Consultant-Adult Inherited Metabolic Diseases

University College London Hospital; City Of London; On-site; GBP 82,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading London hospital is seeking a consultant in Adult Inherited Metabolic Diseases to manage outpatient clinics, participate in clinical trials, and support the training of junior staff in a dynamic and collaborative environment. The role offers an opportunity to contribute to high-quality patient care while expanding outreach services across multiple hospital sites.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Commitment to sustainability

Access to advanced medical technologies

Qualifications

• Experience in adult inherited metabolic diseases and clinical training.
• Ability to support training of junior colleagues and overseas clinical fellows.

Responsibilities

• Run outpatient clinics and support biochemical monitoring and investigations.
• Participate in MDT meetings and training activities.
• Engage in clinical trials of new treatments for inherited metabolic disorders.

Job description

A Vacancy at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

This is an exciting opportunity to apply for the role of consultant in Adult Inherited Metabolic Diseases. This is a permanent position working in the Charles Dent Metabolic Unit within The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery – a large specialist service managing 2000 adults with inherited disorders of metabolism and lysosomal storage disorders.

Responsibilities

• Run 3 outpatient clinics per week (including general inherited metabolic disease clinics & lysosomal storage disorder clinics). Patients are seen face to face to facilitate biochemical monitoring and investigations, but each consultant also has a virtual clinic too.
• Attend a weekly MDT
• Participate in a regular transition clinic (6-8 clinics annually) with paediatric colleagues at Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital
• Participate in a shared rota to manage repeat prescriptions and answer queries from the metabolic pharmacy
• Attend and participate in regular unit morbidity and mortality meetings
• Support the training of overseas clinical fellows attached to the unit and local trainees in chemical pathology / metabolic medicine
• Attend and participate in a weekly MDT (as part of a shared rota) – including laboratory and clinical IMD staff from NHNN and GOSH
• Review patients as needed in the metabolic day-ward and metabolic kitchen
• Participate in a shared rota to review inpatient consultations – across the UCLH hospital sites
• Support the team in expanding outreach services and clinics in accordance with the NHSE network model.
• Participate in a 1:3 consultant-led on-call rota – providing out of hours advice by telephone.
• Support the team in participating in disease registries and clinical trials of new treatments for inherited metabolic disorders.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

Locations

• University College Hospital
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Please note, due to anticipated high volumes of applications, this vacancy may close earlier than the listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff.

UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff – To find out more, visit: Flexible working.

To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?

This advert closes on Wednesday 3 Dec 2025.