Locations:
ShrewsburySalary:
£113,565 to £150,569 a year per annumDescription
Job summary
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust is looking to appoint a Consultant Gastroenterologist to join our existing team. The Department of Gastroenterology provides a service to the county of Shropshire and Mid Wales and currently consists of 13 Consultant Gastroenterologists and 1 Consultant Hepatologist working across both hospital sites. Contribution to an out of hours on call rota is core to this role.
Main duties of the job
Clinical
To be responsible and work independently for the continuing care of patients alongside consultant staff.
To participate in the Gastroenterology on call rota.
To work independently caring for patients with Gastrointestinal complaints, caring out a mixture of emergency and elective care
To participate in the audit and governance and support the training of junior medical staff and other staffing groups that care for our patients.
To carry out appropriate administrative duties in support of clinical commitments
To be a core member and participate in the Upper GI / Hepatobiliary Cancer MDT
To develop enhanced clinical skills, especially in the assessment and management of acutely ill patients.
To have excellent team-working skills with the abilities and professional attitude to work well in a multi-professional team.
To deliver clinical and quality targets agreed both nationally and locally with clinical teams and commissioners.
To follow patients throughout their clinical pathways.
Closing date: 7 September 2026
