Consultant Physician - Diabetes & Endocrinology

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Stevenage is seeking a Consultant Physician in Diabetes & Endocrinology. The role involves managing high-quality patient-centered care, participating in multidisciplinary meetings, and contributing to medical education. Candidates should possess GMC registration, relevant qualifications, and a commitment to improving patient safety and quality of care. Join a committed team making significant contributions to healthcare services in the region.

Benefits

Flexible working patterns

Comprehensive training opportunities

Supportive work-life balance policies

Qualifications

• Broad experience in Diabetes and Endocrinology with Acute General Medicine.
• Proven ability to provide independent expert diagnostic opinion.
• Up to date and fit to practice safely.

Responsibilities

• Manage high-quality patient-centered care.
• Participate in multidisciplinary meetings and clinical governance.
• Teach and train within the multidisciplinary service.

Skills

Engagement with clinical governance

Ability to supervise undergraduates and colleagues

Interest in equality, diversity and inclusion

Education

Entry on GMC Specialist Register

College Membership (MRCP)

Postgraduate academic degree

Job description

Consultant Physician - Diabetes & Endocrinology

The closing date is 01 January 2026

This is an excellent opportunity within the Diabetes and Endocrinology department at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust.

Our complete commitment to developing careers means we're looking for proactive, motivated, forward‑thinking and dynamic individuals to join our clinical team. This post is an important part of our ongoing development of medical services at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, offering the successful applicant the opportunity to work closely with the existing Diabetes and Endocrinology physicians to provide a high standard of care across the Trust. We are seeking a consultant with enthusiasm, commitment, and drive to work closely with colleagues throughout the organisation and within the community to help lead the organisation.

Main duties of the job

Maintenance of high‑quality patient‑centred care. Shared responsibility for the day‑to‑day management of the service and participation in strategic planning. Teaching and training within the multidisciplinary service. Active involvement in multidisciplinary team meetings and directorate clinical governance activity. Active participation in continuing medical education.

About us

At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient‑led Trust where dedicated staff provide high‑quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Job responsibilities

In the paragraphs above you have read an overview about the role we would like to offer and general information about main duties of the post holder. Please see attached job description which describes in full details the duties, responsibilities and reporting relationships of the advertising role.

Person Specification

Qualifications / Training

• Entry on GMC Specialist Register or, be within 6 months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview or, provide GMC confirmed eligibility for entry on the Specialist Register
• College Membership (MRCP) or qualification of an equivalent level
• Advanced Life Support or demonstration of ability to achieve ALS immediately upon appointment
• College Fellowship
• Postgraduate academic degree

Previous Experience

• Broad range of experience in Diabetes and Endocrinology and experience of Acute General Medicine
• Experience of supervising undergraduates, doctors in training and other colleagues
• Ability to offer and be accountable for full and independent expert diagnostic opinion
• Can evidence leading on patient safety issues and achieving a change in practice

Skills

• Able to evidence engagement with clinical governance and the identification of errors and the learning from errors.
• Evidence engagement with appraisal and revalidation

Knowledge

• Demonstrate understanding of basic principles of audit, evidence based practice and clinical quality improvement initiatives
• Comprehensive knowledge and insight regarding all the domains within the GMC standards of Good Medical Practice

Other requirements

• Demonstrates an interest and commitment to the specialty
• Experience and evidence of engagement around the equality, diversity and inclusion agenda. Able to actively support the development of a culture that recognises and promotes equality, values diversity, and actively leads by example in deploying these qualities. Understands the impact on equality, diversity and inclusion issues in all aspects of service delivery and planning
• Role model our Trust values every day
• Understands and can demonstrate the values of the NHS constitution
• Evidence of being up to date and fit to practice safely, and aware of own training needs

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.

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust