Consultant Gastroenterologist/ERCP

Transformationunitgm; Newport; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 161,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS Health Board in the UK is seeking a fully qualified ERCP Consultant to deliver high-quality endoscopy services and support outpatient clinics. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in leadership, ensuring exemplary clinical service, and fostering teaching and research opportunities. This position offers a comprehensive remuneration package, with annual salary ranging from £110,240 to £160,951. The role requires full GMC registration and evidence of being on the GMC Specialist Register.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Opportunities for teaching and research

Qualifications

• Candidates must hold full registration and a licence to practice with the GMC.
• Must be on the GMC Specialist Register or have a CCT/CESR(CP) date within 6 months of interview.

Responsibilities

• Provide a first class clinical service.
• Lead and develop a quality endoscopy service.
• Support teaching and research initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical expertise in ERCP

Teaching ability

Research skills

Education

Full GMC registration

GMC Specialist Register

Job description

Main area Gastroenterology - Hepatobiliary Medicine (ERCP) Special Interest: ERCP Grade Medical & Dental -Consultant Contract Permanent: Includes Endoscopy On Call Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week (Including Endoscopy on Call) Job ref 040-CON616

Employer Aneurin Bevan University Health Board Employer type NHS Site Royal Gwent Hospital Town Newport Salary £110,240 - £160,951 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 11/01/2026 23:59 Interview date 10/02/2026

Medical & Dental -Consultant

We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.

Please let us know if you have any particular requirements to enable you to participate in the application and selection process. We will be pleased to discuss any reasonable adjustments OR SUPPORT needed. If you need any documents in a larger font or a different format (such as braille) please either contact the recruiting manager named in the job advert or alternatively contact the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board recruitment team on 01495 745805 option 3 OR EMAIL [e-mail]

If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process

Job overview

A fully qualified ERCP consultant to work alongside our existing team, providing a quality and timely endoscopy service along with specialist outpatient clinics.

Main duties of the job

As a senior employee of the Health Board the post holder will work in close co-operation with, and support other clinical, medical professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality healthcare to the Health Board’s patients.

Integral to the responsibilities of the post 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 Health Board’s procedures and operating policies
• To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Division’s and Health Board’s service plans
• To maintain the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty, the Medical Division or the Health Board

Working for our organisation

Aneurin Bevan Health Board is one of seven Local Health Boards in Wales. It provides acute, community and mental healthcare services to more than 600,000 people living in Southeast Wales and is one of the largest and busiest NHS health boards/Trusts in the UK. It is responsible for delivering services through the Grange University Hospital delivering critical acute care, and its three enhanced local general hospitals in Newport, Abergavenny and Caerphilly, supported by five community hospitals, health centres and extensive mental health and learning disabilities facilities.

The principal place of work for this post is currently Royal Gwent Hospital but may also involve sessions delivered in other rehabilitation hospitals. The post holder will generally be expected to undertake their programmed activities at the principal place of work or other locations agreed in the Job Plan. Exceptions will include travelling between work sites and attending official meetings away from the workplace. A planned and cost‑effective approach is expected and is included in the DCC sessional allocation. The post holder may be required to work at any site within the Health Board, including new sites.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

See please attached job description

This position involves Regulated Activity with children and adults as defined by the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act (amended by the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012) and the following checks will be undertaken following any conditional offer a adults and children’s barred list check

Applicants must hold full registration and a licence to practice with the GMC

Candidates for Consultant posts must also be on the GMC Specialist Register (including via CESR/European Community Rights) or will have a CCT/CESR(CP) date within 6 months of interview.

Person specification

Management

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Clinical Governance

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Clinical Experience

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Qualifications

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Other Requirements

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Teaching

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Research

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To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Sk Worker visa , unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self‑assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK . If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Dr Kate Axe Job title Clinical Director for Gastroenterology Email address [e-mail]

Additional information

Dr Philip Campbell - Divisional Director