Senior Locally Employed Doctor in Post CCT HPB

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Senior Locally Employed Doctor in Post CCT HPB

The closing date is 21 October 2025

Applications are invited for the post of Post CCT Clinical Fellow in Hepato-biliary medicine. The post is based at the Wythenshawe Site of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, where we have a team of 13 consultant gastroenterologists. The department has comprehensive GI services including all therapeutic endoscopy, hepatology, PB medicine, IBD, nutrition and a tertiary referral, neurogastroenterology service.

A comprehensive and expanding endoscopy service is provided by the Trust; all diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic modalities are performed including a tertiary EUS / ERCP service. There are approximately 1,100 ERCPs performed annually and 35% of those are regional tertiary referrals. All aspects of complex biliary and pancreatic intervention are undertaken, including bilateral hilar stenting, pancreatic stricture endotherapy, endoscopic cyst-gastrostomies and Spyglass.

EUS services are rapidly expanding in tandem with ERCP demand; besides standard radial and linear EUS/FNA, we are at the cutting edge of EUS-based approaches to pancreatobiliary disease (such as EUS guided biliary access or combined EUS/ERCP biliary rendezvous procedures)

Main duties of the job

• The post is a whole-time equivalent position for one year at University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust and will be based at Wythenshawe Hospital. The post holder will receive extensive training in pancreato-biliary endoscopy (ERCP and EUS) and will also contribute service activity to assist with the requirement of the Gastroenterology Department at Wythenshawe.
• Wythenshawe Hospital (MFT) has HPB and lower GI cancer centre status and Gastroenterologists, Surgeons, Specialist nurses, Radiologists, Oncologists, Dieticians, Physiotherapists etc. There is a weekly multi-disciplinary meeting at Manchester Royal Infirmary (MFT) for Liver and Pancreato-Biliary surgery.
• e appointee will be expected to undertake some service endoscopy lists and gastroenterology clinics as well as to participate in ERCP, EUS, post ERCP ward rounds and research. He/she will be expected to take an active interest in research/publications which is a major priority for the Department. The appointee would also be expected to assist our ERCP Service coordinator with some administrative aspects of the day-to-day running of the service, to lead the ERCP weekly Departmental meetings and to present patients to the local and regional HPB MDTs

About us

MFT is England\’s largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £3bn & 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 30,000 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.

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity, and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

Were looking forward to hearing from you!

Person Specification

Experience

• MRCP or equivalent
• On Specialist Register for G(I)M and Gastroenterology or CCST within 6 months of interview
• Wide clinical experience in Gastroenterology and General Medicine
• Experience and trained in Upper endoscopy
• Experience and trained in Colonoscopy
• Experience and interest in teaching
• Relevant experience in organisation and undertaking of Audit
• Research and evidence base to practice
• Appreciation and understanding of the role of management
• Ability to integrate within, motivate and provide professional lead in multidisciplinary team
• Excellent communication and leadership skills
• Additional Higher Degree (e.g. PhD, MD, MSc)
• Wide experience in IBD and nutrition
• Recognised teaching skills course
• Research and publications relevant to post
• Evidence of possession of management skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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