Consultant in Gastroenterology

Job Title: Consultant in Gastroenterology Post requires candidate to be entitled for work: No Salary Range: £119,025.18 to £177,443.55 Contract Type: Permanent Full time/Part Time: Full Time Term Time only post: No Advert Closing Date: 17/06/2026 Job Overview Health and Care Jersey is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and dynamic substantive Consultant in Gastroenterology. Here in Jersey, we have our own Health Care system, separate from the NHS. We are looking to develop and improve our healthcare services towards a modern, fully digitised, and future-proof system, in advance of our new hospital (planned to open in 2029). To do so we need fresh eyes, new ways of working and the next generation of consultants to make our healthcare the best it can be. We aim to provide high quality, safe and effective care to the 110,000 people living on the Island and those who visit. The hospital benefits from a fantastic educational centre with a full SIM lab and dedicated time for all to learn. Aligned to the Wessex Deanery, we support and develop Foundation trainees as well as Clinical Fellows and SAS doctors. We encourage all our consultants to fully engage with the education and training of our future generation of consultants. Jersey is easily accessible from most regional airports in the UK and has good links with NHS tertiary centres especially in Southampton and London, which affords the successful candidates to maintain links within the NHS and the private sector working. To support your transition to Jersey, we can provide a generous relocation and remuneration package, which is benefitted by lower taxation than within the UK. The Government of Jersey is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable people (to include children) and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As this position will work with vulnerable people, the selection process will involve safeguarding measures and include an enhanced DBS check. For any recruitment related queries, please contact Lissette Pestana (HR Advisor), by emailing [email protected] Interviews for this post are scheduled for Tuesday 21st July 2026, with a pre-interview engagement day on Monday 20th July 2026. Attendance in person is required on both days. Please take these dates into consideration when applying. Please be advised that we are unable to consider CV's submitted by recruitment agencies. All applicants must apply directly. The Post The successful applicant will join a team of two Consultant Gastroenterologists, two Staff Grades and a team of specialist Nurses to provide a comprehensive service in Gastroenterology. The successful applicant will ideally have a specialist interest. The successful candidate will have broad experience of inpatient and outpatient gastroenterology and hepatology, fully competent in diagnostic and therapeutic upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopy, including management of GI bleeding. The applicant will undertake Inpatient specialist reviews where requested and take part in GI-Bleed on-call rota. For newly appointed consultants a mentor will be allocated to support their induction to the post. Medical/Secretaries/Offices There are dedicated medical secretaries supporting the Consultants and their team based within the Endoscopy Unit. The Consultants have a shared office space with IT facilities. Duties Clinical Duties • Jointly develop a service of excellence for gastroenterology which ensures a seamless integration between Jersey and tertiary centres in England. • Participate in the development of the gastroenterology strategy for the island of Jersey including endoscopy services. • To work in close partnership and liaison with Primary Care and other specialist services. • To undertake inpatient specialist reviews for gastroenterology. • To undertake outpatient clinics for both gastroenterology. • To Provide diagnostic and therapeutic upper and lower GI endoscopy. • To provide clinical advice & support to primary care colleagues and other consultants within Health and Care Jersey medical model. • To deliver personalised, evidence informed medical care plans to all patients that are appropriately documented and regularly evaluated. • To provide advice and timely medical reviews and interventions as part of the interdisciplinary model of care. • To participate and attend relevant services’ MDTs. • To liaise with tertiary referral centres as appropriate to provide patient centered care and service improvements. • Maintain good quality up to date medical records including timely discharge letters and summaries. • To ensure appropriate documentation and coding is used to provide consistent audit and monitoring of the service. • To adhere to local prescribing guidelines. • The post holder should be adaptable, flexible and innovative to meet the ongoing challenges within the service. The responsibilities of the role may change from time to time. Leadership and Management • Take part in management and audit activities to support the Care Group Leadership team and Public Health in planning for services and ensuring the service meets key performance indications including excellent patient care. • The post holder will be expected to be fully involved in a ‘Risk Management” programe and support the Governance agenda. • Represent the service at Hospital meetings, as agreed with colleagues. Teaching and Research The department is recognised for junior doctors' training from the Wessex deanery and medical students teaching from Southampton. Active training and teaching are encouraged in this role. It is expected that the post holder will participate in the training of medical staff and that the candidate will ensure that the training and learning needs are identified and facilitated. This includes educational support for the clinical fellows recruited directly to Health & Care Jersey. The post holder should deliver training to a range of professionals across the multi-disciplinary team in medicine to create a service of excellence for Jersey. Opportunities for participating in research are supported when appropriate. The Health & Care Jersey has a policy for professional leave and is supportive of external duties for the good of the wider profession. On Call Rota The appointee will take part in the GI bleed on-call rota alongside the other two consultant gastroenterologists which will be reflected in the final job plan. The Specialty There are currently two Gastroenterology Consultants, Dr Moses Duku and Dr Mina Hanna, with special interests in advanced diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy, bowel cancer screening, wireless capsule endoscopy and IBD. They are supported by an IBD nurse specialist, Consultant Radiologist with special interest diagnostic gastroscopy and EUS, two SAS doctors, specialist nurses in alcohol, nutrition nurse, dieticians, a clinical investigations unit which performs 24 hours pH, and a fibro scan service. There is a close working relationship with the GI surgery, radiology (diagnostic and interventional), pathology and oncology departments and we run a weekly GI MDT, IBD and Nutrition MDTs. Our endoscopy unit has highly motivated staff and performs a wide range of endoscopic procedures. The unit currently comprises of two endoscopy suites, fully equipped with all the latest Olympus equipment including AI. The overall endoscopic workload is around 5,000 cases per annum, including gastroscopy, colonoscopy, EMR, EUS, stenting, treatment of gastro-oesophageal varices, insertion of feeding gastrostomy tubes, balloon dilatation, APC and wireless capsule endoscopy. There are dedicated endoscopy lists for bowel cancer screening and symptomatic FIT services. The specialty outpatient services see patients with a wide range of gastroenterology and hepatology conditions. The clinics are divided into General Gastroenterology, Liver and IBD clinics. We have strong links with tertiary centres in the UK and jointly manage complex cases. Management Structure Management Structure Health and Care Jersey is a directorate of the Government of Jersey that is responsible for the delivery of specialist health care and the running of the general hospital. The directorate is led by a Chief Officer, Tom Walker who leads an executive team including a Director of Clinical Service, Claire Thompson and a Medical Director, Simon West who is also Medical Responsible Officer/Suitable person with the GMC for appraisal and revalidation. Health and Care Jersey is organised as a series of care groups each with leadership team lead by a chief of service as detailed below. This post sits within the medical care group. Leadership Teams Surgical - Scheduled Hospital Services Chief of Service: Dr Simon Chapman Planned Care Lead: Jemma Hammond Assistant General Managers: Wayne Quenault and Tracey Wilkinson Lead Nurses: Claire Ash and Stacey Bell Medical Services Chief of Service: (Interim) Dr David Hopkins General Manager: Gaurika Kapoor Assistant General Managers: Natalia Miller, Karen Gardner and Stuart Cannonier (Interim) Lead Nurses: Alice Rait and Harriet Holden Social Care Director: Andy Weir General Manager: Darren Bowring Principal Social Worker: Paul Rendell Head of Learning Disability Services: Robert Gardner Children's Services Chief of Service: Caroline Jenkins Lead Nurse: Alex Watt General Manager: Tracey Martin Obstetrics and Gynaecology Chief of Service: Caroline Jenkins Head of Midwifery: Roslyn Bullen-Bell Lead Midwife: Jan Auffret General Manager: Tracey Martin Medical Services Care Group The Gastroenterology Department sits within the Medical Services Care Group which comprise the following range of services, a full structure chart of the care group can be found in the appendix: Cardiology Diabetes Emergency Admissions Unit (EAU) Emergency Department Haematology Medical Day Unit Medical Outpatients Medical Wards - Plemont, Corbiere and Rozel Wards Neurology Oncology Palliative Medicine Pathology Rehabilitation Ward Renal Medicine Respiratory Rheumatology Sexual Health Medical Services Care Group Medicine in Jersey is fully age and specialty integrated. There are 4 medical wards, Plemont, Rozel and Corbiere. A 5-bedded Enhanced Care Area is sited on AAU and there is a separate intensive care unit led by intensivists. There is also an Ambulatory Emergency Care Unit led by the Acute Medicine Department. There is a 25 bed Acute Assessment Unit. SAS doctors are responsible for the day-to-day management of their patients on the wards with the help of clinical fellows, FY1 or FY2 doctor whom they closely supervise. On call, the SAS doctor is responsible for seeing patients referred by the Emergency Department and reviewing patients admitted to the AAU by GPs in conjunction with the Acute Medicine team. A core responsibility of the Medicine Care Group is the provision of a safe acute medical service. The Care Group always provides named Consultant supervision for non-Consultants and ensures that prompt review and treatment is provided for acute medical emergencies referred by General Practitioners or the Emergency Department. Consultants are responsible for producing and updating guidelines for the management of acute medical emergencies in their specialist area. Care Group Statistics There are 83 medical beds. 12-20 acute medical admissions on average during each 24-hour period on call within a range of approximately 6-24. There are approximately 4,500 medical admissions annually. Specialty Medical Staff The current Consultants providing acute and specialist medical care to the Island population. Dr A Mahmoud, AAU Dr I Bodzioch, AAU Dr J Vaz, AAU Dr K Dabeedin, AAU Dr P Schinle, AAU Dr K Davies, Care of the Elderly VACANCY, Care of the Elderly VACANCY, Care of the Elderly Dr A Mitchell, Cardiology Dr P Le Page, Cardiology Dr D Hopkins, Diabetes Dr E Chacko, Diabetes Dr A Varma, Emergency Department Dr C King, Emergency Department Dr J Terris, Emergency Department Dr J McInerney, Emergency Department Dr K Anderson, Emergency Department Dr M Finn, Emergency Department Dr N Charles, Emergency Department Dr N Payne, Emergency Department Dr R Greig, Emergency Department Dr S Chapman, Emergency Department Dr V Patel, Emergency Department Dr M Hanna, Gastroenterology Dr M Duku Gastroenterology VACANCY, Gastroenterology Dr W Nagi, Haematology Dr S Munisamy, Haematology Dr B Lyons, Histopathology Dr M Perenyei, Histopathology Dr N Stefanos, Histopathology Dr C Langoya, Microbiology Dr A Chofle, Microbiology Dr E Gomes Dos Santos, Oncology Dr M Butt, Oncology Dr R Soomal, Oncology Dr W Ince, Oncology Dr D Lee, Oncology Dr J Grose, Palliative Care VACANCY, Renal Medicine Dr S Alapati, Respiratory Medicine Respiratory Medicine – new appointee Dr S Tosounidou, Rheumatology Dr R Hembrom, Sexual Health Dr S Kelavkar, Stroke Medicine In addition to outpatient clinics and 4 general medical wards containing 83 beds, the Medical Service Care Group is involved in the management of several specialist facilities. These include: 25 bedded Acute Assessment Unit (AAU) 5 bedded Enhanced Care Area (ECA) 6 chair Ambulatory Emergency Care (AEC) A well-equipped Clinical Investigations Department providing echocardiography, exercise ECG, respiratory assessment and GI physiology. An endoscopy suite providing a full range of endoscopy and bronchoscopy services. Diabetes Centre providing outpatient care for the diabetic population of Jersey, including retinal photography and specialist nursing support. Renal/Dialysis unit, providing emergency, acute and longer-term renal support as well as management of transplanted patients and assessment and treatment of renal conditions. 6 bedded isolation area for infected or neutropenic patients. Other Hospital Departments The following departments are located outside of the medical division: 3 Surgical Wards - Surgical Floor, Beauport and Rayner Ward 7 Critical Care beds which includes Medical and Surgical Intensive Unit Designated Day Surgery Theatre (2) Main theatre Suite Outpatient Dental Department Outpatient ENT Facilities Outpatient Ophthalmology Department 1 Private Wing Ward (beds with admitting rights) Private Patient Services Radiology Department Physiotherapy Department Anaesthetic Department This job description is intended as a guide to the general scope of duties and is not intended to be definitive or restrictive. It is expected that some of the duties will change over time and this description will be subject to review in consultation with the post holder. Proposed Job Plan All consultants have a 10 PA contract for public work, this is not negotiable. The final job plan will be agreed with the Clinical Director for General and Specialist Medicine, the Chief of Service for Medical Services Care Group, and ratified by the Medical Director. The postholder’s job plan will be reviewed annually and will be appraised according to the current guidance. Provision will be made for a lunch break between morning and afternoon sessions if both are clinical. The final job plan will be agreed with the Consultants in the Department, with the Clinical Director and Hospital Director, and ratified by the Medical Director. The postholder’s job plan will be reviewed annually with the Medical Director and will be appraised according to the current guidance. Qualifications and Skills Essential: Primary Medical Degree Higher Specialty Qualification: MRCP or equivalent Full Registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) with a license to practice (for overseas candidates it is mandatory that a license is obtained prior to appointment) Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register/Certificate if Completion of Training (CCT) or equivalent in renal or be within 6 months of obtaining this the date of the interview – documentary evidence of this must be provided to support your application. Clinical Experience in similar NHS environment or equivalent ALS Evidence of adequate training and/or experience as CCDC Applicants that are non-UK trained, will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT Broad range of IT skills Desirable: Postgraduate degree General Experience Essential: Broad experience in General Medicine Broad experience in Gastroenterology Enthusiastic Teacher General medicine on-call consultant experience Desirable: Broad experience in Hepatology Previous Management Responsibility / Leadership Experience Leadership and Management Skills Essential: Evidence of Clinical Leadership Ability to Work Flexibly with Colleagues to provide services Ability to Work Effectively with a Multi-Disciplinary Team, motivating and influencing others through their enthusiasm Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses, management and other agencies Highly motivated Able to work within a team Experience of Teaching, Training & Supervision of Junior Medical Staff and undergraduate students An understanding of and ability to demonstrate your ability to: • Empower others • Lead through change • Influence strategically • Collaborative working • Drive for Improvement • Integrity Personal Attributes Essential: Able to work flexibly in a changing health service Ability to work as part of a team Effective communicator Other Essential: Participation in Clinical Audit & Risk Management Activities Demonstrates a commitment to safeguarding young people and vulnerable adults Evidence of annual appraisal Experience of service development Evidence of research and publication in peer reviewed journals IT literate Jersey Public Service Careers Across the Jersey Public Service, the scope of our work means our people enjoy a wide range of opportunities—working with recognised experts across teams, learning new skills, and developing their careers. 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