Consultant in Diabetes and Endocrinology

Consultant in Diabetes and Endocrinology

The closing date is 21 November 2025

The post is a replacement post based at Warrington Hospital working across Warrington and Halton sites offered on a permanent basis. Applications are invited for a Consultant in Diabetes and Endocrinology who holds MB ChB or equivalent qualifications, MRCP, to be fully registered with the General Medical Council and listed on the Specialist Register or due to be registered within six months of the date of appointment.

The appointee will support the development of our services and will contribute to weekday cover to A2 Medical Ward, outpatients for new and follow up patients in Diabetes and Endocrinology Clinics, take part in the consultant of the day rota answering advice and guidance requests for the community.

There is also a commitment to carry out some weekday afternoon acute medicine sessions and 1:8 weekends supporting medical admissions.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will join a team of 6 diabetes and endocrine consultants to provide weekday cover to A2 medical ward. They will carry out some weekday afternoon sessions and around 1:8 weekends supporting medical admission. This is remunerated in addition to the standard 10 PA's.

About us

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff. We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

A CQC-rated 'good' organisation with 'outstanding' features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

We employ nearly 5,000 people from over 80 nationalities, striving to be a diverse, inclusive employer and recognised leader in equality. We support flexible working, welcoming flexible applications. Proud of our many accreditations, we are embedding an anti-racist approach in all we do.

Job responsibilities

There will be clinics for new and follow up patients in diabetes and general endocrinology clinics.

The appointee will take part in the consultant of the week rota which involves answering advice and guidance requests for the community, triaging and starting initial investigations for new referrals, supporting the diabetes nurse inpatient team and seeing any ward referrals. The diabetes & endocrinology registrar will assist with ward reviews if available.

The appointee will be expected to attend and be actively involved in MDT meetings and directorate clinical governance activity across Diabetes and Endocrinology Services.

It is expected the post holder will gain educational supervisor status for the GMC register.

As diabetes related technology is the way forward the appointee would be expected to gain competency with insulin pumps, hybrid closed loop devices and continuous glucose monitor analysis.

The appointee will actively participate in the quality improvement agenda adopting an initiative of choice to lead on.

Provide active teaching and supervision to medical trainees and undergraduates based on A2, in diabetes and endocrinology rotations and in allied sub-speciality if applicable.

Person Specification Qualification

• Applicants are required to hold MB ChB or equivalent qualifications, MRCP.
• MRCP.
• Fully registered with the General Medical Council and listed on the Specialist Register or due to be registered within six months of the date of appointment.

Experience

• Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in all aspects of Diabetes & endocrinology, General Medicine and Acute Medicine.
• Evidence of active involvement in risk management.
• Evidence of personal involvement in management and administrative roles in health care.
• Understanding of current issues within Diabetes & Endocrinology and the future direction of the specialty.
• Understanding current issues within the wider NHS.
• Attendance at a recognised management course.
• Shows ability to work with and lead with others across professions.
• Involvement in medical education and plans to gain educational supervisor status.

Skills, knowledge and competencies

• Experience of and enthusiasm for clinical teaching of postgraduate doctors and non-medical staff.
• Presentation of papers, posters or abstracts at local, regional or national meetings.
• Knowledge of audit principles and evidence in participation in and completion of audit/QI projects.
• Training in clinical supervision.
• Advanced communication skills.
• Enthusiasm for education for self and others.
• Be sensitive to the patient experience.
• Evidence of willingness to participate in multi-disciplinary team environment to provide an integrated service.
• Ability to work as a member of a team, both through communication and sharing workload.
• Evidence of experience in procedural safety processes.
• Critical appraisal skills.
• Evidence of knowledge of methodology.
• Experience of conducting research projects.
• Willingness to contribute to on-going clinical research.
• Publications in peer-reviewed journal.
• Record of teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels across the multidisciplinary team.

Specific role requirements

• Medically fit to fulfil all aspects of the post.
• Ability to manage high pressure situations, i.e. clinical crisis.
• Ability to prioritise and organise workload and co-ordinate staff.
• Ability to integrate the care of a patient by many and various other clinical staff.
• Willingness to work flexibly to deliver clinically effective and cost effective healthcare.
• Satisfactory DBS Disclosure check.
• Caring, honest and reliable.
• Excellent verbal and written skills in English.
• Ability to co-operate in a democratic team environment.
• Able and willing to work with consultant colleagues in equitable sharing of clinical, non-clinical duties.
• Has a thorough knowledge and understanding of 'Good Medical Practice' from the GMC.

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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