Job overview

This is a full time (10 PA) substantive post, but this is negotiable. 

We are seeking a Consultant Endocrinologist, to join our dynamic team.  We currently have 4 full time consultants, and 2 less than full time (6.2 WTE). This is a replacement post.

In addition to our consultant team, we have 2 Specialist Registrars, 1 Internal Medical Trainee, 1 FY2 trainee, 4 FY1 trainees and a clinical fellow. We are supported by a team of both Diabetes and Endocrinology CNS's.

The department cover the full range of diabetes and endocrinology, including:

• Antenatal care
• Pump therapy and diabetes technology
• multi-disciplinary transition service for both diabetes and endocrinology
• multi-disciplinary foot service with one of the lowest amputation rates in the South West
• multi-disciplinary pituitary disease clinics
• multi-disciplinary endocrine surgery clinics

The department prides itself on being a centre of innovation and is committed to continuous improvement.

The team have won various awards are strives to offer some of the best diabetes and endocrine care in the UK.

The team is well established and believes in a collaborative approach to both diabetes and endocrine care, and has strong relationships with various teams in both acute and community sectors across the ICB and wider region.

The department is actively involved in several multi-site diabetes trails and we are actively increasing the research activity of the department. 

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an individual who will be an excellent team player, passionate about improving care for diabetes and endocrine patients and willing to embrace / lead new practices. We aim to be one of the highest performing centres in the UK and would welcome an individual that shares our ambition.

This job is a replacement post and the previous incumbent was lead for inpatient diabetes within the department. We have an excellent inpatient diabetes nursing team and the successful candidate will have an opportunity to work closely to develop this service. They will be given the time, resources and support to carry out this service development.

We encourage anyone interested in this post to contact / visit the department prior to application.

We will also consider part time or split centre working to allow pursuance of other professional interests if applicable.

Working for our organisation

At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are proud to be in the top 20 best hospitals to work for in the country. 

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We’ve even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we’re providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.