Consultant in Diabetes & Endocrinology
| Posting date: | 19 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | £109,725.00 to £145,478.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £109725.00 - £145478.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 February 2026 |
| Location: | Leeds, LS9 7TF |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9298-CON-943 |
Summary
In relation to this post, the Endocrinology department delivers endocrinology services across Leeds and Yorkshire region. The Diabetes service is part of the Diabetes Leeds partnership which provides high quality care for people living with diabetes within Leeds. Our Diabetes Centre is at the St Jamess University Hospital site and 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 with an active caseload of approximately 16,000 patients. Outpatient clinics are usually between 7- 12 patients per clinic and ward work covers approximately 30 patients. 2. OBJECTIVES OF THE POST To assist in the provision of multi-disciplinary out-patient services / clinics in Diabetes and Endocrinology, ensuring we meet our objectives of a responsive, patient centred, and high quality service. To contribute to the development and modernisation of Diabetes and Endocrine services with the aim of improving capacity and quality of services to both the local Leeds and regional populations. To develop an area of sub-specialty within Diabetes and Endocrinology that interdigitates with the activities of the current Consultants, service demand and increases availability of specialist care to our patients. To contribute to the research agenda of the Diabetes and Endocrinology department, as well as developing independent areas of research with the sub-specialty area. To promote patient and public involvement within the services provided by the department, including involvement with local and national endocrine patient support groups. The successful candidate will be one of the team looking after General Medical in-patients under the care of the diabetes and endocrinology team, including on-call cover. This will involve working patterns to ensure ward continuity, potentially including ward-blocks with annualised hours/ time off in lieu. This includes both out-of-hours cover in addition to post-take ward rounds during normal working hours. To contribute to the out-of-hours provision of acute medicine on a rota alongside consultant colleagues from acute and respiratory medicine. To participate in the education, training, and supervision of staff of all grades and disciplines, including contributing to the design of programs and logistics of local and regional diabetes and endocrinology training meetings. The precise duties and responsibilities of the post may be varied depending on circumstances and subject to negotiation with the Lead Clinician and Clinical Director.