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Consultant in Gastroenterology
| Posting date: | 23 May 2025 |
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| Salary: | £105,504.00 to £139,882.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £105504.00 - £139882.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 June 2025 |
| Location: | Ipswich, IP4 5PD |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9432-25-0725 |
Summary
The successful candidate will work as a Consultant in Gastroenterology with a sub speciality interest in luminal and IBD gastroenterology. Outpatient/Day case investigations are facilitated by a modern Endoscopy Unit with 4 nurse endoscopists and the development of 1 more is in place. We have 3 screening lists a week, capsule endoscopy, ERCP and EUS. There is a Urea Breath testing service for Helicobacter pylori. The Department of Diagnostic imaging provides a comprehensive range of diagnostic multi-slice CT scanners and MRI scanners as well as providing a wide range of interventional services. The Department of Nuclear Medicine offers a comprehensive range of radio nucleotide investigations. Small bowel USS is a new addition to our IBD service. The ideal candidate will have wide experience in the management of gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary emergencies and will have a subspeciality luminal /IBD interest. They will also need to be fully proficient in diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy including colonoscopy. The team actively encourage the development of a specialist interest, thus improving current service provision and supporting service expansion. It is envisaged that the successful appointee will work with the existing 5 full time gastroenterologists on GI Triage 1: 6 weekend for triage, the GI ward and provide a 1 in 12 on-call GI bleeding rota cross site with Colchester but a day off after every oncall, caring for all gastroenterology in-patients.