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Consultant Gastroenterologist The closing date is 08 February 2026
We are looking to fill 2 new posts in our excellent Gastroenterology service, and are inviting applications from dynamic and motivated individuals to expand our current complement of 8 consultants.
The post is a general gastroenterology post in which contribution to the inpatient ward (WRH) and on call for endoscopy (WRH and AGH) is expected. There are currently 7 posts contributing to this rota which we expect to rise to 9 with the appointment of these posts. There is no commitment to on call GIM and the unselected take.
The new appointees would have general gastroenterology and endoscopy skills. Expertise in other sub-specialty interests is encouraged, particularly nutrition, although most subspecialty interests can be accommodated including hepatology.
There are opportunities to contribute to the endoscopy academy. We have spoke status in the West Midlands endoscopy academy and have completed the build of a 5 room unit with teaching facilities in Kidderminster. There is capacity withinthe job plan to develop a teaching interest if desired with a view to contributing to the development of the endoscopy academy, teaching regularly in addition to JAG approved endoscopy courses.
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?
RCP Job Description Approval date - 9th January 2026
Main duties of the job Our trust comprises 3 inter-linked hospitals including Worcestershire RoyalHospital, Alexandra Hospital (Redditch) and Kidderminster TreatmentCentre. Successful appointees would beexpected to work across sites with an in-patient ward base at WorcestershireRoyal Hospital. We serve a population of 600,000 and currently provideout-patient gastroenterology at three sites and an in-patient service atWorcestershire Royal Hospital.
ERCP, EUS, oesophageal and colonic metal stenting, complex therapeutic colonoscopy, VCE and bowel cancer screening are all performed .
Weekly multidisciplinary meetings are held to review all cases of GI and HPB cancer. There are also monthly MDT meetings for IBD and GI pathology meetings. We have a 24/7 interventional radiology service for emergency drains and GI bleeds.
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 to help support the patient pathways further. We provide training for 4 gastro SpRs from the West Midlands deanery and also have a trust grade trainee in Gastroenterology.
For more information or to arrange a visit to the department, please contact Dr Ian Gee, Consultant Gastroenterologist via e-mail ian.gee@nhs.net
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 over 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 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 SupportingInformation section for more details on DBS checks and Costs.
Job responsibilities 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.
Person Specification Qualifications
Full GMC Registration with a Licence to practise.
Entry on 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
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.
Management and Administrative Experience
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
Ability to manage and lead specialist unit and working parties as appropriate
Ability to use the evidence based and clinical audit to support decision making
Teaching Experience
Ability to teach clinical skills to medical, nursing staff and other disciplines
Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates
Ability to supervise postgraduate research
Personal Attributes
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
Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local regional or national levels
Research Experience
Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
An awareness of current specialty specific developments and initiative
Publications in relevant peer-reviewed journals in the last 5 years
Evidence of having undertaken original research
Experience
Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining (UK) CCT in Gastroenterology
Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems both emergency and elective within 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.
Other requirements
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
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
£109,725 to £145,478 a yearOn-call availability supplement where applicable
Contract Permanent
Working pattern Full-time,Part-time,Job share,Flexible working
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Consultant Gastroenterologist The closing date is 08 February 2026
We are looking to fill 2 new posts in our excellent Gastroenterology service, and are inviting applications from dynamic and motivated individuals to expand our current complement of 8 consultants.
The post is a general gastroenterology post in which contribution to the inpatient ward (WRH) and on call for endoscopy (WRH and AGH) is expected. There are currently 7 posts contributing to this rota which we expect to rise to 9 with the appointment of these posts. There is no commitment to on call GIM and the unselected take.
The new appointees would have general gastroenterology and endoscopy skills. Expertise in other sub-specialty interests is encouraged, particularly nutrition, although most subspecialty interests can be accommodated including hepatology.
There are opportunities to contribute to the endoscopy academy. We have spoke status in the West Midlands endoscopy academy and have completed the build of a 5 room unit with teaching facilities in Kidderminster. There is capacity withinthe job plan to develop a teaching interest if desired with a view to contributing to the development of the endoscopy academy, teaching regularly in addition to JAG approved endoscopy courses.
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?
RCP Job Description Approval date - 9th January 2026
Main duties of the job Our trust comprises 3 inter-linked hospitals including Worcestershire RoyalHospital, Alexandra Hospital (Redditch) and Kidderminster TreatmentCentre. Successful appointees would beexpected to work across sites with an in-patient ward base at WorcestershireRoyal Hospital. We serve a population of 600,000 and currently provideout-patient gastroenterology at three sites and an in-patient service atWorcestershire Royal Hospital.
ERCP, EUS, oesophageal and colonic metal stenting, complex therapeutic colonoscopy, VCE and bowel cancer screening are all performed .
Weekly multidisciplinary meetings are held to review all cases of GI and HPB cancer. There are also monthly MDT meetings for IBD and GI pathology meetings. We have a 24/7 interventional radiology service for emergency drains and GI bleeds.
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 to help support the patient pathways further. We provide training for 4 gastro SpRs from the West Midlands deanery and also have a trust grade trainee in Gastroenterology.
For more information or to arrange a visit to the department, please contact Dr Ian Gee, Consultant Gastroenterologist via e-mail ian.gee@nhs.net
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 over 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 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 SupportingInformation section for more details on DBS checks and Costs.
Job responsibilities 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.
Person Specification Qualifications
Full GMC Registration with a Licence to practise.
Entry on 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
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.
Management and Administrative Experience
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
Ability to manage and lead specialist unit and working parties as appropriate
Ability to use the evidence based and clinical audit to support decision making
Teaching Experience
Ability to teach clinical skills to medical, nursing staff and other disciplines
Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates
Ability to supervise postgraduate research
Personal Attributes
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
Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local regional or national levels
Research Experience
Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
An awareness of current specialty specific developments and initiative
Publications in relevant peer-reviewed journals in the last 5 years
Evidence of having undertaken original research
Experience
Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining (UK) CCT in Gastroenterology
Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems both emergency and elective within 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.
Other requirements
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
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
£109,725 to £145,478 a yearOn-call availability supplement where applicable
Contract Permanent
Working pattern Full-time,Part-time,Job share,Flexible working
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