Consultant Gastroenterologist with a special interest in IBD

Spacecreators bv; Salisbury; On-site; GBP 109,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Salisbury is seeking a Consultant Gastroenterologist to develop a patient-centred IBD service. In this role, you will participate in the acute gastroenterology rota and contribute to inpatient and outpatient pathways while working with a supportive, multidisciplinary team. This position offers great opportunities for professional development and innovation in care. The salary ranges from £109,725 to £145,478 per annum, with options for full-time or part-time work.

Benefits

Relocation assistance up to £8,000

Relocation package of up to £8,000

Qualifications

• Completion of higher specialist training in gastroenterology and general internal medicine.
• Proven ability to manage upper GI bleeding and acute GI emergencies.

Responsibilities

• Provide ward cover for gastroenterology inpatients and in-hours cover for upper GI bleeds.
• Contribute to inpatient and outpatient IBD pathways and MDT meetings.

Skills

Wide experience in general gastroenterology

JAG accreditation for OGD & colonoscopy

Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team

Good spoken and written English

Education

Completion of higher specialist training in gastroenterology

Full GMC registration with a licence to practice

Job description

Job Summary

Join us to strengthen and improve IBD care for our community. As a Consultant Gastroenterologist, you will help develop a patient‑centred IBD service within a friendly and supportive department, with regular input from the University Hospital Southampton IBD team.

Why this role?

• Advance the IBD service: develop and refine inpatient and outpatient IBD pathways, strengthen MDT working, and enhance our surveillance endoscopy service.
• Supportive culture: work within a small, multicultural team that values collaboration, practical problem‑solving and digital innovation.
• Tertiary centre input: supported by a visiting IBD consultant on site one day a week and access to shared pathways and advice for complex cases.
• Progression and development: opportunities to take on a service leadership role, contribute to research, or play a key role in developing our new small‑bowel capsule endoscopy service.

Our IBD Service

• Team composition: 1 Consultant, 1 Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner, 5 IBD Clinical Nurse Specialists and 2 IBD Pathway Navigators.
• Fortnightly IBD MDT: gastroenterology consultants (including UHS support), IBD CNS, Pathway Navigator, GI radiology, colorectal surgery and histopathologist.
• Specialist pharmacist support enabling rapid initiation of evidence‑based therapies following MDT decisions.
• Digital innovation: NHS England‑funded pilot site for MyMedicalRecord – a secure digital health platform that provides patients with information about their IBD care and enables proactive monitoring of disease activity and treatment response.

Key responsibilities

The role includes:

• Participation in the acute gastroenterology rota, providing ward cover for gastroenterology inpatients two weeks in twelve and in‑hours cover for upper GI bleeds (0800‑1800).
• Working with a team of 3 luminal gastroenterologists and 2 hepatologists.
• Contribution to inpatient and outpatient IBD pathways, MDT meetings and surveillance endoscopy service.
• Engagement in teaching, training, clinical audit and quality improvement.

Salary and Contract

Salary: £109,725 to £145,478 per annum, pro rata if part‑time. Contract: Permanent. Working pattern: Full‑time, Part‑time. Grade: Consultant.

Relocation

Relocation assistance up to £8,000 plus a relocation package of up to £8,000. A repayment clause applies. Payment is made once commenced and is subject to relevant terms and conditions.

Qualifications & Specialist Training

• Completion of higher specialist training in gastroenterology and general internal medicine, or within 6 months of expected CCT date at time of interview.
• Full GMC registration with a licence to practice.

Experience / Clinical Skills

• Wide experience and high level of competence in general gastroenterology; JAG accreditation for OGD & colonoscopy.
• Experience and expertise in management of upper GI bleeding and acute GI emergency presentations.
• Depending on declared sub‑specialty interest: evidence of wide experience in hepatology, IBD, ERCP (with JAG accreditation), nutrition, therapeutic UGI endoscopy, therapeutic lower GI endoscopy.
• Sound clinical judgement and risk management.
• Proven ability to work effectively in wards, outpatient, theatre settings.

Management and Communication Skills

• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team, motivate and develop staff.
• Willingness to lead clinical teams and develop specialist service.
• Balancing individual and departmental demands; meeting NHS performance targets.
• Good spoken and written English; effective communication with patients, relatives, colleagues, GPs, nurses, allied health professionals and outside agencies.

Teaching & Quality Improvement

• Evidence of previous teaching and training, willingness to contribute to departmental teaching programmes.
• Active involvement in clinical audit, risk reduction, clinical governance and implementation of evidence‑based practice.

Legal & Background Checks

This post requires a Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 disclosure; applicants must be registered in the UK and meet UK professional registration requirements.

Employer Details

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Odstock Road
Salisbury
SP2 8BJ
Website: https://www.salisbury.nhs.uk/