Consultant in Luminal Gastroenterology & GIM

The Bristol Royal Infirmary provides a regional TPN service, and the successful applicant will be expected to deliver care to patients with complex inflammatory bowel disease and intestinal failure. We also provide a regional Bowel Cancer Screening service and work closely with colleagues in Colorectal, Upper GI and HPB Surgery, as well as the regional Oncology Service. We undertake joint transition clinics with our colleagues in Paediatrics, who provide the regional paediatric gastroenterology service. There is a therapeutic endoscopy service with regular propofol-sedated lists, ERCP, EUS and SpyGlass. We have an excellent GI Physiology service and are supported by an experienced team of IBD and Nutrition ACPs and CNSs. Sub-specialty interests in any area of Luminal Gastroenterology are encouraged, and there are active research programmes with strong links to the University of Bristol and the University of the West of England.The post requires independent upper and lower GI endoscopy,
luminal outpatient clinics, and inpatient responsibility for the luminal gastroenterology ward on a 1:5 rotational basis. The post includes a commitment to the emergency endoscopy rota (1 in 9), plus approximately 5 weekday GIM on-call shifts per annum. We deliver elective work at South Bristol Community Hospital and Weston General Hospital, and the successful applicant will share these responsibilities as appropriate.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations,operatingfrom three main sites at Southmead, Bristol citycentreand Weston.

With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that theSouth Westhas to offer.