Consultant in Diabetes & Endocrinology

Required to fill this replacement post within the Diabetes and Endocrinology Department at the St Jamess University Hospital.

Areyou looking for a challenging and rewarding opportunity to contribute to aleading tertiary centre for Diabetes and Endocrinology? Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking committed and forward-thinking Consultants in Diabetes and Endocrinology to join our friendly, expert team. As part of a department that provides specialist and regional services to a population farbeyond Leeds, you will play a pivotal role in delivering high-quality careacross a range of complex conditions.

Basedat the Leeds Centre for Diabetes & Endocrinology, you will also have thechance to contribute to innovative research and education in one of the largesttraining departments in the country. The department is renowned for itsresearch excellence, and strong links to the University of Leeds, providing anideal environment for consultants interested in clinical or translationalresearch. With a multidisciplinary approach to care, you will collaborate across specialties, including close links to excellent regional centres ofneurosurgery, endocrine surgery, cancer care, antenatal medicine, vascular surgery, and genetics.

The department is also dedicated to career development,providing mentoring and support for those who wish to lead or innovate in clinical care, research, or teaching.

Situated in the vibrant city of Leeds, this role offers an excellent work-life balance with access to cultural amenities, excellent schools, and proximity to the beautiful Yorkshire countryside. This is your opportunity to make a significant professional impact while enjoying a supportive and dynamic environment.

The successful applicant should possess MRCP (or equivalent) and should be include don the Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT at the time of interview,if currently within a training programme within the UK. In accordance with the consultant appointment regulations, all other categories of doctors must be on the Specialist Register.

Applicants should have establishedskills in Diabetes and Endocrinology andits related specialties including General Internal Medicine. A strong commitment to undergraduate andpostgraduate teaching and a research interest is desirable.

Consideration will be given to applicants who wish to work full or part time and those wishing to job share.

If shortlisted, you will be required togive a 10-minute presentation on:

Your Role and Ideas for Shaping a Patient Centered Diabetes and Endocrinology Service Fit for the Next Decade.

INTERVIEWS WILL BE HELD:
Friday 20 March
2026

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is one the largest teaching hospital trusts in Europe, with access to leading clinical expertise and medical technology. We care for people from all over the country as well as the 780,000 residents of Leeds itself. The Trust has a budget of £1.1billion. Our 20,000 staff ensure that every year we see and treat over1,500,000 people in our 2,000 beds or out-patient settings, comprising 100,000 daycases, 125,000 in-patients, 260,000 A&E visits and 1,050,000 out-patient appointments.

We operate from 7 hospital son 5 sites all linked by the same vision, philosophy and culture to be thebest for specialist and integrated care.

Our vision is based onThe Leeds Way, which is a clear statement of who we are and what we believe, foundedon values of working that were put forward by our own staff. Our values are to be:

Accountable

Empowered

We believe that by beingtrue to these values, we will consistently achieve and continuously improve our results in relation to our goals, which are to be:

1. Thebest for patient safety, quality and experience

2. Thebest place to work

3. Acentre of excellence for specialist services, education, research and innovation

4. Hospitals that offer seamless, integrated care

5. Financially sustainable

In relation to this post,the Endocrinology department delivers endocrinology services across Leeds and Yorkshire region. The Diabetes service is part of the Diabetes Leedspartnership which provides high quality care for people living with diabeteswithin Leeds. Our Diabetes Centre is at the St Jamess University Hospital siteand the diabetes service also has a developing outreach service within Leeds Community Healthcare.

Collectively, the services currently deliver around 26,000 outpatient appointments per year withan active caseload of approximately 16,000 patients. Outpatient clinics are usually between 7- 12 patients per clinic and ward work covers approximately 30patients.

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OBJECTIVESOF THE POST

To assist in the provision of multi-disciplinary out-patient services /clinics in Diabetes and Endocrinology, ensuring we meet our objectives of aresponsive, patient centred, and high quality service.

To contribute to the development and modernisation of Diabetes and Endocrineservices with the aim of improving capacity and quality of services to both thelocal Leeds and regional…