Consultant Diabetologist / Endocrinologist

NHS; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Consultant Diabetologist / Endocrinologist to join their dynamic team at Heartlands Hospital. The role involves providing high-quality, patient-centered care in endocrinology and diabetes, engaging in teaching and research, and working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team. Candidates should possess a GMC registration, a higher degree, and relevant clinical experience. This position offers opportunities for professional development and contributions to medical education.

Qualifications

• Clinical training and experience equivalent to UK CCT in Endocrinology or Diabetes.
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development including CME.
• Specialist interest and substantial training in Endocrinology or Diabetic medicine.

Responsibilities

• Provide EDM Out-Patient Clinics plus other Direct Clinical Care.
• Engage with the multidisciplinary team and contribute to educational activities.
• Participate in weekly educational meetings.

Skills

Ability to organise and manage outpatient/inpatient priorities

Excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills

Ability to communicate effectively with patients and relatives

Caring attitude to patients

Education

Entry on GMC Specialist Register

Higher degree (e.g., MD or PhD)

Job description

Go back University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant Diabetologist / Endocrinologist

The closing date is 22 May 2025

Applications are warmly invited from energetic and enthusiastic candidates to join our team at Heartlands Hospital. The successful candidate will join a friendly, dynamic consultant team who strive to be regional leaders in the delivery of high quality, compassionate, patient-centred, multi-disciplinary care in EDM, including teaching, training, and research. The successful candidate would be contributing to both EDM in-patients' and outpatients' activities.

EDM department at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital is dedicated to delivering comprehensive diabetes and endocrinology services locally and regionally, including pancreas and islet transplant, neuropathy, MODY, tier 3 weight management and sub-specialist endocrine services with close links and access to specialist services at QEH. Sub-speciality interests are encouraged but not required for these posts.

A full range of associated healthcare professionals are on site in a purpose-built Diabetes Centre, including dietitian, podiatrists, diabetes specialist nurses, and endocrine specialist nurses, supporting MDT working pattern. The post holder will be expected to engage with the multidisciplinary team and will have the opportunity to take part in one of the sub-specialist clinics or to develop a subspecialty interest of their own.

Main duties of the job

Our New Consultant colleagues will join us providing care across our service. Inpatient duties are covered by 2 duty colleagues, resulting in an approximately 1:4 inpatient commitment. Out-of-hours working is undertaken 1:8, including weekend (resident) sessions.

The post holders will provide EDM Out-Patient Clinics plus other Direct Clinical Care as detailed in the Outline Job plan at the end of this document.

A shared office, equipped with a computer and telephone, will be provided, and will be supported by appropriate secretarial time.

The department trains the full range of junior doctors and makes a large contribution to undergraduate education. The post holders would be expected to contribute to these activities. Please note that due to the changing needs of the service the post holders may be required to adopt a flexible approach together with the other consultant members of the EDM team.

Our unit is research active, with participation in a wide selection of topic areas. Educational and Clinical supervision is supported by all departmental colleagues. Participation in our weekly educational meetings is expected, as part of our commitment to excellence in patient care.

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Job responsibilities

Key Skills:

• Ability to organise and manage outpatient/inpatient priorities in accordance with Trust requirements
• Ability and willingness to work within the Trust and NHS performance framework and targets
• Experience of audit
• Knowledge of Complaints; ethical issues and Clinical Governance
• Understanding of Training system and active participation in training structures/trainee supervision
• Experience of and willingness to teach medical students
• Ability to teach clinical skills
• Ability to work effectively in a team & with colleagues from a wide range of professional and organisational backgrounds.
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies.
• Ability to understand patient and carer/family requirements.
• Enquiring, critical approach to work
• Caring attitude to patients

For more information about this role, please see the attached Job Description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• *Entry on GMC Specialist Register; eligible for entry on Register or within six months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview
• *Evidence of Continuing Professional Development including CME
• *Higher degree (eg MD or PhD)

Experience

• *Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required to gain UK CCT in Endocrinology or Diabetes and general internal medicine
• *Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of EDM problems.
• *An understanding of the requirements of Clinical Governance and Audit.
• *Specialist interest and substantial training and experience in Endocrinology or Diabetic medicine

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.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust