Locum Consultant in Diabetes: Sponsorship Available

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
UK Visa Sponsorship: Available

Job title: Locum Consultant in Diabetes.

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

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.

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