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Applications are invited for a full-time Consultant in the Gastroenterology department.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the existing two intestinal failure consultants and to contribute to our growing clinical nutrition and intestinal failure service. As the largest teaching hospital in the North of East Anglia, we are commissioned as an ‘HPN centre’ and look after approximately 85 Home parenteral Nutrition Patients with Type 3 Intestinal Failure. We also provide an inpatient Type 1 intestinal failure service. The surgical Intestinal failure service is commissioned to Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge. Additionally, we are the only hospital in the North of east Anglia to provide a comprehensive Radiologically inserted gastrostomy service and there are in excess of 500 patients with gastrostomy feeding tubes in our locality. NNUH is also a tertiary centre for Motor-Neurone Disease and our team provides nursing and medical support to this service when required. We are looking to recruit a 3rd consultant to support our growing service.
In addition, the post holder will also contribute to outpatient and endoscopy service and will also take part in gastroenterology inpatient care on a rotational basis.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be expected to be proficient in emergency endoscopy including management of varices (not necessarily gastric varices). The out of hours “on call” commitment will include emergency gastroenterology and hepatology referrals and emergency endoscopy cover for the Trust as part of a formal upper GI bleeding rota that the department offers 24/7 service in accordance with NICE guidelines. The current rota is 1:16
The candidate will be expected to take an active role in the delivery of the clinical gastroenterology service including inpatient ward work, outpatients clinics, endoscopy sessions and emergency out of hours gastroenterology and endoscopy cover (on call rota). The Trust has an Acute Medical Unit run by consultant acute physicians and a specialty triage system. During the week patients admitted to the hospital and triaged to gastroenterology are reviewed by one of 3 firms of which these post holders will join one of (the IBD/luminal team)
Clinic templates are flexible, but it would be expected that the appointee sees 4 new patients and 8 follow up patients in each clinic. Ward referral numbers are also variable and are usually seen by SpRs initially with consultant review subsequently.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description for the full details of the post and the person specification.
Full GMC with licence to practise required on application.
AAC Panel Interview Date: 25th September 2026
Person specification
Other
Essential
- Flexible outlook on working practices.
Aptitudes
Essential
- Good communicator.
- Capable of working in a multi-disciplinary team particularly within the endoscopy unit and nutrition team
- Enthusiasm for service development and teaching.
Desirable
- Prepared to work in shared office space.
- Management skills.
Interests
Essential
- Interest in gastroenterology including treatment of both in-patients and out-patients and endoscopy.
Desirable
- Sub-speciality interest in Luminal Gastroenterology/ IBD
Experience
Essential
- Applicants who are Nationals from another European country or elsewhere overseas would have to show equivalence to the 5 years training period in the National Health Service required for the specialty
Desirable
- Experience in research or published papers in area of special interest.
Circumstances
Essential
- Flexible outlook on working hours.
- Must live within a 15-mile radius of the base Trust or 30 minutes travelling time.
- Full Driving License.
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC registration and license to practice MRCP
- CCT in General Medicine & Gastroenterology or equivalent (must be confirmed by PMETB/GMC)
- Entry on GMC specialist register or eligibility for entry within 6 months of the date of the AAC
- Accredited in ERCP and EUS
Desirable
- Higher degree (PhD/MD) in a area relevant for Inflammatory Bowel Disease/ Luminal Gastroenterology.
Communications and Language Skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively with clinical colleagues, colleagues in pathology and support staff
- Good knowledge of, and ability to use, spoken and written English
- Ability to present effectively to an audience, using a variety of methods, and to respond to questions and queries
Desirable
- Good presentation skills.
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This advert is for Consultant in Gastroenterology (Clinical Nutrition/Intestinal Failure) with Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Norwich, East of England, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Gastroenterology role. The advertised salary is £113,565 - £150,569 per annum pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 20 Jul 2026.
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