Locum Consultant in Diabetes and Endocrinology | East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust; Ashford; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A major hospital trust in the UK is seeking a consultant for the Diabetes and Endocrinology department. You will collaborate with other physicians to provide high-quality care and support to diabetic patients. The role includes responsibilities such as liaising with general practitioners and participating in educational programmes for practice staff. The successful candidate will work across multiple locations, ensuring continuity of care and support for junior staff. This role offers an opportunity for professional development and contribution to patient care.

Responsibilities

• Liaising with GP’s to manage diabetic patients.
• Taking part in education programmes for practice staff.
• Responding to email requests from GP’s for clinical advice.
• Working closely with community‑based specialist nurses.

Job description

About the Department

Our local Clinical Biochemistry department provides a comprehensive array of endocrine tests in addition to supporting regular dynamic endocrine testing. All imaging modalities including PET‑CT scanning are available to support endocrine work‑up. We have the support of the nuclear medicine department for the treatment of benign and malignant thyroid disease. The ENT department offers a thyroid and parathyroid surgery service and a regular thyroid multidisciplinary meeting occurs on the Canterbury site. We have very good links with the pituitary and adrenal MDTs based at Kings College Hospital, London for pituitary, adrenal and other specialised endocrine referrals.

Role Overview

All consultants joining our Diabetes and Endocrinology department will have the opportunity to develop professionally, expand their skill set as well as contribute to the service. We are passionate about offering high quality care to our patients and manage patients with general diabetes and endocrine problems. The successful candidate will be expected to support diabetes and endocrinology services at William Harvey Hospital and will work in collaboration with the other D+E physicians in the Trust to share facilities and provide continuity and high standards of care. Clinics will be held at William Harvey Hospital, Royal Victoria Hospital Folkestone, and Buckland Hospital, Dover. Integrated Diabetes Care has been adopted in East Kent.

Responsibilities

The duties of this post will therefore include supporting primary care to manage the large majority of diabetic patients not requiring specialist care. This will involve:

• Liaising with GP’s
• Taking part in education programmes for practice staff
• Responding to email requests from GP’s for clinical advice
• Working closely with community‑based specialist nurses to manage caseload

The appointee will share junior staff. There are:

• 1 Specialist Registrar
• 1 Foundation Year 1 on a 4‑month rotation
• 1 Foundation Year 2
• Core Trainee 1st year

The junior doctor programmes are currently under review to ensure optimal training opportunities.

About the Trust

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is ‘great healthcare from great people’. Everything we do is guided by our values: ‘People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called ‘We care’. It’s about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day‑to‑day. We’re looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

Application Information

Please review the Supporting Documents section to access the full Job Description and Person Specification. If you have further queries please do not hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details at the top of the page.

Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. We are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

This advert closes on Sunday 28 Dec 2025