We are looking for a committed and enthusiastic clinician to join the team of 6 consultants providing Specialist Diabetes and Endocrinology care across West Suffolk.
The post-holder will be based at the West Suffolk Foundation Trust site.
Inpatient care will be delivered on the 33 bed Diabetes/Endocrinology and General Medicine ward G3 and Diabetes outliers, along with Outpatient clinics based on site, and at integrated care hub locations.
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Interviews to be held on Friday the 14th November 2025
The job role requirements include:
* Depth and breadth of experience in acute ward based and out-patient medicine and Diabetes/Endocrinology
* Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in Diabetes/Endocrinology
* Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in General Medicine
* Experience of supervising FY1s, FY2s StRs and SpRs (or equivalent)
* To have a thorough knowledge and demonstrable understanding of "Good Medical Practice" from the GMC
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BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.
With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?
The West Suffolk Hospital is a District General Hospital built in 1974. It serves a population of around 280,000 in the western part of Suffolk and southern part of West Norfolk.
Acute medical services are currently provided by sixteen (full time equivalent) physicians. The Hospital has a 24-hour Accident and Emergency Department and a full range of Medical, Surgical and other specialties, with a total of around 480 beds. In addition, there is a Day Surgery Unit and a Hospice with a 10 bedded unit. Acute Medicine has 26 assessment beds and short stay ward of 34 beds including an Ambulatory Care Unit. There is a newly developed Cardiac Centre which opened in November 2018 with a wide range of facilities.
In-patients are triaged to their most appropriate medical speciality ward e.g. cardiac, acute respiratory, stroke unit etc. There is a well-structured multidisciplinary team meeting on each ward which will set goals to facilitate a reduction in length of stay.
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