Consultant in Children and Young People’s Diabetes and Endocrinology

University College London Hospital; City Of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London is seeking a Consultant in Endocrinology to join their pediatric and adolescent service. The role includes consultant-led patient care, educational supervision of trainees, and development of specialized skills in endocrinology. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership capabilities and a commitment to high-quality patient care. This position offers an opportunity to work in a high-performing team with a focus on innovation and comprehensive care.

Qualifications

• Ability to meet UCLH's Trust values with a can-do approach.
• Commitment to clinical governance and high-quality patient care.
• Sub-specialty interest in endocrinology that complements departmental interests.

Responsibilities

• Participate in consultant-led care with assigned patients.
• Take overall clinical responsibility for an assigned patient cohort.
• Engage in teaching activities on the UCLH site.
• Develop skills in professional postgraduate teaching and supervision.
• Provide professional supervision of endocrine junior doctors.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical governance

Patient care

Teamwork

Teaching skills

Education

Medical degree

Job description

Overview

A Vacancy at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

The Children and Young People’s Diabetes Service is well established and is one of the largest in the UK, using the latest diabetes technologies including hybrid closed loop insulin delivery systems. The service provides intensive support for young people struggling with their diabetes. This is an award-winning service with outstanding results.

We would particularly value applicants with a holistic, team-working perspective who are driven to work in a high performing team and strive to continually improve care. The appointee may have an additional interest that complements the current skills within our team, including mental health and eating disorders, safeguarding, neurodevelopment, research and adolescent medicine. There is a possible future on-call for diabetes. We provide a busy paediatric and adolescent endocrine service for local residents, those from London and the South East and tertiary and quaternary adolescent referrals. The service also incorporates endocrine liaison clinics for the NHS England specialist services for Children and Young People with Gender Incongruence (once GIDS).

We expect the appointee to have or develop a sub-speciality interest in endocrinology that complements the current interests within our department, and to support the endocrine component of the NHS England specialist services for Children and Young People (CYP) with Gender Incongruence (previously GIDS).

Responsibilities

• Participate in consultant-led care with each family seeing the same consultant at each quarterly MDT review.
• Take overall clinical responsibility for an assigned patient cohort as part of the endocrinology team.
• Engage in teaching activities on the UCLH site and provide educational supervision of trainees.
• Develop skills in professional postgraduate teaching, training and supervision, and participate in and deliver annual appraisals.
• Provide professional and clinical supervision of endocrine junior doctors and assist in their workload management.
• Liaise with the Education and Training lead for Paediatric Endocrinology colleagues at Great Ormond Street Hospital to support pain (GOSH) to create a comprehensive teaching programme that fulfils the RCPCH Training Curriculum for Paediatric Endocrinology across two sites.

Qualifications and Experience

• Demonstrate the ability to meet UCLH’s Trust values, with a can-do approach and regard for patients as people.
• Exhibit leadership and a commitment to clinical governance and high-quality patient care.
• Have or develop a sub-speciality interest in endocrinology that complements departmental interests (e.g., puberty and reproductive endocrinology disorders, pituitary, adrenal disorders, DSD, late effects of cancer treatments).
• Support the endocrine component of the NHS England specialist services for CYP with Gender Incongruence (GIDS).

About UCLH

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 locally, across the UK and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research. We operate across eight sites and are committed to sustainability, with a pledge to become a carbon net zero health service. Our direct emissions target is 2031 and indirect emissions target 2040.

Additional information

This vacancy may close before the current 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.

This advert closes on Sunday 5 Oct 2025.