Overview
An excellent opportunity has arisen to join our expanding patient centred and supportive Gastroenterology department at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Our hard-working and forward-thinking team are keen to develop the Gastroenterology and Liver service and would welcome similarly minded candidates to join our department. This is an exciting time to join us following investment of £4.0 million recurrent funding to support a blended workforce.
We are seeking a Consultant with broad experience in Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, contributing to the core Gastroenterology elective and emergency service with special emphasis on delivering Luminal Gastroenterology services. The post offers opportunities to be actively involved in transforming the Luminal Gastroenterology service. Applications from colleagues with sub-speciality interests in IBD or Nutrition or upper gastrointestinal tract disease are welcome and encouraged. Blackpool Teaching Hospitals is an NIHR Patient Recruitment Centre, and involvement in Luminal and/or IBD related research and development of a Luminal and/or IBD research portfolio would be fully supported.
We have a dedicated Trust CESR lead and welcome applications from strong candidates requiring CESR pathway support.
AAC Interview date: Friday 14 November 2025.
Responsibilities and service delivery
The appointee will contribute to the care of Gastroenterology inpatients on the Gastroenterology ward, sharing ward duties with a Consultant who is ward-based for 1 week out of every 6 weeks. The post holder will also contribute to the out-of-hours GI-Bleed endoscopy service, currently 1:6, with plans to transition to a 1:8 model with further recruitment.
All on-call weeks are followed by a post-on-call (POC) week where Clinical Assessment Service triage, a post-on-call clinic and a fast-track clinic are delivered. The POC week is followed by standard weeks until the next on-call cycle. Elective activity (outpatient clinics, endoscopy lists) is mainly concentrated in the 5-week period off the ward.
The job plan comprises 10 programmed activities, including allocation for the current on-call commitment. Job plans will be formally reviewed within the first 6 months after appointment and agreed according to evidence from actual activity.
Predictable emergency on-call (Gastroenterology / GI Bleeding Service) is 1.5 DCC. Category A for unpredictable emergency work, including a daily ward round on the Gastroenterology ward at weekends when on-call.
Trust and location
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people. The Trust serves a resident population of approximately 330,000 and the 12 million holidaymakers who visit the area each year. Outpatient services are provided in Blackpool, Fleetwood and Lytham Hospital. The Trust also provides a wide range of community healthcare services, including District Nursing, Community Matrons and therapy services. The organisation provides specialist tertiary care for Cardiac and Haematology services, delivers community health services to over 445,000 residents including those in North Lancashire, and hosts the National Artificial Eye Service across England. We also have specialised Cardio-thoracic Surgical and Sleep Medicine services and provide urgent and emergency care services to an estimated 18 million visitors each year.
Additional information
Please refer to attached job description and person specification for further details for the post of Luminal Consultant Gastroenterologist at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals. This advert closes on Tuesday 21 Oct 2025.
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