Consultant in Diabetes & Endocrinology
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About the Role
About the Role
🩺 Consultant Physician – Diabetes & Endocrinology
📍 UK – NHS Hospital
💼 Division: Integrated Medicine
🕒 Contract: Permanent | 10 PAs (scope to increase)
💰 Salary: Competitive NHS Consultant Pay Scale
About the Role
An opportunity has opened for a Consultant in Diabetes & Endocrinology to join a multidisciplinary team delivering a broad portfolio of diabetes and endocrine services. The role combines inpatient specialty care, acute medical take, and delivery of specialist clinics. You will play a central role in the expansion of inpatient diabetes pathways, diabetes technology, and advanced endocrine services, working within a well-supported MDT.
Key Responsibilities
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Lead inpatient diabetes and endocrine care, providing rotational specialist ward cover.
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Deliver outpatient clinics across general diabetes, complex diabetes, antenatal diabetes, insulin pumps, and general endocrine conditions.
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Support development of specialist services including renal diabetes, adrenal/pituitary pathways, lipid disorders, and thyroid care.
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Participate in acute medical on-call and specialty in-reach referrals.
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Contribute to governance, service redesign, audit, teaching, supervision, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Essential Criteria
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Full GMC Registration with Licence to Practise.
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CCT/CESR in Diabetes & Endocrinology or within 6 months of completion.
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Strong experience in inpatient diabetes management, endocrine medicine, and acute internal medicine.
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Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary pathways and manage complex specialty cases.
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Evidence of teaching, audit, QI engagement, and ongoing CPD.
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Effective teamwork, communication, and clinical decision-making skills.
Desirable
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Experience building specialist endocrine clinics (pituitary, adrenal, thyroid, lipid, osteoporosis).
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Research involvement or interest in NIHR-aligned studies.
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Experience supervising junior doctors and contributing to undergraduate/postgraduate education.
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Interest in diabetes technology and digital care models.
What’s on Offer
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10 PA consultant contract with balanced DCC and SPA allocation, plus potential for additional PAs.
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Access to teaching, simulation, skills labs, and strong research infrastructure.
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Leadership development, coaching, and mentoring programmes for new consultants.
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Flexible job-planning to support specialist interests and service growth.
Location
The role is based in a well-established NHS Hospital with modern facilities, strong MDT support and excellent regional connectivity.
📩 Interested?
Reply with your CV to explore this Diabetes & Endocrinology Consultant opportunity. A confidential discussion can be arranged.