ConsultantGastroenterology

Consultant Gastroenterologist

The Christie NHS FT

Manchester

Salary

£113,565 – £150,569

Posted

Yesterday

About the role

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

Consultant Gastroenterologist

The Christie NHS FT

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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 postholder will contribute to the delivery of high-quality consultant-led care across 7 days. This includes participation in planned weekend and weekday clinical activity to support safe, timely decision-making and continuity of care for patients. 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.

Person specification

Essential

MRCP
GMC registration with a license to practice.
Entry on the General Medical Council (GMC) specialist register via one of the following: Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) (the proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview). Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR).
Participation in relevant research in the field of nutrition/ oncology
Broad Training in nutrition including enteral and parenteral nutrition and gastroenterology
Experience in clinical nutrition, enteral and parenteral nutrition; MDT experience in tertiary / specialist setting
Knowledge and experience of ethical decision-making in artificial nutrition and end-of-life care.
Experience of working in acute setting Clinical leadership
Evidence of audit, quality improvement and governance participation
Evidence of teaching and clinical supervision
Team working
communication skills
commitment to patient centred care
Evidence of clinical leadership skills
Ability to work under pressure, self motivated, able to motivate a team, enthusiastic and professional demeanor
Within 60 minutes travel time to the hospital

Desirable

Higher degree (MD/PHD) in gastroenterology, nutrition or related field
Qualifications in oncology
Publication in Peer reviewed journals, active research in nutrition / gastroenterology
Training in oncology patients
Experience in Cancer related nutrition or intestinal failure
Service development or leadership
Team management
Leadership in national societies, member of BAPEN