Consultant in Diabetes and Endocrinology with G(I)M (10 PAs)

Job summary

Applications are invited for the post of Consultant in Diabetes and Endocrinology with G(I)M (10 PAs) at Addenbrooke's Hospital, part of Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. This represents a phase of significant expansion in the Clinical Endocrinology service and offers an exciting opportunity to consolidate and further develop Specialist Endocrinology in Cambridge.

This post is available to commence as soon as possible.

Main duties of the job

The appointee will contribute to all areas of the Endocrine service. In addition, we envisage the successful candidate will play a significant role in the development and expansion of our adrenal, pituitary and reproductive endocrine services. The appointee will be expected to contribute to in-patient duties, which includes some general medical patients, but not to the general medical on-call rota.

The successful applicant will have the ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of endocrine problems 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. The appointee will be particularly encouraged to contribute to or lead translational and clinical research using the excellent clinical research facilities allied to the Institute of Metabolic Science within the adjacent Cambridge Clinical Research Centre.

You will be fully registered with the GMC and ideally have a CCT in Diabetes & Endocrinology 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.

About us

The applicant must have demonstrable skills in listening, reading, writing and speaking in English that enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues, as set out in the GMC's Good Medical Practice (2013). Non-UK applicants must possess the IELTS/OET exam before obtaining a GMC licence to practice.

Applications from job seekers who require skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information please visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

It is a requirement for skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) will also be subject to this requirement.

As part of our commitment to supporting the medical workforce in the part they play in delivering an excellent caring service to patients, all newly appointed Consultants attend our five-day Consultant Development programme within a year of joining the Trust. Leadership is a key requirement of doctors' professional work and this innovative programme is designed to support Consultants to hone the leadership and management skills they need to succeed at CUH.

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer.