Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

Advanced IBD fellowship

The closing date is 12 October 2025

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Job summary

Full-time to commence 1st April 2026 for 12 months

Applications are invited for the position of Advanced IBD Fellow at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. This fellowship provides an excellent opportunity for trainees aspiring to pursue a subspecialty career in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). The successful candidate will join a cohesive and forward-looking gastroenterology and hepatology department with a strong national profile in both clinical practice and academic research. We are seeking a motivated and dynamic individual who has either completed their gastroenterology training or is in the final years of specialist training, ensuring they can gain the maximum benefit from this advanced fellowship.

The Fellow will work under the clinical supervision of eight Consultant IBD Gastroenterologists and engage in IBD research under the guidance of Professor Gordon Moran. The post includes 4-5 clinical sessions per week in IBD outpatients and endoscopy. The remaining time will be dedicated to service development projects, including digital health pathways and the advancement of a small bowel ultrasound service. Candidates with an interest in research will have the opportunity to contribute to Nottingham's broad IBD research programme, with the potential to extend the fellowship beyond one year to pursue a PhD at the University of Nottingham

Main duties of the job

Clinical Component

  • Gain advanced clinical and endoscopic experience in IBD within a centre managing over 4,500 patients.
  • Participate in outpatient clinics (new and follow-up IBD cases), IBD paediatric transition clinics, multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings, and weekly acute IBD clinics.
  • Attend gastroenterology journal clubs and research meetings.
  • Undertake endoscopy sessions (upper and lower diagnostic and therapeutic procedures), with a focus on disease assessment, surveillance, and IBD-related therapeutic interventions.
  • Optional opportunities to manage acute inpatient IBD cases and support nurse-led ward reviews.
  • Involvement in the acute gastroenterology service is available but not mandatory.

Academic Component

  • Contribute to IBD research, primarily hosted by the NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre.
  • Engage with ongoing projects or initiate independent research, with support for national/international presentations and peer-reviewed publications.
  • Research opportunities include systematic reviews, meta-analyses, mechanistic and experimental medicine studies, interventional trials (nutrition/exercise), and advanced imaging (MRI and sonography).
  • Work alongside a collaborative research community of other PhD students, research fellows, project managers, and research nurses.
  • Gain experience managing a diverse research portfolio, including investigator-led and commercial phase 2/3/4 IBD trials.

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In addition to the key job responsibilities detailed in this job description all employees at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust are expected to comply with the general duties detailed below:

Details

Date posted

02 October 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£73,992 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

164-7482078

Job locations

QMC

Derby Road

Nottingham

NG7 2UH


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see job description for full detail

Please refer to the job description for full details of the role and responsibilities

Timetable is in the supporting documents of an example working week.

Flexible time is allocated for independent study, training, audit or research related activities to ensure all 4 domains set by the GMC Good Medical Practice are fulfilled.

Time off in lieu equates to non-working time and will be assigned to ensure out of hours working is rest regulation compliant in line with the appointees contract.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see job description for full detail

Please refer to the job description for full details of the role and responsibilities

Timetable is in the supporting documents of an example working week.

Flexible time is allocated for independent study, training, audit or research related activities to ensure all 4 domains set by the GMC Good Medical Practice are fulfilled.

Time off in lieu equates to non-working time and will be assigned to ensure out of hours working is rest regulation compliant in line with the appointees contract.

Person Specification

Professional Registration

Essential

  • MRCP or equivalent qualification

Desirable

  • Higher degree (MD, PhD, MSc) or evidence of progress towards one.

Clinical Skills/Experience

Essential

  • Completion of, or in the final years of, higher specialist training in Gastroenterology (ST6+ or equivalent)
  • Evidence of competence in diagnostic upper and lower GI endoscopy
  • Competence in managing general gastroenterology patients

Desirable

  • Previous evidence of managing IBD patients in the outpatient and inpatient settings
  • Experience of multidisciplinary team (MDT) working

Management Skills

Essential

  • Able to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/delivery
  • Able to delegate appropriately

Desirable

  • Experience of change management

Teaching, Audit & Research

Essential

  • Experience of audit, quality improvement, or service development

Desirable

  • Previous involvement in IBD-related research
Person Specification

Professional Registration

Essential

  • MRCP or equivalent qualification

Desirable

  • Higher degree (MD, PhD, MSc) or evidence of progress towards one.

Clinical Skills/Experience

Essential

  • Completion of, or in the final years of, higher specialist training in Gastroenterology (ST6+ or equivalent)
  • Evidence of competence in diagnostic upper and lower GI endoscopy
  • Competence in managing general gastroenterology patients

Desirable

  • Previous evidence of managing IBD patients in the outpatient and inpatient settings
  • Experience of multidisciplinary team (MDT) working

Management Skills

Essential

  • Able to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/delivery
  • Able to delegate appropriately

Desirable

  • Experience of change management

Teaching, Audit & Research

Essential

  • Experience of audit, quality improvement, or service development

Desirable

  • Previous involvement in IBD-related research

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had 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) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had 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) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

Address

QMC

Derby Road

Nottingham

NG7 2UH


Employer's website

https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

Address

QMC

Derby Road

Nottingham

NG7 2UH


Employer's website

https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Consultant Gastroenterologist

Sunil Samuel

sunil.samuel@nhs.net

01159249924

Details

Date posted

02 October 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£73,992 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

164-7482078

Job locations

QMC

Derby Road

Nottingham

NG7 2UH


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