Luminal Gastroenterology Consultant

Come and join a friendly, supportive and dynamic team of over 30 consultant gastroenterologists who strive for excellence. We are delighted to offer opportunities for 2 ambitious luminal gastroenterology consultants. Subspecialty interest in IBD is a priority, but applications from colleagues with interests in other aspects of luminal gastroenterology including nutrition or upper gastrointestinal tract disease would also be welcome. These posts have been created to expand the team, and to replace a consultant who has taken up a prestigious national role., The posts are for 10PAs including 1.5 core SPA. Ward cover for subspecialty luminal gastroenterology is overseen by a consultant of the week, currently planned to be 1:7 weeks Out of hours on-call is contributing to a GI bleed service for MRI (currently a 1:17 rota). On call weekend work includes daily gastroenterology ward rounds. You would participate in regular MDTs, clinics and endoscopy according to your interests and development needs.

The IBD service at MFT cares for over 10000 patients diagnosed with IBD, with over 1200 on advanced therapies. We participate in all UK IBD benchmarking and quality improvement projects and our service aims align with the national UK IBD agenda., MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we've launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing, and shaping the future of our organisation together.