Consultant in Diabetes and Endocrinology

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Primary Medical Qualification (e.g. MBChB)
• MRCP (UK), MRCP (Endocrinology) or equivalent
• CCT in Endocrinology and General Internal Medicine

Desirable

• MD,PhD Research experience

Professioanl Registration

Essential

• Full registration with the General Medical Council
• Inclusion on the Specialist Register / Admission to the Register within 6 months of interview or within six months of entitlement)

Knowledge, Training & Experience

Essential

• Extensive experience in field of Endocrinology, with broad clinical expertise across the full spectrum of endocrine and metabolic disorders.
• Demonstrates comprehensive experience in the assessment, investigation, diagnosis, and management of complex diabetes and endocrine conditions across inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Possesses the specialist knowledge, skills, and professional competencies required for consultant-level practice within the scope of the role.
• Demonstrates highly developed clinical judgement, with the ability to evaluate and manage complex patients, formulate prioritised differential diagnoses, initiate evidence-based management plans, and adapt treatment according to clinical response and evolving circumstances.
• Demonstrates excellent practical clinical skills relevant to Diabetes and Endocrinology practice.
• Demonstrates a strong understanding of clinical governance, quality improvement, and patient safety principles, with a commitment to continuous service improvement.
• Demonstrates a sound understanding of safeguarding responsibilities, ensuring the protection and welfare of vulnerable adults and children where appropriate.
• Practices in accordance with the professional standards, values, and behaviours set out by the GMC Good Medical Practice framework and Generic Professional Capabilities.
• Maintains the highest standards of professionalism, respecting patient dignity, confidentiality, and equality, whilst communicating effectively and compassionately in complex or sensitive situations, including engagement with families and carers where appropriate.
• Demonstrates a strong understanding of consent, shared decision-making, humane and patient-centred care, safe prescribing practices, and the safe use of medical devices and therapies.
• Demonstrates commitment to professional development through annual appraisal, job planning, mandatory training, and active participation in performance review and revalidation processes.
• Maintains an appropriate understanding of the legal and ethical frameworks relevant to consultant practice, including mental capacity, deprivation of liberty safeguards, data protection, equality and diversity, and Gillick competence where relevant.
• Takes timely and appropriate action where concerns arise regarding the safety or quality of patient care, escalating concerns through established clinical governance processes where necessary.
• Works collaboratively within multidisciplinary and interprofessional teams, recognising and valuing the contribution of colleagues across organisational and professional boundaries to deliver high quality patient care.
• Demonstrates commitment to clinical audit, quality assurance, and reflective practice, evaluating both individual and team performance and acting on findings to improve outcomes.
• Demonstrates insight, professionalism, and reflective practice, responding constructively to feedback and engaging in continuous learning and service development.

Desirable

• Publication of research articles, demonstrating understanding of research methodology and commitments

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Awareness of their leadership responsibilities as a clinician and demonstrates appropriate leadership behaviour; managing situations that are unfamiliar, complex, or unpredictable and seeking to build collaboration with, and confidence in, others.
• Develops effective relationships across teams and contributes to work and success of these teams - promotes and participates in both multidisciplinary and interprofessional team working.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to deal with difficult situations.
• Communicates effectively and can share decision-making with patients, relatives and carers; treats patients as individuals, promoting a person-centred approach to their care, including self-management.

Desirable

• Demonstrates understanding of a range of leadership principles, approaches and techniques - appreciates own leadership style and its impact on others

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 ...