Consultant Gastroenterologist

We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Consultant Gastroenterologist with a specialist interest in Clinical Nutrition to establish our Nutrition Support Team (NST) within a leading tertiary cancer centre. This substantive part-time post (5 PAs) offers a unique opportunity to focus exclusively on nutrition support, with no general gastroenterology, endoscopy, or on-call commitments.Based within the Nutrition and Dietetics Department, the successful applicant will work in close partnership with the Head of Nutrition and Dietetics and the Complex Artificial Nutrition Support Dietitian to provide clinical leadership for patients with complex nutritional needs, including cancer-related intestinal failure, malnutrition, enteral feeding, and parenteral nutrition.Working within a highly skilled multidisciplinary team, you will collaborate closely with dietitians, specialist nurses, pharmacists, oncologists, palliative care teams, and surgeons to deliver high-quality, patient-centred
care. This is an exciting opportunity to help shape and develop a specialist nutrition support service within a world-renowned cancer centre while contributing to education, research, service development, and quality improvement. The role offers a predictable job plan and excellent work-life balance, making it ideal for consultants seeking a specialist leadership role in clinical nutrition, The postholder will provide specialist gastroenterology expertise to the Nutrition Support Team, supporting patients with complex nutritional needs requiring parenteral nutrition, and complex enteral feeding and including those with cancer-related intestinal failure and advanced gastrointestinal complications.Working alongside the Head of Nutrition and Dietetics and the Complex Artificial Nutrition Support Dietitian, the successful candidate will lead Nutrition Support Team ward rounds, outpatient clinics, and multidisciplinary discussions, ensuring safe, effective, and evidence-based nutritional care. They will provide expert advice to clinical teams across the Trust, support decision-making regarding home parenteral nutrition, and contribute to complex discussions around artificial nutrition, including palliative and end-of-life care.The role includes developing and enhancing the Nutrition Support Service, promoting best practice in line with national guidance, leading audit and quality

improvement initiatives, supporting research activity, and delivering education and training to medical, nursing, pharmacy, and dietetic colleagues.We are looking for a collaborative consultant with expertise in clinical nutrition, excellent communication skills, and a commitment to multidisciplinary working and patient-centred care

The Christie is one of Europe's leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country. We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world; chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals; highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer; and a wide range of support and diagnostic services. We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years. We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year. Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.