Consultant Luminal and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Gastroenterologist


Company:	Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£113,565 - £150,569 per annum
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Liverpool, L7 8YE
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	11 Sept 2026
Closing date:	11 Oct 2026

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Summary

A Vacancy at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

University Hospitals of Liverpool Group wishes to appoint a Consultant Luminal and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Gastroenterologist.

The successful candidate will join 20 Consultant colleagues in providing general and sub-specialty Gastroenterology and Hepatology services across the Trust, supporting the local community and other referring hospitals across the region.

The Care Group spans the full range of inpatient, outpatient and endoscopy services. It is supported clinically by 3 Nurse Consultants, 35 Specialist Nurses, 6 StRs, a Hepatology NTN, 1 Lecturer and 5 F1/F2 doctors. This is a 10 PA role.

The Trust provides general acute healthcare services to residents of Liverpool, North Merseyside and the surrounding areas. It also provides tertiary care for digestive diseases across Merseyside, Cheshire, North Wales, the Isle of Man and beyond.

The successful candidate will be based at the Royal Liverpool Hospital site and will be a member of the Gastroenterology Department

The main duties of the post will be to provide and help further develop the luminal gastroenterology service along with the other WTE luminal gastroenterologists already in post that will meet the future demands for Luminal Gastroenterology in a City Hospital Trust and Regional referral Centre.

We particularly welcome applications from candidates with sub-speciality interests in Inflammatory Bowel disease and those with a strong background in research to further enhance the departments academic portfolio and also align to one of the Trusts key strategic priorities of research and innovation.

We currently have 7 state of the art endoscopy rooms within the unit on the Royal site. In addition we have a satellite diagnostic endoscopy unit at Broadgreen Hospital delivering colonoscopy and TNG. The endoscopy department is staffed and commissioned to deliver 104 session per week. The post holder will be expected to contribute to the delivery of endoscopy lists for both specialist endoscopy and diagnostic endoscopy to help the trust meet its diagnostic targets.

We have new state-of-the-art equipment in every room, Audio-visual facilities and have a reputation for Innovation, Standards & Quality to which the successful candidate would be expected to contribute.

NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHL Group) was formed on 1 November 2024, born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our communities.

We are one of the largest employers in region, with over 18,900 colleagues who are dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services that extend to more than two million people in the North West.

We operate from five hospital sites: Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside, and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to several elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital provide specialist services in cardiothoracic surgery, cardiology and respiratory medicine, both in the hospital and out in the community. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospitalis the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single en-suite bedrooms and mainly focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

The Job Plan

The Appointee, together with his or her colleagues will have a commitment to the provision of Luminal Gastroenterology. The majority of work will be Luminal Gastroenterology alongside the chosen sub speciality interest. Ward cover is provided on a rotational basis supporting the management of the Luminal Gastroenterology in-patients when the Consultants take part in ‘hot’ weeks for 2 weeks at a time. The majority (>90%) of our ward patients have primary GI disorders. The successful candidate will also cover Endoscopy and Out-patient sessions. The expectation is to provide an on call commitment to support endoscopy and out of hours cover (on call sessions are recognised within our job plans in addition to the on call supplement). Weekend on call work at the Royal site consists of either endoscopy sessions – in-patients performed by one consultant with another consultant covering the in-patient bed base. Weekend on call is delivered on a 1:8 rota at RLH site.

This advert closes on Sunday 27 Sep 2026

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