Consultant Gastroenterologist

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

North Cumbria Integrated Care is looking for a dynamic and motivated Consultant gastroenterologist to join our team of consultant gastroenterologists and gastrointestinal surgeons to provide an integrated digestive diseases service across north Cumbria. The North Cumbria GI Service is a new, cohesive and integrated department, combining the services of gastroenterology and endoscopy, upper gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary, colorectal, emergency GI surgery.

The successful candidate will join a team of gastroenterologists supported by nurse specialists in IBD & hepatology across the Trust. Associated with the transformation of all our services across the Trust, and in conjunction with the introduction of our model for acute medical care, it is envisaged that future configurations will focus complex in patient work at the Carlisle site, and elective outpatient services (endoscopy and outpatient clinics) will be provided by all of the team across the Trust. Sub specialty interest will be encouraged where this contributes to and complements the department and Trusts’ service needs.

Please note: You must be on the Specialist Register in order to be eligible for appointment to this level of post.

Main duties of the job

The department has two dedicated GI wards within the Cumberland Infirmary at Carlisle for the treatment of inpatients. The plan in the near future is to have all GI areas co-located. There is a dedicated 4-room endoscopy unit at The Cumberland Infirmary and the new endoscopy unit at West Cumberland Hospital, Whitehaven has 2 dedicated rooms in a new, state of the art facility. There is a specialist GI physiology lab on both sites.

We currently provide a consultant of the week service for our in patients, a 24/7 GI bleed rota as well as specialist services in IBD, Hepatology, HPB, Bowel Cancer screening and complex polypectomy. Endoscopy services, are provided across our two acute sites in Carlisle and Whitehaven. A full range of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, including ERCP, are available. Our new £15M, 5 room, State of the Art, JAG accredited Endoscopy Suite opened in March 2025.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

  • Full GMC Registration
  • CCST/CESR Specialist Registration

Desirable

  • Postgraduate qualification in gastroenterology

Skills and Experience

Essential

  • Clinical experience and competence in gastroenterology
  • Ability to provide therapeutic endoscopy for GI bleeding.
  • Excellent communication skills with patients, colleagues, managers and other staff
  • Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients

Desirable

  • Subspecialty expertise in gastroenterology or endoscopy

Clinical Governance

Essential

  • Evidence of experience in Clinical Governance
  • Experience of Audit

Personal and professional Attributes

Essential

  • Upholds Trust values
  • GMC code of conduct

Management and Administrative

Essential

  • Ability to organise and manage own workload efficiently

Desirable

  • Experience/qualification in clinical leadership/management

Teaching

Essential

  • Experience and commitment to teaching undergraduate and postgraduate clinical staff

Desirable

  • Medical education qualification

Research

Essential

  • Experience of research

Desirable

  • Postgraduate research degree
  • Ability to supervise postgraduate research
  • Publication in peer reviewed journals

Other Requirements

Essential

  • Willingness and ability to travel across sites if needed

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: 24 August 2026

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