Job overview

Applications are invited for the post of Consultant in Gastroenterology, Intestinal Rehabilitation and Multivisceral Transplant at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, part of Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. 

The Cambridge Centre for Intestinal Rehabilitation and Transplant combines knowledge and expertise of clinical nutrition, intestinal rehabilitation and intestinal/multivisceral transplantation across the Transplant and Digestive Disease Directorates at Addenbrooke’s Hospital. 

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will join a team of 15 Luminal Gastroenterologists in a forward-thinking dynamic unit providing a full range of services for patients with Digestive Diseases.  The post-holder will provide specialty input to the clinical nutrition, intestinal rehabilitation and intestinal/multivisceral transplant services as well as to the gastroenterology and endoscopy services.  

You will be fully registered with the GMC and ideally have a CCT in Gastroenterology and General Internal Medicine or be within six months of award of CCT at the time of interview. Applications are welcomed from those wishing to work flexibly for personal reasons or those wishing to job-share.

As part of our commitment to supporting the medical workforce in the part they play in delivering an excellent caring service to patients, all newly appointed Consultants attend our five-day Consultant Development programme within a year of joining the Trust. Leadership is a key requirement of doctors’ professional work and this innovative programme is designed to support Consultants to hone the leadership and management skills they need to succeed at CUH.

Working for your organisation

The applicant must have demonstrable skills in listening, reading, writing and speaking in English that enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues, as set out in the GMC’s Good Medical Practice (2013). Non-UK applicants must possess the IELTS/OET exam before obtaining a GMC licence to practice.

Applications from job seekers who require skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information please visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

It is a requirement for skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) will also be subject to this requirement.

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please refer to the Job description and Person specification attached for further details on the main responsibilities and duties for this post.