Consultant Gastroenterologist | Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
4 days ago
OverviewThe new appointee will be expected to have a broad based gastroenterology and endoscopy background, with subspecialist skills within Hepatology or IBD.Post availabilityDepending upon the quality and the subspecialty skills of the applications, the Trust might be able to offer more than one post to help meet increasing demand for gastroenterology services on the Wirral peninsula.Team and focusThe appointee will be supported by the Gastroenterology Consultants, Junior Doctors, Ward Nursing Staff, GI Pharmacist, Specialist Nurses, and Dieticians. Their work will focus on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of Gastroenterological and GIM conditions.Job plan and dutiesThe provisional job plan is 10 PAs. The contract assumes 8 PAs allocated as direct patient care (6 DCC and 2 nDCC) and 2 SPAs. This would include teaching and training of junior doctors, CPD, audit, etc. Additional PAs can be offered as per service requirements.Ward coverageCurrently ward cover is provided on a one in 10 basis. This may change in future with reconfiguration of bed base and increase in number of colleagues.Ward weeks and inpatient dutiesConsultants during the ward weeks will have all elective sessions cancelled, so they are available for daily ward rounds and any in-patient gastro emergencies between 9-5 pm. In addition, one of the main duties on the ward weeks is to manage inpatient cross specialty referrals which average between 30-35 per week.Off ward weeksDuring off ward weeks, a 10 PA Gastroenterologist will undertake 4-5 fixed sessions (2 clinics and 2-3 endoscopy lists) per week as per service needs. During the off ward weeks, consultants will not have any regular inpatient commitments.Clinic and proceduresClinic template is usually 4 News and 8 Follow ups for the consultant in a 4 hour session. Diagnostic OGD and sigmoidoscopy is allocated 1 point whilst colonoscopy +/- polypectomy is allocated 2.5 points notionally. Admin for the clinic and endoscopy list is done in two dedicated admin sessions allocated in the job plan.Welcome and about WirralAll new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as “competent and caring staff” by our patients.Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral’s only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint. We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.Please see attached Job Description for further information about the Consultant Gastroenterologist position available at WUTH. This advert closes on Monday 13 Oct 2025. #J-18808-Ljbffr
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