Consultant Gastroenterologist & Hepatologist

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 09 March 2026

An excellent opportunity has arisen to join our expanding patient centred and supportive Gastroenterology department at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Our hard‑working and forward‑thinking team are keen to develop the Gastroenterology and Liver service and would welcome similar minded candidates to join our department. This is an exciting time to join us following investment of £4.0 million recurrent funding to support a blended workforce and £4.5 million capital investment to refurbish our Endoscopy unit.

There will be opportunity to support outpatient transformation as part of a blended workforce as we develop our Luminal and Liver services and establish novel outpatient pathways.

Our Gastroenterology and Liver service is one of the busiest in the UK – we offer a broad range of diagnostic and therapeutic services for all gastroenterological conditions. Our recently refurbished JAG accredited, performance‑driven and patient centred Endoscopy unit delivers approximately 15,000 procedures per annum and is a spoke centre for the North‑West Endoscopy training academy and is the admin hub for bowel cancer screening within the Lancashire region.

The post holder is expected to have a broad experience of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy, contributing to the core Gastroenterology elective and emergency service but with special emphasis on delivering Hepatology services.

There is shared care of inpatients under the Gastroenterology team on the Gastroenterology ward with a Consultant currently being ward based for 1 week out of every 6 weeks. The appointee will make an equal contribution to the care of Gastroenterology inpatients and the out‑of‑hours GI‑Bleed endoscopy service which is 1:6 at present with plans to transition to a 1:8 model with further recruitment.

All on‑call weeks are followed by a post‑on‑call (POC) week where Gastroenterology triage, a post‑on‑call clinic and fast‑track clinic are delivered. The POC week is followed by standard normal weeks until the next on‑call cycle. Elective activity (outpatient clinics, endoscopy lists) is mainly concentrated in the 5‑week period off the ward.

The job plan comprises 10 programmed activities including allocation for the current on‑call commitment. Job plans will be formally reviewed within the first 6 months after appointment and agreed according to evidence from actual activity. Predictable emergency on‑call (Gastroenterology / GI Bleeding Service) is 1.5 DCC. Category A for unpredictable emergency work. This includes a daily ward round on the Gastroenterology ward at weekends when on‑call.

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people.

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a resident population of approximately 330 000 and the 12 million holidaymakers who visit the area every year. The Trust comprises Blackpool Victoria Hospital – a large busy acute hospital, and a smaller community/rehabilitation hospital – Clifton Hospital. Outpatient services are also provided in Blackpool, Fleetwood and Lytham Hospital. The Trust is also responsible for the provision of a wide range of community healthcare services, including District Nursing, Community Matrons and therapy services.

The organisation provides specialist tertiary care for Cardiac and Haematology services, delivers community health services to over 445 000 residents including those in North Lancashire and hosts the National Artificial Eye Service across England. We also have specialised Cardio‑thoracic Surgical and Sleep Medicine services (including polysomnography) and provide urgent and emergency care services to an estimated 18 million people who visit the seaside resort each year.

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