Consultant Radiologist (with Interest in GI Radiology)

A Vacancy at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust.

We invite applications from highly motivated subspecialty gastrointestinal radiologists to join our expanding high-quality tertiary level gastrointestinal service. Appointees will have the opportunity to be involved in luminal and/or hepatobiliary and pancreatic radiology as well as a large local colorectal MDT, inflammatory bowel disease and hepatology meetings. Depending on candidates’ preferences, there will be opportunities to be involved in a range of abdominal interventional procedures relevant to their interests, including drains/biopsies, biliary work, liver ablation, gastrostomy and colonic stenting. Additional responsibilities may include participation in and supervision of fluoroscopy lists. Depending on the successful candidate’s expertise and preferences, participation in either the departmental general weekend on-call rota or a GI-focused basic interventional weekend service may be chosen. Academic and research interests will also be encouraged.

Up to 2 posts will be funded as full-time positions (10 PAs including on-call commitment). There is well equipped provision for remote working which can be incorporated into the job plan.

The successful candidate will be expected to comply with all relevant Trust policies relating to administration of patient care. This includes working to set timescales for the triage of requests the completion of discharge summaries prior to patients being discharged, following the specified process for the management of patients that do not attend (DNA) their appointment or admission, and the completion of all paperwork deemed necessary to support the management of their patients within agreed timescales. Consultants are also expected to work with service managers and clinical colleagues to manage their caseload in a flexible way, to ensure both clinical, national and local priorities, such as maximum waiting times for referral to treatment, are achieved.

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for further details of this position.

Unless there are exceptional circumstances the interview will be face to face.

This advert closes on Thursday 25 Jun 2026

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