Consultant in Diabetes and Endocrinology

Job Summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join our innovative and enthusiastic Diabetes and Endocrinology team. We provide a full range of diabetes and endocrine services including collaboration with the tertiary services provided at NBT: regional Pituitary and Adrenal surgery, Tier 3 Weight management as well as the Vascular Hub. Applicants are required to be on the specialist register for Diabetes and Endocrinology as well as General Internal Medicine, and have a CCT in both (or equivalent) or be within six months of obtaining it by the interview date.

CESR applicants are welcome and must have their CESR in place at the time of interview. There are two vacancies: one for 8 PAs and one for 0.9 PAs.

This post presents an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic department practising from a newly built, state of the art 800-bed hospital. You will join the existing WTE NHS Consultants providing Diabetes and Endocrinology service to our population of 500,000 in Bristol and South Gloucestershire. We are first and foremost seeking outstanding candidates to join our team. Advanced sleep medicine and care of patients with pulmonary hypertension and cystic fibrosis are led by other hospitals in the region and are not services provided  are principally looking for new colleagues with the ambition to help us evolve our models of care to deliver outstanding and personally delivered services to our patients.

The postholder will have commitments within the base Acute trust (NBT), Endocrine and Diabetes department  appointee will be contractually accountable to the North Bristol NHS Trust for the provision of services and managerially responsible to the Chief Executive through the Clinical Director. All consultants are required to undergo an annual appraisal in accordance with the Trust policy and to take an active and co‑operative approach to job planning.

The service is led by a specialty lead (Dr Elizabeth Cheyne) supported by a General Manager (Graham Bartlett) and a Specialty Manager (Jade Venning).

North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award‑winning hospital building  are the regional Major Trauma Centre and an internationally recognisable centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialties. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.

North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals, aims to be an anti‑discriminatory organisation, and is committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. We welcome applicants from all under‑represented groups.

• Date posted: 05 February 2026
• Pay scheme:
  Hospital medical and dental staff
• Grade:
  Consultant
• Salary: £109,725 to £145,478 a year pro‑rata
• Contract:
  
  Permanent
• Working pattern:
  Part‑time
• Reference number: 339‑MED
  4183‑LB
• Job locations:
  Southmead Hospital, Southmead Road, Bristol, BS10 5NB

An indicative job plan is included in the Job Advertisement. To view the job description and person specification for the 0.9 PAs role please see the attached job description. To view the job description and person specification for the 0.8 PAs role please see the attached person specification. The job plan will be reviewed by the post holder and specialty lead within three months after commencement in post.

The exact timetable will be flexible, arranged in discussion with the specialty lead.

• Recent experience and familiarity of UK hospital systems and practices
• Able to provide expert clinical opinion across a wide range of diabetic and endocrine conditions

• Specialist interests within diabetes & endocrinology

• Evidence of recent CME / reasonable training progression at this stage of career
• Knowledge of contemporary NHS structure and management issues
• Experience in audit project and written up
• Knowledge of political context within which we…