# Consultant Gastroenterologist

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Newcastle Upon Tyne
- **Region:** North East and Yorkshire
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Medical doctor
- **Speciality:** Gastroenterology
- **Grade:** Consultant
- **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 per annum
- **Contract type:** 12 months (Fixed Term)
- **Employment type:** Full time - 40 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-06-12T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-06-02T11:01:19.034Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Tyne_Wear/Newcastle_upon_Tyne/The_Newcastle_upon_Tyne_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Gastroenterology/Gastroenterology-v8017981
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8017981?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.newcastle-hospitals.org.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our well integrated team.

This new post will support existing services and improvements in Gastroenterology in Newcastle.  This post will work with consultant colleagues to deliver gastroenterology and endoscopy services, including the regional endoscopy training programme in both the Royal Victoria Infirmary and Freeman Hospital.

### Main duties of the job

This post will be based at the RVI but will deliver some endoscopy services at the Freeman The post-holder will be responsible for gastroenterology service provision including outpatients, endoscopy and gastroenterology ward inpatients.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

- To provide outpatient and inpatient specialist gastroenterology service
- To support delivering and evolving complex endoscopy skills and training within the department

## Job Details

We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our well integrated team.

This new post will support existing services and improvements in Gastroenterology in Newcastle. This post will work with consultant colleagues to deliver gastroenterology and endoscopy services, including the regional endoscopy training programme in both the Royal Victoria Infirmary and Freeman Hospital.

## Job Description

This post will be based at the RVI but will deliver some endoscopy services at the Freeman The post-holder will be responsible for gastroenterology service provision including outpatients, endoscopy and gastroenterology ward inpatients.

## Responsibilities

To provide outpatient and inpatient specialist gastroenterology service
- To support delivering and evolving complex endoscopy skills and training within the department

## Person Specification

### Audit

**Essential**

- Evidence of participation in audit.

**Desirable**

- Evidence of having changed practice as a result of audit.
- Evidence of having revisited the audit to assess improvement.

### Research

**Essential**

- Evidence of involvement in and understanding of research methodology and publication of findings.
- Research/critical review of literature.
- Publications in the last five years.

**Desirable**

- Higher degree.

### Teaching

**Essential**

- Experience of supervising junior medical staff.
- Experience of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
- Ability to teach clinical / technical / practical skills.

**Desirable**

- Attendance at courses to develop teaching skills.
- Postgraduate qualification in medical education.

### Clinical Experience

**Essential**

- Evidence of experience in the specialty.
- Evidence of a substantial commitment to the specialty.
- Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion within the speciality.
- Ability to take independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients referred to a tertiary centre.

### Management and Administration Experience

**Essential**

- Involvement with management and project leadership within the specialty.
- Evidence of involvement in authoring or reviewing clinical guidelines.
- An understanding of Clinical Governance.

**Desirable**

- Proven management and administrative experience and understanding of management goals.
- Evidence of leadership / project management.
- Evidence of having implemented change.
- Experience in developing and implementing new technologies.

### Education, Qualifications and Specialist Skills

**Essential**

- Primary Medical Qualification.
- Full GMC Registration.
- Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register (within 6 months from the date of the AAC).

**Desirable**

- Higher Degree.
- Special skills training in the specialty.

## Documents

- [job description (pdf, 676.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10341152)
- [newcastle staff benefits (pdf, 274.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2721)
- [behaviour and civility charter (pdf, 93.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2922)

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