Job summary
- Main area
- Gastroenterology
- Grade
- Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 432-MC2833
- Employer
- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Colchester Hospital
- Town
- Colchester
- Salary
- £109,725 - £145,478 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 16/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant in Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Consultant
We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.
Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits
Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole. The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
Job overview
We are inviting applications for a Consultant Gastroenterologist with a special interest in Hepatology, primarily based at Colchester Hospital.
The successful candidate will be expected to provide a specialist clinical gastroenterology service, including inpatient, endoscopy and outpatient gastroenterology work. A broad knowledge of gastroenterology and general medicine is essential as is expertise in diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy.
Most of the departmental clinical work takes place at Colchester General Hospital. We run clinics and endoscopy lists at The Clacton Hospital too.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will:
- Work with colleagues to provide a consultant-led service with the highest standard of care
- Work with the multi-professional team to develop care pathways and clinical guidelines
- Develop and maintain good working practices within wards, outpatients and A&E
- Collaborate and promote close working links with colleagues in tertiary centres, community services and primary care
- Offer support and leadership to junior medical colleagues, nursing colleagues and other members of the multi-disciplinary team
Working for our organisation
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We have invested in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation has brought what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The key duties and responsibilities are:
- Develop Hepatology services at Colchester
- General responsibilities including participation in Consultant led GI bleed on-call rota
- Outpatient Clinics including Specialist Clinics
- Endoscopy lists
- Teaching
- Other care of inpatients or outpatients
- Clinical and other administration as required by agreement
- Teaching and training of junior staff and undergraduates
- Participation in Clinical Governance
All consultants in the department have a continuing and individual responsibility for the care of patients in their charge and a general responsibility to provide, in conjunction with their colleagues, an effective Service to meet the needs of the local population, within the resources available.
Person specification
Essential
Essential criteria
- On GMC Specialist Register in GIM and Gastroenterology (or within 6 months of CCT at time of interview)
- MBBS or equivalent; MRCP
- Full accreditation in General Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology
- Ability to provide expert clinical opinions across a wide range of problems within the specialties of GIM and Gastroenterology
- Extensive experience working in National Health Service in the UK
- CCT in GIM and Gastroenterology
- Ability to perform all forms of GI endoscopy to a high standard, including haemostasis and other therapeutic procedures
- Ability to work in a team
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
- Educational/Clinical Supervisor (the necessary training will be provided for applicants that have not undertaken these roles previously)
- Caring attitude to patients
Desirable criteria
- MD or PhD
- Training in a sub-specialty complementary to that of the existing consultants
- Management training and experience
- Live within a 10-mile radius of the relevant hospital site
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Achuth Shenoy
- Job title
- Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01206 747474
- Additional information
Requests for visits to the unit should be made to:
Dr Achuth Shenoy, Clinical Lead 01206 742382
Shaun Field, Service Manager 07852717197
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