Consultant in Paediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes


Location
Weston-super-mare, England
Salary
£113,565 - £150,569 pa pro rata
Profession
Medical doctor
Grade
Consultant
Deadline
24 Nov 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
27 Oct 2026
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Job requirements

Essential

56 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Other

    Meets professional health requirements

  • Other

    Able to fulfil all of the duties of the post, including on-call commitments and travel requirements.

  • Other

    Satisfactory Enhanced DBS and required immigration status.

  • Other

    Agreement to travel to and work in other Bristol NHS Foundation Trust sites necessitated by the role

  • Research

    Knowledge of the principles involved in research

  • Research

    Evidence of involvement in research

  • Research

    Evidence of peer review research papers

  • Research

    Evidence of participation in clinical audit/QI project, understanding the role of these in improving the medical practice

  • Research

    Experience and knowledge of critical appraisal of evidence, so as to improve clinical outcomes

  • Experience

    Evidence of thorough and broad training and experience in relevant specialty

  • Experience

    Approved Grid training in paediatric endocrinology or equivalent

  • Experience

    Diabetes SPIN or equivalent, Diabetes technology

  • Experience

    Able to take responsibility for delivering service without direct supervision

  • Experience

    Experience of working in the NHS

  • Teaching and Training

    Experience of teaching medical students.

  • Teaching and Training

    Experience of supervising trainees

  • Teaching and Training

    Knowledge of teaching to a multidisciplinary team

  • Management & Leadership

    Evidence of management training and evidence of learning from it

  • Management & Leadership

    Ability to organise efficient and smooth running of a specialist service

  • Management & Leadership

    Ability to cope with and effectively organise the workload of a consultant

  • Management & Leadership

    Ability to practice independently as a consultant

  • Management & Leadership

    Ability to take on responsibility and show evidence of leadership

  • Management & Leadership

    Ability to work under pressure and cope with setbacks

  • Management & Leadership

    Knowledge of the management and structure of the NHS.

  • Management & Leadership

    Understanding of management issues including medical management, clinical governance, service planning, and quality improvement

  • Management & Leadership

    Energy and enthusiasm

  • Management & Leadership

    Ability to work under pressure

  • Management & Leadership

    Flexible Approach

  • Management & Leadership

    Caring attitude to patients, carers and colleagues

  • Management & Leadership

    Demonstrates the 4 Trust Values

  • Qualifications & Training

    Full and specialist registration with the General Medical Council (GMC)

  • Qualifications & Training

    MRCPCH by examination or equivalent

  • Qualifications & Training

    On the GMC’s Specialist Register in paediatric endocrinology OR within 12 months of CCT at time of scheduled interview.

  • Qualifications & Training

    Note: Portfolio Pathway (formerly CESR) applicants must be on the Specialist Register at the point of application

  • Qualifications & Training

    Diabetes Spin or equivalent or within 6 months of completion

  • Qualifications & Training

    Valid Level 3 Safeguarding Training

  • Qualifications & Training

    Valid BLS training

  • Clinical Governance and Audit

    Understanding of clinical governance and the individual responsibilities it implies

  • Clinical Governance and Audit

    Knowledge of the principles of clinical audit and evidence of participation

  • Clinical Governance and Audit

    Positive approach to evidence based practice

  • Clinical Governance and Audit

    Participation in continuing professional development (CPD) scheme and, where relevant, evidence of participation

  • Clinical Knowledge and Skills

    Up to date knowledge and experience of relevant specialty

  • Clinical Knowledge and Skills

    Willing to work unsupervised and make decisions

  • Clinical Knowledge and Skills

    Good communication skills, including communicating bad news

  • Clinical Knowledge and Skills

    Demonstrated ability to manage time effectively

  • Clinical Knowledge and Skills

    Meets the requirements of the GMC’s ‘Good Medical Practice’

  • Clinical Knowledge and Skills

    Knowledge of NHS priorities with reference to specialty

  • Any other Personal Abilities and Aptitudes

    Ability to adapt and respond to changing circumstances

  • Any other Personal Abilities and Aptitudes

    Awareness of personal limitations

  • Any other Personal Abilities and Aptitudes

    Ability to communicate effectively with patients, their relatives, colleagues, managers, other agencies, and staff at all levels

  • Interpersonal, communication and team working skills

    Evidence of multi -disciplinary team working

  • Interpersonal, communication and team working skills

    Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, clinical colleagues, support staff and other colleagues.

  • Interpersonal, communication and team working skills

    Good knowledge of, and ability to use, spoken and written English

  • Interpersonal, communication and team working skills

    Ability to present effectively to an audience, using a variety of methods, and to respond to questions and queries

  • Interpersonal, communication and team working skills

    Ability to develop effective working relationships on an individual and multi-professional basis with all levels of staff both within and across divisions

  • Interpersonal, communication and team working skills

    Ability to be a flexible team member

Desirable

19 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Research

    Higher degree

  • Research

    Evidence of peer reviewed research papers

  • Research

    Evidence of ability to write abstracts for submission to conferences

  • Research

    Presentations at national/international meetings

  • Research

    Ability to increase the academic profile of the department

  • Experience

    Wider experience, research, and training, in providing subspecialty service

  • Experience

    Evidence of a special interest and expertise that complements those of other consultants in the department and is consistent with the Trust’s service strategy

  • Experience

    Valid APLS and NLS (this may be mandatory for some posts).

  • Teaching and Training

    Formal teaching qualification

  • Management & Leadership

    Evidence of management/leadership experience and/or qualifications and courses

  • Management & Leadership

    Evidence of leadership attributes and experience

  • Management & Leadership

    Evidence of motivational skills

  • Qualifications & Training

    Higher academic qualification

  • Qualifications & Training

    Note in some countries The MD use the primary medical degree, not ap postgraduate qualification

  • Qualifications & Training

    Endocrine paediatric speciality training or another sub-speciality interest to fit in with departmental requirements

  • Clinical Knowledge and Skills

    Broad range of IT skills

  • Clinical Knowledge and Skills

    Knowledge of risk management, annual job planning, appraisal review process, etc.

  • Any other Personal Abilities and Aptitudes

    Additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels

  • Any other Personal Abilities and Aptitudes

    Trained as a Consultant Appraiser

Job overview

This post is a substantive post which is replacement post and will join the existing Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes team. This team will consist of 5.6 NHS Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes Consultants (Dr Liz Crowne, Clinical Lead and lead for Endocrinology services; Dr Dinesh Giri lead for Obesity services; Dr Toby Candler lead for Complex Osteogenesis Imperfecta and Endocrine Bone, and Dr Sumana Chatterjee co-lead for diabetes, and one University of Bristol clinical academic colleague, Professor Julian Shield and 2 Consultant Paediatricians with interests in diabetes (Dr Ann Eggers and Dr Pippa Bowen), all based at the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children

Main duties of the job

The post will join the expanding endocrinology and diabetes services and be encouraged to develop a subspeciality interest in line with the team interests. The team provides a tertiary service in Paediatric Endocrinology to the whole of the Southwest Region and parts of Wiltshire with a referral population of approximately 1 million children, and diabetes to Bristol, Weston and North Somerset. The department is actively involved in clinical research and teaching trainees, including specialty grid training. It works as a multidisciplinary unit. Applicants should have a CCT or equivalent in Paediatric Endocrinology, Diabetes SPIN or equivalent or be within six months of achieving this at the date of interview or be listed on the GMC’s specialist register.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specifcation for further details of the position

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.

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This advert is for Consultant in Paediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes with University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust in Weston-super-mare, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Paediatrics role. The advertised salary is £113,565 - £150,569 pa pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 24 Nov 2026.

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