Consultant GastroenterologistNHS

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.

Job description

There are opportunities to maintain and develop endoscopic practice, with support for service development and innovation. We welcome applicants who are keen to contribute to quality improvement and future service growth. The department has a track record of mentoring and training in procedures in which new appointees are not yet fully competent (including for previous consultants: EUS, ERCP, VCE and large polypectomy/EMR who all had supervised clinical activity which converted into service activity when they were fully trained) with opportunities to contribute to the endoscopy academy and BCSP if desired. Links are also present with the newly established Three Counties Medical School based at Worcester University and this could be developed further in Gastroenterology.

Most specialist interests can be accommodated including hepatology. Expertise in nutrition would be particularly beneficial.

This job description, together with the job plan, will be reviewed annually and agreed with the Clinical Director and Divisional Director, on behalf of the Chief Medical Officer, to ensure that it continually reflects the areas of work, clinical responsibility of the post and purchaser requirements.

• A suitably experienced post-holder will be expected to provide a clinical service in the relevant specialty to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and to General Practitioners.
• The post-holder will be expected to provide a service to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, General Practitioners and to attend multi-disciplinary meetings. The successful candidate will be expected to work within multi-disciplinary teams in providing high quality clinical care. It is anticipated work will be undertaken on three sites and closer to the patients home. The Trust is seeking to extend services to GP surgeries/health centres etc and job plans may be revised in due course.
• The post-holder will provide support to the A&E department and acute medicine to ensure timely appropriate care and patient flow through the hospital.
• The post-holder will provide consultation and advisory service to clinical colleagues in the Trust and Primary Care.

About us

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Being open and honest

Ensuring people feel cared for

Showing respect to everyone

We are committed to developing a culture of continuous improvement by embedding the principles of our Improvement System.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

DBS Checks and Costs

Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.