportunities are available to pursue additional training responsibilities, including formal education roles and PGCE support.

Quality Improvement, Governance, and Research

Participate in departmental audit, clinical effectiveness, and governance programmes.
Undertake or support clinical audit projects aligned with service priorities. Applicants with a record of completing audits with published or presented outcomes will be supported to continue this work.
Engage with and support clinical research activity, with opportunities to develop or contribute to ongoing projects, including IBD and UGI trials.
Contribute to service improvement and transformation initiatives that promote safety, efficiency, and innovation.

Service Development and Leadership

Actively contribute to shaping service models in response to local and national priorities, including improvements in access, efficiency, and patient outcomes.
Engage with Trust-wide strategy and participate in clinical leadership discussions relating to gastroenterology and endoscopy services.
Applicants with experience in change leadership, strategic thinking, or mentoring will be encouraged to take on further responsibilities aligned to their interests and strengths.

Job Plan and Professional Support

The post is offered as a 10 PA job plan, consisting of 8.5 Direct Clinical Care (DCC) and 1.5 Supporting Professional Activities (SPA). Additional SPA time may be available for specific roles, including educational or research activity, and is subject to discussion during job plan negotiation.
An office with IT facilities and appropriate administrative support will be provided. Shared PA support is available, with overflow typing support from the wider secretarial team as required.
Participation in annual appraisal and revalidation is expected. The department and Trust provide support for continued professional development in line with Royal College and GMC expectations.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

MB ChB / MB BS (or equivalent)
MRCP (UK)

Desirable criteria

Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians
Higher degree (MD or PhD) or submitted pending viva

Registration

Essential criteria

Full GMC registration and licence to practise (or eligible for)

Desirable criteria

On GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months of achieving CCT at time of interview

Clinical Experience

Essential criteria

Broad experience in luminal gastroenterology
Evidence of continued medical education

Desirable criteria

Subspecialty interest

Teaching & Training

Essential criteria

Experience of teaching medical, nursing, and allied health professionals

Desirable criteria

PGCE or evidence of education delivery
Train the Trainer qualification
Experience of UG & PG teaching

Knowledge

Essential criteria

High clinical standard for independent Consultant practice
Endoscopic skills in GI bleeding

Desirable criteria

Understanding of GMC's Good Medical Practice guidelines

Audit & Research Experience

Essential criteria

Understanding of clinical audit principles
Understanding of research principles
Demonstrates enthusiasm for clinical research

Desirable criteria

Proven audit experience with publication of results
Research involvement with publications

Managing Self

Essential criteria

Able to take responsibility, make decisions, and apply authority appropriately

Desirable criteria

Commitment to high standards in care
Positive approach to lessons learned
Alignment with Trust values

Working with Others

Essential criteria

Strong communication and teamworking across clinical settings

Desirable criteria

Empathic, challenges negativity, improves patient experience

Managing Others

Essential criteria

Awareness of NHS Trust management structures and issues
Ability to manage conflict

Desirable criteria

Support and development of trainee medical staff

Leading People

Essential criteria

Demonstrated leadership in clinical teams and service change

Desirable criteria

Strategic thinking, risk management, innovation, mentoring and leading multi-disciplinary change

Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.

Posts advertised to ‘internal staff’ are open to employees of hospitals within University Hospitals of Liverpool Group and you should confirm your employment within your application form.

Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.

We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a minimum number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.

Candidates applying for the role of Healthcare Assistant on the staff bank should note that due to the nature of the role, workers must be aged 18 or above when commencing in post. Applicants are therefore welcome from those aged over 18 or within 3 months’ of their 18^th birthday.

The Trust is committed to promoting a healthy work-life balance and achieve fair, equitable and consistent practice. We welcome flexible working requests and will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements from day one of your employment. Not all roles are suitable for every flexible working opportunity all of the time. Flexible working options may include reduced hours, compressed hours, fixed shifts, time back in lieu and home working.

The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. We encourage applicants from the following groups that are currently under-represented in our workforce black, Asian and minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual and Transgender (LGBTQ+), disabled, male and age 16-24.

Trust policy requires that the cost of submitting & processing the successful applicant/s DBS application be recovered via salary deduction following start in post. The amount of £23 (standard disclosure) or £43 (enhanced disclosure) will be deducted from salary, in manageable monthly instalments for up to 3 months following commencement of employment. Bank posts require upfront payment. DBS applications submitted from 2nd December will be subject to the new DBS fee of £26.50 (standard) and £54.50 (Enhanced).

From April 2017, Skilled visa applicants and their adult dependant(s) will be required to provide a criminal record certificate from each country they have lived in consecutively for 12 months or more in the past ten years.

Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa.

This organisation has a zero-tolerance approach to the abuse of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff must ensure they adhere to the organisations safeguarding children and adults’ policy and comply with the Local Safeguarding Children and Adult Board procedures.

Staff should be mindful of their responsibility to safeguard children and adults in any activity performed on behalf of the organisation in line with the requirements of statutory guidance and legislation.

All employees (and volunteers)are expected maintain their safeguarding knowledge and skills by completing mandatory safeguarding training which includes understanding and recognising the signs of abuse and neglect and taking appropriate action.

As an organisation, we have adopted the Merseyside Domestic abuse workplace scheme which supports our staff who are experiencing Domestic Abuse /any forms of sexual violence.

If you have any personal requirements that will enable you to participate in our recruitment process please contact a member of the Recruitment Services by phone on 0151 706 4666 at the earliest opportunity to ensure that measures can be put in place to enable your application for this post.

Please note: new entrants to the NHS will commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.

Fair Employment Charter Status - Aspiring Level

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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.

Documents to download

Apply online now

Further details / informal visits contact

Name

Tamsin Gledhill

Job title

Clinical Director

Email address

[email protected]

Telephone number

0151 529 2807

Additional information

Dr Katherine Bowering

Consultant Gastroenterologist
Aintree University Hospital
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Lower Lane, Liverpool L9 7AL

[email protected]

Tel: 0151 529 2778

Mr Hasan Rabbani

Head of Operations
Aintree University Hospital
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Lower Lane, Liverpool L9 7AL

Email: [email protected]

Tel: 0151 529 0391

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Job summary

Employer heading

Consultant Gastroenterologist

Consultant

Job overview

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities

Working for our organisation

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities

Teaching, Supervision and Education

Quality Improvement, Governance, and Research

Service Development and Leadership

Job Plan and Professional Support

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Registration

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Clinical Experience

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Teaching & Training

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Knowledge

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Audit & Research Experience

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Managing Self

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Working with Others

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Managing Others

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Leading People

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

Documents to download

Further details / informal visits contact

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