# Consultant in Endocrinology & Diabetes

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Ipswich Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Medical doctor
- **Speciality:** Endocrinology and Diabetes
- **Grade:** Consultant
- **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 On Experience
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 10 sessions per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-29T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-22T07:20:37.912Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Essex/Ipswich/East_Suffolk_North_Essex_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Endocrinology_Diabetes/Endocrinology_Diabetes-v8311549
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8311549?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.esneft.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

An opportunity has arisen to join our team at Diabetes and Endocrine Department at East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust – Ipswich Site. In particular we are looking to appoint a motivated individual to support either of two subspecialist services – namely antenatal diabetes and the diabetic foot services. There will also be an opportunity to develop research interests within this role.

We are inviting applications for a full time Consultant in Endocrinology & Diabetes with GIM (General Internal Medicine).

Applicants will have completed CCT or be within 6 months of obtaining it or equivalent (Pathway Portfolio).

### Main duties of the job

The key duties and responsibilities are:

- General responsibilities including participation in Consultant on call rota
- Specialist Clinics
- Outpatient clinics
- Operating: as per specialty
- Teaching
- Care of inpatients or outpatients
- Clinical and other administration as required by agreement
- Teaching and training of junior staff and undergraduates
- Participation in Clinical Governance

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

All consultants in the department have a continuing and individual responsibility for the care of patients in their charge and a general responsibility to provide, in conjunction with their colleagues, an effective Service to meet the needs of the local population, within the resources available.

The post-holder will:

- Work with colleagues to provide a consultant-led service with the highest standard of care
- Work with the multi-professional team to develop care pathways and clinical guidelines
- Develop and maintain good working practices within wards, outpatients and A&E
- Collaborate and promote close working links with colleagues in tertiary centres, community services and primary care
- Offer support and leadership to junior medical colleagues, nursing colleagues and other members of the multi-disciplinary team

### Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

## Person Specification

### interview

**Essential**

- MRCP or equivalent
- Full registration with GMC with specialist register or within 6 months of expected date of CCT
- Wide range of experience in acute general medicine and diabetes and endocrinology
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
- Evidence of clinical audit

**Desirable**

- Training in appraisal techniques
- Postgraduate thesis
- DAFNE accreditation

## Documents

- [staff networks (pdf, 252.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2724)
- [dbs information (pdf, 272.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1262)
- [job description (pdf, 488.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10631986)
- [apprenticeship handbook (pdf, 373.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2499)
- [esneft values and behaviours (pdf, 74.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2146)
- [value of joining nhs pension (pdf, 125.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2404)

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