Consultant in Gastroenterology

Consultant in Gastroenterology

The closing date is 11 August 2026.

The purpose of the post is to provide additional Consultant input to the Trust's gastroenterology and endoscopy services. As a senior employee of the Trust, the post‑holder will work in close co‑operation with, and support, other clinical, medical and managerial colleagues providing high quality healthcare to the Trust's patients.

Integral to the responsibilities of the posts are the following requirements:

• to ensure the provision of a first‑class clinical service
• to provide effective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialty
• to sustain and develop teaching and research wherever appropriate
• to undertake all work in accordance with the Trust's procedures and operating policies
• to support the business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty, the Medical Division and our Trust
• to work within the framework of team decisions
• to take a whole systems approach to working with the wider health community both NHS and social services
• to show initiative, enthusiasm and flexibility
• to conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Trust's and Division's services plans

This post will enable the Gastroenterology team to further develop the local service and the post‑holder will be expected to contribute to a consultant‑led service by allowing an increase in service capacity.

Role will include endoscopy provision over weekends along with on‑call services and Gastroenterologist of the Day cover across both acute sites.

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GHNHSFT) is one of the UK's largest providers of secondary care services.

We are seeking to appoint a Consultant Gastroenterologist to join our team of 15 consultants. The post will support the general gastroenterology & specialist inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) service, although applicants with other specialist interests are also considered.

The Trust has a 16‑bed Gastroenterology & Hepatology ward at Cheltenham General Hospital, alongside a daily consultant presence at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital for inpatient referrals & endoscopy. Outpatient clinics are delivered at both hospital sites, with additional outreach clinics across the county.

Endoscopy services are provided through fully equipped units at Cheltenham General & Gloucestershire Royal Hospitals, offering 7 procedure rooms and the full range of diagnostic and therapeutic upper and lower gastrointestinal procedures. The service is supported by 8 clinical endoscopists & includes a tertiary referral service for complex polyp resection. Additional JAG‑accredited endoscopy facilities are commissioned at Cirencester and Stroud Community Hospitals.

GHNHSFT is home to one of the country's highest‑performing Bowel Cancer Screening Centres and the Regional Endoscopy Training Centre, which has an international reputation for excellence. The Trust also hosts the South West Endoscopy Training Academy, delivering regular endoscopy training courses across both hospital sites.

We expect the post‑holder to support the delivery of a robust service in order to provide high quality care to Gastroenterology patients in a timely manner: to be responsible for inpatients on a rota basis on Knightsbridge ward based in Cheltenham General Hospital; to be responsible for reviewing in‑patient referrals and providing in‑patient endoscopy service at Gloucester Royal Hospital as part of the Gastroenterologist of the Day rota;

to be responsible for providing advice and input to patients with Gastroenterology problems referred by other specialties when on‑call or when attending a clinic to provide advice regarding patients with Gastroenterology problems referred by GPs and other staff (eg pharmacists, Nurse Practitioners etc) including via Cinapsis and Advice and Guidance as needed to provide outpatient clinics both at acute and community sites;

to provide consultant‑led dedicated endoscopic lists at acute and community sites within the job plan, including when on‑call to review new patients to Knightsbridge ward but also to other…