Consultant in Community & Complex Type 2 Diabetes & Weight Management
The closing date is 07 May 2026
This is an opportunity to join the Diabetes Service in Gloucestershire to play a pivotal role in shaping how Diabetes and Obesity care is delivered. Gloucestershire's Integrated Care System (ICS) is on an exciting journey to deliver more place‑based, joined‑up care for our population, as per the "NHS Ten Year Plan". We're proud to be a progressive, supportive health system with strong partnerships across acute, community, and primary care. The aim is for integrated diabetes care across all settings and the successful applicant will play an important role in the delivery of this model of working.
In Gloucestershire, we are working as a healthcare community to improve the identification and management of diabetes and obesity, tackle health inequalities, and support the wellbeing of the local population. By 2029, we are committed to closing the gap in morbidity and mortality between the most and least deprived areas, while also reducing demand on acute services through strengthened, community‑based care.
This is the development of an established role within our system, working as part of the acute trust team based in the community. This is a fantastic opportunity for a motivated clinician focused on treating type 2 diabetes and obesity to help shape and further develop our model for diabetes services in the county. If you are passionate about integrated, equitable care and want to be part of a system that values innovation and collaboration, we'd love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
Integral to the responsibilities of the post are the following requirements:
* Lead the Community and Complex Type 2 Diabetes Service
* Providing training, education, and support to professionals across the system
* Contribute to system wide pathway review and development
* Conduct primarily community‑based outpatient clinics for adults with complex type 2 diabetes, and a focus on developing a specific under‑40 type 2 DM clinic using weight management experience to address the underlying issues
* Provide care for patients with type 1 diabetes who are unable to attend appointments in the hospital setting
* Provide structured clinical governance to the Community Diabetes Specialist Team
* Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team (MDT) including Diabetes Specialist Nurses, Dietitians, a Nutritionist, Psychologist, Health Educators, Primary care Champion, and Podiatrists.
* Work with the Acute Diabetes and Endocrinology team at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
* A day per week with the Gloucestershire Tier 4 Specialised Weight Management Service for those patients without diabetes living with obesity.
* Engage with Integrated Locality Partnerships and Primary Care Networks to develop the service.
* Continue and develop MDT and mentored diabetes clinics focusing on education within Primary Care Network.
* Involvement in the education programs for diabetes.
* Actively participate in audit and research
About us
We take pride in placing people at the centre of everything we do, working together as a united team. Driven by a shared ambition to continually grow, develop, and learn, we recognise and value every contribution. By combining our experience and skills, we not only support our vibrant, diverse communities, but also support one another.
With a team of over 9,000 employees, we are proud to be the largest employer in Gloucestershire and rank among the top 10 largest Trusts in the South West region. By joining our Trust, you will benefit from an excellent package that includes exclusive benefits, flexible working opportunities and the chance to gain valuable experience in one of our innovative hospitals. As well as generous annual leave allowance, access to the excellent NHS pension scheme, competitive bank rates, discounts at local shops and restaurants, access to two on‑site nurseries, discounted public transport, reward and recognition and a range of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.
Job responsibilities
The purpose of this post is to provide a substantive Consultant for the Community and Complex Type 2 Diabetes service. As a senior employee of the Trust the post‑holder will work in close co‑operation with, and support other clinical, medical professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality healthcare to the Trust's patients.
This is a replacement post for a consultant diabetologist with an interest in complex type 2 diabetes and community diabetes alongside addressing metabolic risk factors including weight management. It is an opportunity to continue to develop the service, so a track record of leadership and service development is desirable. The vision is that the integrated services will bring together primary, community in secondary care adult diabetes services to create a service without boundaries for Gloucestershire. Our clinical outcomes for people with diabetes are good but we want to make them even better. We aspire to excel and achieve national recognition for service provision.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
* Full General Medical Council registration
* On Specialist Register for General (Internal) Medicine and General Medicine via CCT or CESR‑CP (Combined Programme) (Proposed CCT/CESR‑CP date must be within 6 months of interview)
* European Community Rights
* Diplomas or postgraduate thesis relevant to the specialty
Knowledge and Skills
* Ability to appraise research critically and apply research outcomes to clinical and surgical problems
* Ability to supervise junior staff undertaking research projects
* Evidence of participation in Audit and Clinical Governance Programmes
* Ability to manage and lead a Diabetes & Endocrine/General Medicine firm
* Ability to manage risk
* Ability to manage change
* Ability to deal with complaints
* Commitment to CPD/CME
* Ability to take part in and respond to appraisal
* Experience in audit & clinical governance
* Working knowledge of evidence‑based practice
Clinical/Experience
* Clinical training & experience equivalent to that required to obtain UK CCT in Diabetes, Endocrinology & General Medicine
* Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
* An interest in obesity (weight management)
* Experience in community‑based care provision
Personal Attributes
* Communication skills, written and verbal
* Ability to work in multi‑disciplinary team
* Ability to show initiative and enthusiasm
* Ability to work under stress
* Flexibility, able to adapt to changing circumstances
* Honesty and reliability
* Enquiring, critical approach to work
* Caring attitude to patients
* Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GP's nurses and other agencies
* Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional and national levels
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.
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