Diabetes & endocrinology consultant

Overview

Diabetes & Endocrinology Consultant

10 sessions per week (Six day working) (On call rota)

Permanent

Salary: £113,565 - £150,569 per annum

Closing Date: Friday 3rd July 2026

Interview Date: Wednesday 29th July 2026

This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly.

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Main duties of the job

The post holder will have access to secretarial support from a team of medical secretaries and administrative assistants. Along with radiology including MRI, CT and ultrasound service. The service also has access to pathology services. The balance between Direct Clinical Care (DCC) activities and Supporting Programmed Activities (SPA) will be agreed with the candidate as part of the initial job planning process. For a full time post it is anticipated that 8.0 programmed activities (PA) will be for DCC, and 2.0 PAs for SPA.

Direct Clinical Care: (includes clinical activity, clinically related activity, predictable & unpredictable emergency work) SPA 2.00: (includes CPD, audit, teaching & research and service development).

On Call Duties

The post-holder will participate in the general medical on call rota which is currently 1 in 20. This includes a mid-take (5-8pm) and a morning post take ward round. The majority of the post take ward round is conducted by the acute medical and ward-based teams.

The job plan on commencement will be approximately 10 programmed activities as set out above. There is also an opportunity to discuss an honorary contract with Warwick Medical School for teaching and research.

About us

Here at George Eliot our vision to 'excel at patient care' takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:

Effective Open Communication
excellence and safety in everything we do
Challenge but support
Expect respect and dignity
Local health that inspires confidence

Benefits

On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, in house training and development, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.

Job description

Job responsibilities

• This is a full-time post for a Consultant Diabetes & Endocrine (10.0 PA).
• The appointee will work in collaboration with the other Diabetes and Endocrine Consultants, other Specialist Consultants, Doctors in Training, Diabetes Specialist Nurses, Dietitians, and Podiatrists in the Trust.
• This will be delivering outpatient and inpatient diabetes and endocrine services to the local population serviced by the George Eliot Hospital Trust, to share facilities and provide continuity to patients and staff and deliver high standards of care. Specific duties will include up to five outpatient clinics per week.
• The post holder will have access to secretarial support from a team of medical secretaries and administrative assistants. Along with radiology including MRI, CT and ultrasound service. The service also has access to pathology services. The balance between Direct Clinical Care (DCC) activities and Supporting Programmed Activities (SPA) will be agreed with the candidate as part of the initial job planning process. For a full time post it is anticipated that 8.0 programmed activities (PA) will be for DCC, and 2.0 PAs for SPA.

For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.

Person Specification

Qualification and Professional Training

Essential

• MBBS or equivalent
• MRCP Intercollegiate or equivalent
• Entry on GMC Specialist Register via CCT in Diabetes and Endocrinology and General Internal Medicine(GIM) - CESR or European Community Rights

Desirable

• An appropriate higher degree (MD, PhD or equivalent)

Academic Achievements

Essential

• Able to demonstrate successful participation in audit
• Integrated, designed and completed audit projects and protocols

Desirable

• Evidence of completed and published research
• Experience of having supervised and supported research students

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• Thorough & broad training in adult Diabetes & general Endocrinology
• Teaching and commitment to education post- and under- graduate levels

Desirable

• Higher qualification in education

Key Skills

Essential

• Effective written (including record keeping) and verbal communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to use tact, diplomacy, negotiation and persuasion as well as authority
• Ability to be a flexible team member
• Interested in developing innovative ways of delivering patient care

Desirable

• Attended a course in NHS leadership
• Evidence of having organised events and led professional groups

Other

Essential

• Fluent in verbal and written English
• Awareness and respect for colleagues, patients and relatives' dignity, privacy, integrity, cultural and religious beliefs
• Ability to remain calm and work effectively in pressure situations
• Good previous attendance record

Audit/Research & Publication

Essential

• Undertaken complete audit cycle or QIP
• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical practice
• Knowledge of clinical governance processes

Desirable

• Ability to demonstrate recent evidence of relevant and continued research
• Published research in peer-reviewed journals
• Interest and awareness of research methodology

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Caring attitude to patients
• Ability to listen and communicate effectively (written, public speaking and presentation)
• Ability to work within a multi-professional and multi-disciplinary framework
• Good organisational skills
• Excellent personal time and management skills

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