Consultant Gastroenterologist

Consultant Gastroenterologist

Closing date: 07 July 2026

Are you considering your next career opportunity?

On the 30th June, we host an open day at the CUMBERLAND INFIRMARY in Carlisle for Consultant posts in a number of specialties. For more information visit https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/consultant-jobs.

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

The successful candidate will join a team of gastroenterologists supported by nurse specialists in IBD & hepatology across the Trust. The service will focus on complex inpatient work at the Carlisle site, with elective outpatient services (endoscopy and outpatient clinics) provided by the entire team across the Trust. Sub-specialty interest will be encouraged where it complements the department and Trust’s service needs.

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 is to co-locate all GI areas in the near future. 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 also a specialist GI physiology lab on both sites.

We currently provide a consultant-of-the-week service for our inpatients, a 24/7 GI bleed rota, and 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.

Benefits

• 27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 days after 10 years
• NHS Discounts (subject to eligibility)
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work (subject to eligibility)
• Vivup – a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

• Full GMC Registration
• CCST/CESR Specialist Registration
• Postgraduate qualification in gastroenterology

Skills and Experience

• 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
• Subspecialty expertise in gastroenterology or endoscopy

Clinical Governance

• Evidence of experience in Clinical Governance
• Experience of audit

Personal and professional Attributes

• Upholds Trust values
• GMC code of conduct

Management and Administrative

• Ability to organise and manage own workload efficientlyExperience/qualification in clinical leadership/management

Teaching

• Experience and commitment to teaching undergraduate and postgraduate clinical staff

Research

• Experience of research
• Ability to supervise postgraduate research
• Publication in peer-reviewed journals

Other Requirements

• Willingness and ability to travel across sites if needed

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions is required. The cost of the DBS will be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction: standard check £28 or enhanced check £56, deducted over four months or as a one-off payment.