# Consultant Hepatologist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-hepatologist/71a446e9-0d2e-47aa-b0c9-3ff9fc4b1096 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-hepatologist/71a446e9-0d2e-47aa-b0c9-3ff9fc4b1096.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Torquay - **Region:** South West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Gastroenterology - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 Per Annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 40 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-06T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-08T13:30:59.854Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Devon/Torquay/Torbay_South_Devon_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Gastroenterology/Gastroenterology-v8066551 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8066551?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.torbayandsouthdevon.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The new appointment will join a team of eight Medical Gastroenterologists (6 Luminal, 2 Liver) who work as a single team, sharing responsibility for the management of inpatients. Management of outpatients is split into the Liver and Luminal teams. We have an excellent day-case unit exclusively for GI services which, along with our 3 Hepatology specialist nurses, allows us to deliver ambulatory care for patients with liver disease including; nurse-led early discharge clinic, monitoring and assessment of patients with acute and chronic liver disease and day case paracentesis. The department has received significant investment over the last 18 months, with a new £4.99m unit which opened in December 2023. Candidates should be independent in OGD and candidates who are trained in colonoscopy and wish to continue with this could accommodated. Training is an important element of our practice at Torbay and our new colleague would be encouraged to engage with the delivery of courses and in-house training. ### Main duties of the job The successful candidate will: - Work closely with consultant staff in related specialities e.g. upper and lower GI surgery. - Contribute to audit within Hepatology and research if they are interested. - Contribute to the training of trainee staff and medical students. - Undertake clinical and / or educational supervision of trainees. - Undertake CME/CPD according to the requirements of the Royal College of Physicians. - Actively contribute to clinical governance within our organisation. - Support the current Gastroenterology and Hepatology teams in delivering inpatient and outpatient care ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Qualifications - Full GMC Registration (with licence to practice) - CCT in Gastroenterology and General Medicine (or equivalent) - CCT (must be within 6 months of interview), - MRCP - Entry on Specialist Register either with CESR or European Community Rights Clinical Experience - Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of Hepatology, Gastroenterology and GIM patients. - Sub-specialty experience in Hepatology and broad experience in Gastroenterology - Expert Endoscopist - Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of problems both emergency and elective - Willing and able to work to guidelines and group discussions Management and Administrative Experience - Ability to organise and manage priorities - Active interest in IT - Experience in audit and management in Gastroenterology - Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of the department - Ability to demonstrate willingness to manage and lead clinical teams - Flexible approach - Ability to demonstrate leadership capability within multidisciplinary teams Teaching / Research Experience - Proven ability to teach clinical and procedural skills - Ability to apply research outcome to clinical problems - Willingness and ability to contribute to departmental and Trust teaching Programme - Evidence of medical student teaching / supervision experience - Desire to continue to audit practice Communication and Personal Skills - Caring attitude to patients - Ability to work independently and as part of a team - Honesty and reliability - Willingness to work flexibly according to the needs of the service, observing national, organisational and departmental guidelines - Enquiring, critical approach to work - Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other professional staff and agencies - Ability to cope in stressful situations - Commitment to continuing medical education and professional development - Physically capable of fulfilling the role as presented - Proven communication skills - Ability to travel to work commitments - Sense of humour ## Job Details The new appointment will join a team of eight Medical Gastroenterologists (6 Luminal, 2 Liver) who work as a single team, sharing responsibility for the management of inpatients. Management of outpatients is split into the Liver and Luminal teams. We have an excellent day-case unit exclusively for GI services which, along with our 3 Hepatology specialist nurses, allows us to deliver ambulatory care for patients with liver disease including; nurse-led early discharge clinic, monitoring and assessment of patients with acute and chronic liver disease and day case paracentesis. The department has received significant investment over the last 18 months, with a new £4.99m unit which opened in December 2023. Candidates should be independent in OGD and candidates who are trained in colonoscopy and wish to continue with this could accommodated. Training is an important element of our practice at Torbay and our new colleague would be encouraged to engage with the delivery of courses and in-house training. ## Job Description The successful candidate will: Work closely with consultant staff in related specialities e.g. upper and lower GI surgery. Contribute to audit within Hepatology and research if they are interested. Contribute to the training of trainee staff and medical students. Undertake clinical and / or educational supervision of trainees. Undertake CME/CPD according to the requirements of the Royal College of Physicians. Actively contribute to clinical governance within our organisation. Support the current Gastroenterology and Hepatology teams in delivering inpatient and outpatient care ## Responsibilities Qualifications Full GMC Registration (with licence to practice) CCT in Gastroenterology and General Medicine (or equivalent) CCT (must be within 6 months of interview), MRCP Entry on Specialist Register either with CESR or European Community Rights Clinical Experience Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of Hepatology, Gastroenterology and GIM patients. Sub-specialty experience in Hepatology and broad experience in Gastroenterology Expert Endoscopist Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of problems both emergency and elective Willing and able to work to guidelines and group discussions Management and Administrative Experience Ability to organise and manage priorities Active interest in IT Experience in audit and management in Gastroenterology Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of the department Ability to demonstrate willingness to manage and lead clinical teams Flexible approach Ability to demonstrate leadership capability within multidisciplinary teams Teaching / Research Experience Proven ability to teach clinical and procedural skills Ability to apply research outcome to clinical problems Willingness and ability to contribute to departmental and Trust teaching Programme Evidence of medical student teaching / supervision experience Desire to continue to audit practice Communication and Personal Skills Caring attitude to patients Ability to work independently and as part of a team Honesty and reliability Willingness to work flexibly according to the needs of the service, observing national, organisational and departmental guidelines Enquiring, critical approach to work Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other professional staff and agencies Ability to cope in stressful situations Commitment to continuing medical education and professional development Physically capable of fulfilling the role as presented Proven communication skills Ability to travel to work commitments Sense of humour ## Person Specification ### Qualifications **Essential** - Full GMC Registration (with licence to practice) - CCT in Gastroenterology and General Medicine (or equivalent) - CCT (must be within 6 months of interview) - MRCP - Entry on Specialist Register either with CESR or European Community Rights **Desirable** - Teaching Qualification - CCT in Hepatology ### Clinical Experience **Essential** - Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of Gastroenterology and GIM patients. - Sub-specialty experience in Hepatology and board experience in Gastroenterology - Expert Endoscopist - Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of problems both emergency and elective gastroenterology - Experience in delivering general gastroenterology services - Willing and able to work to guidelines and group discussions **Desirable** - Training Endoscopic trainers course ### Training / Research Experience **Essential** - Proven ability to teach clinical and procedural skills - Ability to apply research outcome to clinical problems - Willingness and ability to contribute to departmental and Trust teaching Programme - Evidence of medical student teaching / supervision experience - Desire to continue to audit practice **Desirable** - Publications in peer reviewed journals - Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates - Ability to supervise postgraduate research ### Communication and Personal Skills **Essential** - Caring attitude to patients - Ability to work independently and as part of a team - Honesty and reliability - Willingness to work flexibly according to the needs of the service, observing national, organisational and departmental guidelines - Enquiring, critical approach to work - Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other professional staff and agencies - Ability to cope in stressful situations - Commitment to continuing medical education and professional development - Physically capable of fulfilling the role as presented - Proven communication skills - Ability to travel to work commitments - Sense of humour **Desirable** - Evidence of successful team membership - Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local regional or national levels - Attendance at Communication Skills Course ### Management and Administrative Experience **Essential** - Ability to organise and manage priorities - Active interest in IT - Experience in audit and management in Gastroenterology and Acute Medicine - Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of the department - Ability to demonstrate willingness to manage and lead clinical teams - Flexible approach - Ability to demonstrate leadership capability within multidisciplinary teams **Desirable** - Familiar with current structure of Health Service and recent initiatives and changes - Management course or qualification ## Documents - [consultant job description (pdf, 974.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10357446) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.