Consultant in Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes

Consultant in Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes

The closing date is 09 January 2026

The primary purpose of this post is to support the delivery of comprehensive care for children with endocrine, diabetes, and metabolic bone disorders, including the provision of highly specialised NHS funded services for Osteogenesis Imperfecta and Hypophosphatasia across both inpatient and outpatient settings.

Alongside core general endocrinology, diabetes clinics, and the Metabolic Bone Service, the successful candidate will work collaboratively within a well established multidisciplinary team. They will actively contribute to the Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Services and engage across the department's endocrinology sub specialties. The department is committed to innovation and continual improvement to ensure our services remain aligned with the highest standards in Europe.

In addition to delivering inpatient and outpatient care on site, the department also provides regional and supra regional specialist advice.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated Consultant in Paediatric Endocrinology to join our dynamic and expanding team. This substantive 10 PA post offers a rewarding opportunity to play a key role in delivering high quality secondary and tertiary endocrine services across inpatient, outpatient, and outreach settings. The appointee should have tertiary level training in paediatric endocrinology and broad experience in metabolic bone disease, as well as extensive expertise in general endocrine conditions.

Job responsibilities

The successful candidate will deliver care through a combination of face to face and virtual clinics, ensuring services remain accessible, responsive, and patient centred. A key component of the role is participation in our nationally commissioned specialist services, including the severe Osteogenesis Imperfecta and Hypophosphatasia clinics, working alongside two consultant colleagues to provide expert management for children with complex metabolic bone disorders.

As an integral part of the multidisciplinary diabetes team, you will contribute to MDT meetings and collaborative management of children and young people with metabolic bone disease, Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. The role also includes delivering outreach clinics for both metabolic bone disease within the supra regional service and for peripheral endocrine outreach, extending specialist expertise across the network.

Working closely with colleagues, you will help foster innovation and maintain excellence across all aspects of endocrine and diabetes care.

This post offers an exceptional opportunity for a motivated clinician to join a progressive, well respected team known for its strong clinical standards, commitment to teaching, and ongoing service development.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Medical Degree from a recognised University
• CCT in Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes / or CCT in Paediatrics and training in Endocrinology and Diabetes to tertiary level as defined by BSPED standards or shall have equivalent experience and competencies
• MRCPCH
• Child protection Level 3 training
• Basic Life Support
• Higher Degree (MD/DPhil/Masters MPhil/PhD etc)
• Experience in Metabolic bone and OI service
• APLS
• Full GMC registration
• Entry on the GMC specialist Register via CCT in Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes
• Evidence of achievement of Foundation competencies in line with GMC standards / Good Medical Practice
• Eligibility to live and work in the UK

Research/Training

• Significant experience to support undergraduate learning
• Willing collaborator
• Research and Audit experience
• Good track record in Clinical / Translational research
• First / last author scientific publications
• GCP Training
• Attendance at Training the Trainers teaching course

Language Skill

• All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are competent to enable effective communication with patients and colleagues
• Understands the importance of communication within a clinical setting

Personal skills / abilities and attributes

• Judgement: Capacity to operate effectively under pressure and remain objective in highly emotive or pressurised situations. Awareness of own limitations and when to ask for help.
• Problem Solving: Capacity to think beyond the obvious, with analytical and flexible mind. Capacity to bring a range of approaches to problem solving
• Situation Awareness: Capacity to monitor and anticipate situations that may change rapidly.
• Decision Making: Demonstrates effective judgement and decision making skills.
• Leadership and Team Involvement: Capacity to work effectively in a multi disciplinary team and demonstrate leadership when appropriate. Capacity to establish good working relations with others.
• Organisation and Planning: Capacity to manage time and prioritise workload, balance urgent and important demands, as well as follow instructions. Understands the importance and impact of information systems.
• Career Objectives: Ability to demonstrate an understanding of current career pathway
• Knowledge of wider health debate and NHS Structures, and current media issues.
• Ability to acknowledge that behaviour needs to modify to the situation and audience.
• Attendance at management training course

Other requirements

• Professional Integrity: Takes responsibility for own actions, demonstrates respect for the rights of all. Demonstrates awareness of ethical principles, safety, confidentiality and consent. Awareness of importance of being the patients' advocate, clinical governance and responsibilities of an NHS employee.
• Professional Attitude: Reliable, self awareness, self motivation, commitment, dedication, positive, flexible, innovative, methodical, organised and approachable
• Ability to fulfil all of the duties of the post, including on call commitments and travel requirements and Satisfactory Enhanced DBS and required immigration status

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.

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.