Job Title: Locum Consultant in Diabetes
Employer: University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Job Type: Full-time
Location: Derby, United Kingdom
Salary/Rate: 113,565 to 150,569 £ / Year
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Description

• Job title: Locum Consultant in Diabetes.

• Contract: 11-month fixed-term appointment, covering a career break until June 2027.

• Salary: £113,565–£150,569 per annum.

• Working hours: Full-time, 10 programmed activities (sessions) per week.

• Location: Royal Derby Hospital (RDH) and Queen’s Hospital Burton (QHB), with cross-site working.

• Specialty: Diabetes and Endocrinology.

• Join an established multidisciplinary team comprising consultants, diabetes specialist nurses, specialist dietitians and endocrine nurses.

• Deliver high-quality, evidence-based care to patients across Derbyshire, Staffordshire and surrounding areas.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose, treat and manage patients with diabetes and a wide range of endocrine disorders.

• Provide specialist care for inpatients with diabetes, endocrinology and general medical conditions.

• Maintain responsibility for the ongoing treatment and clinical management of assigned patients.

• Participate in consultant on-call rotas and provide out-of-hours clinical services.

• Supervise, train and mentor junior doctors, Foundation Year doctors, specialty registrars and medical students.

• Deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, examinations and professional development activities.

• Participate in clinical audits, quality improvement initiatives and clinical governance.

• Apply evidence-based research and current national and international clinical guidelines.

• Contribute to the development and implementation of local clinical policies.

• Participate in research activities, including National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) trials where appropriate.

• Support colleagues by providing clinical cover during reasonable periods of leave.

• Participate in annual appraisal and maintain continuing professional development (CPD).

Requirements

• MBBS or an equivalent medical qualification.

• Membership of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP) postgraduate qualification or equivalent.

• Full General Medical Council (GMC) registration with a licence to practise at the date of application.

• Ability to provide expert clinical opinions and independently manage patients with diabetes and endocrine disorders.

• Experience and commitment to teaching undergraduate and postgraduate medical students.

• Experience supervising Foundation Year 1 and 2 doctors and specialty trainees.

• Experience and commitment to clinical audit and quality improvement.

• Ability to apply evidence-based research to everyday clinical practice.

• Strong clinical organisation, patient management and administrative skills.

• Commitment to clinical governance, NHS performance standards and continuing professional development.

Desirable qualifications and experience:

• GMC Specialist Register entry in Endocrinology and Diabetes, or qualifying CCT eligibility within the specified timeframe.

• Additional higher medical or scientific degree relevant to the specialty.

• Formal teaching qualification or recognised teaching-training course.

• Experience teaching basic clinical skills and completing consultant management training.

Benefits

• Competitive consultant-level salary.

• Professional and leadership development opportunities.

• Ongoing support throughout recruitment, onboarding and employment.

• Opportunities to develop specialist clinical interests and improve diabetes and endocrine services.

• Opportunities for teaching, research, clinical supervision and educational development.

• Access to an employee assistance programme.

• Discounted gym membership and onsite fitness classes.

• Employee car schemes.

• Flexible working options may be discussed, including part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, annualised hours and hybrid working where suitable.

• Opportunity to work within a recognised NHS trust with a strong reputation in diabetes and endocrinology.

How to Apply;

Interested and qualified candidates should:
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