Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Locum Consultant Diabetes & Endocrine

The closing date is 19 February 2026

Job summary

We are looking for a 6 month Locum Consultant to cover a vacancy we have within the Diabetes/Endocrine Department.

This is a locum post and has been created to cover the maternity leave of one of the consultants. The post is for 10 Programmed Activities.

Following the implementation of the Barnet, Enfield and Haringey clinical strategy, the department has also seen significant expansion in workload. We are seeking a highly motivated consultant colleague to provide excellent acute care and develop new service pathways for this cohort of patients.

Main duties of the job

Each of the diabetes/ endocrinology consultants will be in charge of in-patients (we work a ward based system and look after a 22 bedded ward and allocated outliers) for 2 weeks for every 8 weeks (1:4 rota, shared with 3 other consultants), during which period, he or she is expected to do three full ward rounds a week, as well as daily review of new patients transferred to the ward and those who need senior review. The consultant in charge of the wards is also expected to take part in daily board rounds as well as facilitate timely discharge of patients.

The balance of 6 weeks out of 8 is on the non-wards rota described below. The acute medical share of workload may overlap and will need clinic cancellations to reflect the same.

About us

North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system - consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other ICS's, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.

We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George's University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.

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Details

Date posted

04 February 2026

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£109,725 to £145,478 a year Per Annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

391-NMUH-7558656-A

Job locations

North Middlesex University Hospital

Sterling Way

London

N18 1QX


Job description

Job responsibilities

See detailed job plan attached

Please see detailed Job Description & Person Specification attached to this advert.

Job description

Job responsibilities

See detailed job plan attached

Please see detailed Job Description & Person Specification attached to this advert.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • MRCP or Equivalent
  • CCST/CCT or equivalent in Diabetes and Endocrine and acute or general medicine and on the specialist register, or within 6 months of CCT date at the time of interview.
  • Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients with acute and chronic rheumatic diseases

Desirable

  • Post Graduate degree

Skills and Abilities

Essential

  • Ability to communicate effectively with staff, patients and relatives
  • Potential to develop leadership skills
  • Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills
  • Experience of service development and quality improvement initiatives
  • Ability to work in a pressurised environment

Desirable

  • Training/qualification in leadership and management
  • Experience of service development and quality improvement initiatives
  • Posters/Presentations at Regional and National meetings Publications in peer-reviewed journals

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge and participation of clinical audit
  • Understanding of Clinical Governance
  • Experience on providing high quality training and education to undergraduates and postgraduates

Desirable

  • Posters/Presentations at Regional and National meetings

Other Requirements

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, and an ability to relate to staff and patients.
  • Knowledge of resource management issues.
  • Ability to stay calm under pressure.
  • Computer literate
  • Willingness to work flexibly as part of a team
  • GMC Registration

Desirable

  • Ability to support and motivate staff during periods of pressure.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • MRCP or Equivalent
  • CCST/CCT or equivalent in Diabetes and Endocrine and acute or general medicine and on the specialist register, or within 6 months of CCT date at the time of interview.
  • Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients with acute and chronic rheumatic diseases

Desirable

  • Post Graduate degree

Skills and Abilities

Essential

  • Ability to communicate effectively with staff, patients and relatives
  • Potential to develop leadership skills
  • Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills
  • Experience of service development and quality improvement initiatives
  • Ability to work in a pressurised environment

Desirable

  • Training/qualification in leadership and management
  • Experience of service development and quality improvement initiatives
  • Posters/Presentations at Regional and National meetings Publications in peer-reviewed journals

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge and participation of clinical audit
  • Understanding of Clinical Governance
  • Experience on providing high quality training and education to undergraduates and postgraduates

Desirable

  • Posters/Presentations at Regional and National meetings

Other Requirements

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, and an ability to relate to staff and patients.
  • Knowledge of resource management issues.
  • Ability to stay calm under pressure.
  • Computer literate
  • Willingness to work flexibly as part of a team
  • GMC Registration

Desirable

  • Ability to support and motivate staff during periods of pressure.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had 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) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had 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) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

North Middlesex University Hospital

Sterling Way

London

N18 1QX


Employer's website

https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

North Middlesex University Hospital

Sterling Way

London

N18 1QX


Employer's website

https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Director for Endocrine & Diabetes

Dr Nethaji Chidambaram

cnethaji@nhs.net

02088872000

Details

Date posted

04 February 2026

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£109,725 to £145,478 a year Per Annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

391-NMUH-7558656-A

Job locations

North Middlesex University Hospital

Sterling Way

London

N18 1QX


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