Consultant Gastroenterologist (Hepatology) inSwansea inSwansea PUBLISHED 30 DEC 2023

Band Consultant: £100,000 to £146,000 a year pro rata per annum  PERMANENT 



Please see attached job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Applications are invited for an enthusiastic, dedicated colleague with an interest in hepatology to join the existing 12 Consultant Gastroenterologists across sites to work mainly at Morriston Hospital.



Clinical responsibility includes outpatient and endoscopy lists as well as supporting inpatient care which is shared. You will also be a key participant on the GI bleed rota.

Successful candidates will be encouraged and supported to further develop their own skills and will also be expected to be involved in undergraduate and postgraduate education and research.

Working between the three sites within the Health Board (Morriston , Singleton and Neath Port Talbot Hospital (NPTH), the successful candidate will join a team of 12 substantive gastroenterology consultant colleagues in Swansea Bay UHB to provide out of hours GI bleed rota, which will be no more frequent than 1 in 8. There will be no general medicine on-call commitments for the post holder.

We plan to develop innovative services to meet future demand for high quality care for people with gastro-intestinal diseases. For this post, inpatient activity and GI on-call rota will be based at Morriston Hospital. Outpatient and endoscopy sessions will be scheduled in Morriston, Singleton or Neath Port Talbot Hospitals.

We welcome candidates with sub-specialty interest in hepatology.

There are opportunities for research and to undertake teaching of Undergraduate students as part of the Swansea University College of Medicine.

This appointment will provide consultant ward rounds, outpatient services, "hot clinics", endoscopic services, and GI retrieval from our Medical Admissions Unit / referral service, within agreed job plans.

The Department offers a full referral service for the diagnosis and management of patients with GI diseases except transplantation - however, the service benefits from strong links with the Liver Unit at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham.

Consultants in the Health Board benefit from a flexible approach to working practices. We place great emphasis on continuous professional development and will actively support you in the achievement of personal goals.



Please see attached job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Applications are invited for an enthusiastic, dedicated colleague with an interest in hepatology to join the existing 12 Consultant Gastroenterologists across sites to work mainly at Morriston Hospital.



Clinical responsibility includes outpatient and endoscopy lists as well as supporting inpatient care which is shared. You will also be a key participant on the GI bleed rota.

Successful candidates will be encouraged and supported to further develop their own skills and will also be expected to be involved in undergraduate and postgraduate education and research.

Working between the three sites within the Health Board (Morriston , Singleton and Neath Port Talbot Hospital (NPTH), the successful candidate will join a team of 12 substantive gastroenterology consultant colleagues in Swansea Bay UHB to provide out of hours GI bleed rota, which will be no more frequent than 1 in 8. There will be no general medicine on-call commitments for the post holder.

We plan to develop innovative services to meet future demand for high quality care for people with gastro-intestinal diseases. For this post, inpatient activity and GI on-call rota will be based at Morriston Hospital. Outpatient and endoscopy sessions will be scheduled in Morriston, Singleton or Neath Port Talbot Hospitals.

We welcome candidates with sub-specialty interest in hepatology.

There are opportunities for research and to undertake teaching of Undergraduate students as part of the Swansea University College of Medicine.

This appointment will provide consultant ward rounds, outpatient services, "hot clinics", endoscopic services, and GI retrieval from our Medical Admissions Unit / referral service, within agreed job plans.

The Department offers a full referral service for the diagnosis and management of patients with GI diseases except transplantation - however, the service benefits from strong links with the Liver Unit at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham.

Consultants in the Health Board benefit from a flexible approach to working practices. We place great emphasis on continuous professional development and will actively support you in the achievement of personal goals.



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