Locum Consultant in Cardiometabolic Medicine

Job overview

Applications are invited for the post of Locum Consultant in Cardiometabolic Medicine at Addenbrooke’s Hospital on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus.

This post is an 8PA post with additional 2PA research funding.

This post is available to start as soon as possible for a period of 6 months.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to participate in the development and expansion of our nationally recognised Lipid, Obesity, Diabetes and Severe Insulin Resistance services, the latter being the national centre and also internationally recognised. The appointee will be expected to contribute to out-patient duties and clinical metabolic research development in the Institute of Metabolic Science of the University of Cambridge.

There is no on-call rota.

You will be fully registered with the GMC and ideally have a CCT in either Chemical Pathology (Metabolic Medicine) or Diabetes and Endocrinology (or equivalent) or be within six months of award of CCT at the time of interview.

Applications are welcomed from those unable to work full time for personal reasons or those wishing to job-share.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The successful applicant will be able to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of metabolic disorders and will be involved in teaching and training of junior staff, medical students and other healthcare professionals.

Working on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus also offers unrivalled opportunity to collaborate with Cambridge University and other local research institutes and pharmaceutical companies, as the campus continues its rapid expansion and consolidates its position as one of Europe’s leading centres of biomedical research.

Please refer to the Job description and Person specification attached for further details on the main responsibilities and duties for this post.