Locum Consultant in Diabetes and Endocrine

Locum Consultant in Diabetes and Endocrine

The closing date is 13 March 2026

This post will be responsible for the continued delivery and further development of an already established Diabetes and Endocrinology service for patients living within the catchment area of the Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals Trust and surrounding areas. The post holder will be expected to work cross site, and as service models change, the base site may change.

• Strengthening the delivery of a high-quality Diabetes and Endocrinology service across the hospital and community.
• Forging links between emergency medicine and acute medicine for acute patients.
• Maintaining excellent services for acute take patients and medical inpatients.
• Liaising and developing working policies with relevant hospital departments, local General Practitioners, nurses and paramedical staff. Integrating primary and secondary care.
• Developing innovative practices in clinical patient management, focusing on high quality care and emphasis on community management where appropriate.
• Developing the use of nurse practitioners and paramedical staff in the hospital and community.
• Maintaining close links with diabetes and endocrinology colleagues across all sites.
• Hands on clinical involvement as a Consultant Physician including participation in the medical on-call rota with other physicians.
• Continued care of medical inpatient.
• You will contribute to the management process within the Division and across the Trust. Assuming roles of responsibility in audit, Governance, Undergraduate and Postgraduate Training.
• Participation in Medical Audit on a regular basis and contribute to its development in the department and across DBTH.
• Contribution to the operational performance and efficiency of the Division including effective use of resources.

DBTH is one of Yorkshire's leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues.

At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves on the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions.

As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.

We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:

• Extensive range of learning opportunities
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditions
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing support
• NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice scheme
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers

Please see attached to the advert a Job Description and Person Specification for further details. Please ensure you read both documents carefully. Please note, if your application is successful you will be required to present original certificates of qualifications that are listed in the person specification under essential.

• MRCP or equivalent
• Applicants must continue to hold a Licence to Practise
• You must be on the specialist register for Diabetes and Endocrinology or within 6 months of being admitted to the register for trainees, if currently in a training programme in the UK. In accordance with the regulations, all other categories of Doctors must be eligible to be on the GMC specialist register (evidence required prior to commencement) to be considered for a consultant appointment by the Advisory Appointments Committee

• Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in all aspects of Diabetes and Endocrinology
• Ability to offer expert clinical opinions on range of problems within the specialty
• Understanding current issues within Diabetes and Endocrinology and the future direction of the specialty
• Understanding current issues within the wider NHS
• Shows ability to work with and lead others across professions
• Wide based experience in Diabetes and Endocrinology
• Attendance at a recognised management course

• Experience of and enthusiasm for clinical teaching of postgraduate doctors and other healthcare professionals.
• Academic achievements/evidence of familiarity with research methods which have resulted in publications
• Training in clinical and educational supervision
• Attendance at a teaching…