Job Title: Consultant Gastroenterologist
Agency: Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Location: United Kingdom, Worcester
Salary/Rate: 113,565 to 150,569 £ / Year

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Job summary

We are seeking 1 Consultant Gastroenterologist to join our friendly and supportive team at Worcester Royal Hospital. This post is particularly well suited to near-CCT West Midlands trainees looking for a consultant role that offers flexibility, professional autonomy, and the opportunity to shape services in a well-established DGH. Most specialist interests can be accommodated, including hepatology. Expertise in nutrition would be particularly beneficial

Why this post?

Genuine opportunity to shape and develop services in line with your interests. Support to develop subspecialty, educational, leadership or portfolio interests.

Flexible job planning, including LTFT and annualised options. Remote sessions supported for appropriate SPA and administrative work.

Gradual, supported introduction to the on-call rota, particularly for new consultants, Current on call frequency is 1 in 8 (split across 2 weeks) and will become less frequent with any new appointments.

There is no commitment to on call GIM and the unselected take 2 SPA for all consultants with further allocation available for additional roles.

As part of the Consultant AAC, shortlisted candidates will be asked to provide a 5 minute presentation on the topic: How might the Gastroenterology service develop over the next 5 years?

AAC Interview date: Friday 25th September 2026

RCP Job Description Approval date – 9th January 2026

Main duties of the job

You will join a collegiate gastroenterology department with a strong MDT ethos, working closely with specialist nurses, dietitians, surgeons, radiology and pathology colleagues. The department has an established educational culture, supported by enthusiastic resident and middle-grade doctors. Consultant working is collaborative and supportive, with shared decision making and a strong emphasis on sustainability and worklife balance.

The service is currently supported by 4 IBD specialist nurses who manage the helpline for symptom management and the biologics service. In addition we have a Liver CNS and a 3 nutrition nurses. We provide training for 4 gastro SpRs from the West Midlands deanery and also have a trust grade trainee in Gastroenterology. Other services include 24/7 IR input for bleeds and a daily emergency endoscopy list which reduces pressure on out of hours services.

Person Specification

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Ability to work in a team Enquiring, critical approach to work
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies Commitment to Continuing Medical Education

Desirable

• Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels

Teaching Experience

Essential

• Ability to teach clinical skills to medical, nursing staff and other disciplines
• Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates

Desirable

• Ability to supervise postgraduate research

Management and Administrative Experience

Essential

• Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
• Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist service. Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities
• Ability to manage and lead the specialty firm and multi-disciplinary team
• Experience of audit management and conducting clinical audit

Desirable

• Ability to manage and lead specialist unit and working parties as appropriate
• Ability to use evidence-based and clinical audit to support decision making

Experience

Essential

• Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining (UK) CCT in Gastroenterology
• Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of problems both emergency and elective within the specialty
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients. Competence in Endoscopy, Therapeutic Endoscopy (GI Bleeding) and either flexible sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy.

Research Experience

Essential

• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
• An awareness of current specialty-specific developments and initiative

Desirable

• Publications in relevant peer-reviewed journals in the last 5 years
• Evidence of having undertaken original research

Other requirements

Essential

• An understanding of the current NHS environment, particularly in relation to reforms, initiatives and issues
• Able to meet the travel requirements of the job and return to the hospital within 30 minutes when on call

Qualifications

Essential

• Full GMC Registration with a Licence to practise.
• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register in Gastroenterology (or expected within 6 months of interview date) via CCT or CESR (CP), CESR or European Community Rights
• Success in Intercollegiate Specialty Examination or overseas equivalent
• Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining (UK) CCT in Gastroenterology.
• Competence in Endoscopy, Therapeutic Endoscopy (GI Bleeding) and either Flexible sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy.
• Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of problems both emergency and elective, within the specialty
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients. Expertise in sub-specialty

Desirable

• Higher degree JAG Accreditation in Gastroscopy and either flexible sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy *Note on JAG accreditation this is not an essential requirement as many endoscopists currently practicing do not hold JAG accreditation because they were independent before this qualification arose. For more recently accredited practitioners it would be unusual not to be JAG certified for these procedures.

Closing Date: 20 August 2026

How to Apply;

Interested and qualified candidates should:
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