Consultant in Luminal Gastroenterology & GIM | Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

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Substantive Consultant in Luminal Gastroenterology and General Internal Medicine

 Please note: Bristol NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting to two Consultant Gastroenterology vacancies:

1.   Consultant Gastroenterologist and Hepatologistpost based primarily at Southmead Hospital.

2.   Consultant Gastroenterologistpost based primarily at the Bristol Royal Infirmary/City site.

 While each post has a designated base, there may be opportunities for cross-site working across Bristol NHS Foundation Trust in the future.

A separate advertisement and Job Description are available for the Southmead site Consultant Gastroenterologist post. Applications to either vacancy will be considered through a joint shortlisting and interview process. Candidates wishing to be considered for only one post should clearly state this within their application; otherwise, they will be considered for both vacancies where appropriate.

 This is a substantive appointment for a Consultant in Luminal Gastroenterology and General Internal Medicine. The successful applicant will join a team of 7 Luminal Gastroenterologists and 6 Hepatologists and will be based at the Bristol Royal Infirmary.

Accreditation in Gastroenterology and General Internal Medicine is required, although applicants within 12 months of obtaining CCT are also encouraged to apply.

The Bristol Royal Infirmary provides a regional TPN service, and the successful applicant will be expected to deliver care to patients with complex inflammatory bowel disease and intestinal failure. We also provide a regional Bowel Cancer Screening service and work closely with colleagues in Colorectal, Upper GI and HPB Surgery, as well as the regional Oncology Service. We undertake joint transition clinics with our colleagues in Paediatrics, who provide the regional paediatric gastroenterology service. There is a therapeutic endoscopy service with regular propofol-sedated lists, ERCP, EUS and SpyGlass. We have an excellent GI Physiology service and are supported by an experienced team of IBD and Nutrition ACPs and CNSs. Sub-specialty interests in any area of Luminal Gastroenterology are encouraged, and there are active research programmes with strong links to the University of Bristol and the University of the West of England.

 The post requires independent upper and lower GI endoscopy, luminal outpatient clinics, and inpatient responsibility for the luminal gastroenterology ward on a 1:5 rotational basis. The post includes a commitment to the emergency endoscopy rota (1 in 9), plus approximately 5 weekday GIM on-call shifts per annum. We deliver elective work at South Bristol Community Hospital and Weston General Hospital, and the successful applicant will share these responsibilities as appropriate.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations, operating from three main sites at Southmead, Bristol city centre and Weston.  

With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.  

 Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge. 

Please see the attached job description and person specification for further detail's of this position

This advert closes on Sunday 6 Dec 2026