Consultant in Gastroenterology

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

For the Consultant Gastroenterologist role a £5,000 recruitment premium is payable to successful candidates upon arrival. We are also able to offer removal and relocation expenses (as per trust policy). Please note relocation expenses and the recruitment premium will be paid in line with relevant HMRC guidance.

We are looking to appoint a permanent consultant. An applicant with experience in Liver Disease would be particularly desirable to help further develop services. However, applicants with other interests would also add value to the team. Applicants will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and proven teaching ability. Experience in developing services and in working with teams will be an advantage. A higher degree is preferred but not a prerequisite.”

Main duties of the job

For the Consultant Gastroenterologist role a £5,000 recruitment premium is payable to successful candidates upon arrival. We are also able to offer removal and relocation expenses (as per trust policy). Please note relocation expenses and the recruitment premium will be paid in line with relevant HMRC guidance.

We are looking to appoint a permanent consultant. An applicant with experience in Liver Disease would be particularly desirable to help further develop services. However, applicants with other interests would also add value to the team. Applicants will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and proven teaching ability. Experience in developing services and in working with teams will be an advantage. A higher degree is preferred but not a prerequisite.”

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • MBChB or equivalent
  • MRCP, FRCP or equivalent
  • CCST / CCT in GIM CCST / CCT in gastroenterology
  • GMC registration

Desirable

  • Higher degree (PhD; MD) or MPhil
  • Resuscitation Council Advanced Life Support Qualification (training will be available)

Teaching Skills

Essential

  • Small group teaching
  • One-to-one supervision

Communication Skills

Essential

  • Express complex ideas easily and simply in reports, paper and letters.
  • Communicate comprehensibly with the health and educational community; users and carers

Organisation & Planning

Essential

  • Highly self-motivated, flexible, and able to organise time and workload in demanding NHS and academic environments
  • Imaginative, creative and inquisitive
  • Willingness to work across gastroenterology outpatients, gastroenterology inpatients and endoscopy

Quality Improvement & Research

Desirable

  • An acknowledged expert for research in a particular aspect of healthcare education / clinical practice
  • Post-MD / PhD research experience
  • Experience within a research team
  • A significant contribution to research publication

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 8 August 2026

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