Locum Consultant in Diabetes

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Development opportunities (leadership/

Employee assistance programme

Discounted gym membership

Onsite fitness classes

Car schemes

Job summary

University Hospitals Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust (UHDB) is seeking a fixed-term locum consultant in Diabetes and Endocrinology to join a supportive, innovative team. The post runs to June 2027 with cross-site duties across our Derbyshire/Staffordshire communities.

The appointee will work with consultants, nurses and dietitians to deliver high-quality patient care and opportunities for research and education.

Qualifications

• Experience in mentorship, teaching and supervision of trainees and medical students.
• Demonstrated involvement in clinical governance and policy implementation.
• Leadership and multidisciplinary teamworking in diabetes and endocrinology settings.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality, evidence-based diabetes and endocrinology care across UHDB.
• Support inpatient wards in diabetes/endocrinology and general medicine care.
• Mentor, train and supervise junior doctors and medical students.
• Review practice against guidelines; contribute to local policies and governance.

Skills

Mentorship

Teaching

Leadership

Clinical governance

Education

MBBS or equivalent

MRCP Postgraduate Qualification or equivalent

GMC registration with licence to practice

Job description

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a fixed term locum Consultant position, to cover in Diabetes and Endocrinology, to join our team at University Hospitals Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust (UHDB).

This post is fixed term, to cover a career break until June 2027.

This post will involve cross site working.

UHDB has a national and international reputation in Diabetes and endocrinology and you would be joining a team of consultants, diabetes nurse specialists, diabetes specialist dietitians and endocrine nurse specialists who are friendly, supportive, innovative, dynamic, always seeking to develop and improve services and deliver high quality care across the board.

There are opportunities to develop research, teaching and educational supervision interests and for the development of services within subspecialty areas.

Main duties of the job

• Delivery of high quality, evidence based care and treatment to patients with diabetes and endocrine conditions across UHDB and working with the communities of Derbyshire and Staffordshire.
• Supporting inpatient wards in delivering care to inpatients with diabetes/ endocrinology and general medicine problems across our wards.
• Mentorship, training and clinical supervision of doctors in training and medical students.
• Reviewing practice in line with local/ national/ international guidance, development and implementation of local policies and involvement with clinical governance.
• Responsible for the professional supervision, training and management of junior medical staff, carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to postgraduate and continuing medical education activity locally, regionally and nationally as appropriate.
• Provision of an out of hours service with your Consultant colleagues including on-call rota commitments, as indicated in the enclosed job plan.
• Job plans cover a range of subspecialty areas.

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development.
• On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes.

Key Facts about our Trust:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma and Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.

Job responsibilities

• Provision with consultant colleagues of a service to Staffordshire, Derbyshire and surrounding areas with responsibility for diagnosis and treatment of patients at the hospitals and clinics at which you have duties.
• Responsible for the continuing care and treatment of patients in your charge and personal performance of clinical duties as agreed in your job plan, allowing for appropriate delegation to and training of your staff.
• Provision of an out-of-hours service with consultant colleagues including on-call rota commitments.
• Active participation in undergraduate and post graduate education, including training sessions for Foundation Years, Specialty Registrars and medical students. Additional SIFT PA may be available if an applicant wishes.
• Provision of cover for your consultant colleagues during reasonable periods of leave including care of patients and supervision of doctors in training.
• Responsible for the professional supervision, training and management of junior medical staff, carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to postgraduate and CPD activity locally and nationally as appropriate.
• Participate in clinical audit under local arrangements.
• Commitment to entering patients into NIHR trials where appropriate (if the appointee has an interest in research this would be supported by the Trust and the Division).
• Commitment to taking part in annual appraisal process which will be undertaken by the Assistant Clinical Director for Endocrinology and Diabetes.
• Responsible for compliance with personal continuing professional development requirements with the support of the Trust. It is mandatory for all Consultants to keep up to date with evidence based practice.
• Responsible for maintaining awareness of and acting in accordance with professional guidelines such as Duties of a Doctor, Good Medical Practice, and the GMC Performance Procedures.
• Exceptional requirements to undertake additional duties for limited periods within geographical area specified above or undertake duties at other hospitals in the event of a major disaster or incident.
• Specialist Registration is not an essential requirement for the fixed term locum consultant position.

Person Specification

Essential qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent.
• Possession of MRCP Postgraduate Qualification or equivalent.
• Full GMC registration with a license to practice at date of application.

Desirable qualifications

• Additional higher medical or scientific degree relevant to the specialty.
• GMC Specialist Register for Endocrinology and Diabetes or within 6 months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview if applying for Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice simultaneously with a CESR application, supporting documentary evidence must be provided at interview, to confirm an application has been submitted and is under consideration by the GMC.

Essential teaching and audit

• Experience of and commitment to teaching undergraduates and postgraduates.
• Experience of supervising F1, F2, ST trainees.
• Experience of and commitment to clinical audit.

Desirable teaching and audit

• Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to under-graduates.
• Attended a recognised teaching training course.
• Specific teaching qualification.

Essential audit, quality improvement and research experience

• Experience of and commitment to clinical audit and QIP.
• Ability to assess and apply evidence based research into every day clinical practice.
• Willingness to participate in research.

Essential management and administrative experience

• Ability to organise and manage clinical care e.g. outpatients.
• Ability and willingness to work within the Trust and NHS performance framework and targets.
• Commitment to continuing Professional Development and the requirements of clinical governance.

Desirable management and administrative experience

• Attended a management course for consultants.

Essential clinical experience

• Ability to offer expert opinion and take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients across the wide spectrum of Endocrinology and Diabetes disorders.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Closing date:

18 November 2026