Consultant Endocrinologist (Pending RCP Approval)
The closing date is 12 October 2025
Job summary
The diabetes and endocrine service is an active department dedicated to supporting and improving the lives of its patients.
We have ten diabetes and endocrine consultants across our sites, with dedicated diabetes and endocrine specialist nurses. We also have a dedicated podiatry (foot care) service and some dietetic input.
There are dedicated diabetes endocrine wards on each site with daily ward rounds from the consultants. In addition, there is a team of endocrine nurses who provide support for dynamic endocrine tests. There are a number of general diabetes and endocrine clinics across both sites
Main duties of the job
Consultant In Diabetes and Endocrinology-
The post holder will be covering up to three clinics per week, depending on need for ward cover which will be general endocrine and diabetes clinics, although there will be room to develop sub-speciality interest in time.There will be an expectation that the post holder will support the in-reach of the speciality into SDEC, providing daily review of patients as needed, inpatient review of diabetes and endocrine issues on other wards will also be included.
The post holder will be expected to attend the monthly endocrine MDT meeting and also be involved in the regular meetings with endocrine specialist nurses to discuss dynamic function tests.
About us
We're an organisation that is getting better and betterand ourimprovements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and our patients are happy with. We're no longer in special measures; we've opened two new theatresat our Elective Surgical Hub in King George Hospital (KGH); and, in recognition of our progress, we've been shortlisted for Trust of the Yearat the Health Service Journal Awards.
We operate from two main sites - KGH in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We're campaigning to secure the £35m we need totransform the A&E at Queen'sand get rid of corridor care.
Our patients are benefitting from ourWomen's Health Hubin Ilford; an Ageing Well Centrein Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospitaland at St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub.
These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and are providing an extra 94,000 scans a year.
The majority of our 8,000 staff - who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexiblyand more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We're proud to be a London Living Wageemployer.
We're looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record that will be transformative for our staff and beneficial for our patients.
Details
Date posted
11 September 2025
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Consultant
Salary
£109,725 to £145,478 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
162-M7514
Job locations
Endo/Diabetes Medical Staff
Queens Hospital & King George Hospital
Ilford
IG3 8YB
Employer details
Employer name
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Endo/Diabetes Medical Staff
Queens Hospital & King George Hospital
Ilford
IG3 8YB
Employer's website
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