Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatric Endocrinology/Diabetes
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 200-CW-712531-7432476-CA
- Employer
- St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St George’s Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £109,725 - £145,478 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist and Diabetologist
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the regional specialist care provider for south west London, Surrey and beyond. The trust provides a high quality, comprehensive range of health services from leading edge tertiary and trauma care to community services.
With national and regional referrals added to our local 3.5m catchment, we serve a population of around 5m.
Co-located with St George’s, University of London and with both organisations now in a formal strategic alliance with King’s Health Partners, the trust delivers with its partners high quality research and education both of which contribute to the healthcare provision of tomorrow.
Acute and tertiary health services are delivered from over 1,000 beds across two sites, by around 8,000 staff.
St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a major acute hospital that offers very specialist care for complex injuries and illnesses, including trauma, neurology, cardiac care, renal transplantation, cancer care and stroke. It has a helipad which opened in spring 2014 and the work of its emergency department can currently be seen on Channel 4’s ‘24 Hours in A&E’ programme. The hospital also provides all the usual care you would expect from a local NHS district general hospital.
We also provide services at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Roehampton. These include outpatient rapid diagnostic and treatment facilities, a minor injuries unit, limb fitting services and 70 elderly, intermediate care and rehabilitation beds.
As well as hospital services, we provide a wide variety of specialist, maternity and community services to children, adults, older people and people with learning disabilities. These services are provided from St John’s Therapy Centre, 11 health centres and clinics, schools, nursing homes and people’s own homes. The trust also manages the healthcare service at HMP Wandsworth.
Job overview
This is a substantive, full-time (10PA) post in paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes based at St. George’s University Hospital.
The postholder will share all duties involved in running this busy paediatric endocrine and diabetes service which receives tertiary, secondary and primary care referrals.
Main duties of the job
Applications are invited for a dynamic, enthusiastic consultant paediatrician to join the Paediatric Endocrine and Diabetes teams at St George’s Hospital. This is a substantive full-time (10PA) post.
The postholder will share all duties involved in running this busy paediatric endocrine and diabetes service which receives tertiary, secondary and primary care referrals.
The successful applicant will work with the present team which includes 1 FT Paediatric Endocrinologist and Diabetologist, 1 PT Paediatric Endocrinologist and 1 PT Paediatric Diabetologist with an interest in Paediatric Endocrinology. The endocrine team is supported by 2 FT Paediatric Endocrine CNS, and the diabetes team by 3 WTE (2 FT & 1 PT) paediatric diabetes nurse specialists, 1 paediatric dietician, 1 paediatric diabetes psychologist and 1 designated diabetes coordinator. There is 1 WTE paediatric Endocrine junior doctor at ST6-8 level on the London SW Thames rotation.
St George’s paediatric department is a highly rated teaching and training centre and there is opportunity to contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
Working for our organisation
St Georges Hospital is a major teaching hospital in SW London. The Children’s service offers a wide range of acute general and specialist tertiary services and was recently rated as outstanding by the CQC.
We actively welcome applicants from a BAME background.
Please be aware that only online applications will be accepted and the post will close once a sufficient number of applicants have been received.
St George's Healthcare operates a No Smoking Policy.
We are an Equal Opportunities Employer
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Outpatient clinics
The postholder will undertake diabetes and endocrine outpatient clinics every week. These will include a mix of new referrals and follow-up patients. There will be a cross cover with Dr Rice as required to ensure capacity to offer 3 monthly appointments in the MDT paediatric diabetes clinic and other service needs as required by the Best Practice Tariff for paediatric diabetes.
Inpatient activity
The postholder will support together with Dr Rice, the management of children undergoing treatment or endocrine tests as day cases in Jungle Day Ward and will closely work with the 2 clinical nurse specialists. During the attending week, ward reviews are expected from the postholder for diabetes patients admitted acutely and occasionally electively for stabilisation of poor glycaemic control, as well as, referral of patients with endocrine and diabetes queries from PICU, NICU, general paediatrics and other specialties.
Out of hours work and on call
The postholder will work with the other members of the diabetes team to provide out-of-hours advice/support as required to meet the Best Practice Tariff on a 1:5 basis which accounts for 0.25 DCC. In addition, the postholder will also be required to participate in the non-resident out-of hours oncall rota for on a 1:2 basis for paediatric diabetes and 1:3 for paediatric endocrinology which will attract category B on-call payments.
Teaching and Training
The Trust is a major centre of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching. The post holder will be responsible for the professional supervision and management of junior medical staff at St George’s. Teaching, examination and accreditation duties will be required. They will contribute to postgraduate and continuing medical education activity. With particular relevance to this post, the postholder will also contribute to the monthly Paediatric Endocrine Specialty registrar Teaching and supervision of projects. They will be expected to take part in educational & clinical supervision of the paediatric registrar(s) allocated to the paediatric endocrinology and diabetes and mentoring those pursuing the RCPCH special study module in diabetes during their post in the department.
Continuing Medical Education, Research and Audit
The Centre of Research Facilities at St George’s University Hospital provides a supportive environment for the clinicians and it welcomes research trials in Paediatric and adolescent patients. The endocrinology & diabetes service is actively involved in clinical research and audit activity. Our department is involved in a number of national and international multi-centre studies including children with growth disorders, type 1 diabetes (including ADDRESS-2 and Trialnet) and Type 2 diabetes.
The post holder will be required to participate in medical audit and in continuing medical education. The appointee will also be able to enrich his/her research portfolio in the part of the week without clinical duties with clinical research that is related to service delivery. They will be encouraged to continue/develop any research interests of their own and would have access to all facilities provided by the medical school. The research should assist the development objectives of both the Clinical Unit and the Trust, which is linked with the St George’s University. In recognition of demonstrated teaching and research, the Medical School may offer an honorary Senior Lectureship to the successful candidate.
Management
The successful applicant will be expected to work with local managers and consultant colleagues in the medical contribution to management. The postholder will be expected to observe the Trust’s agreed policies and procedures, drawn up in consultation with the profession on clinical matters, and to follow the standing orders and financial instructions of St. George’s Healthcare NHS Trust. Where the postholder is required to manage employees of St. George’s Healthcare NHS Trust, the postholder will be expected to follow the local and national employment and personnel policies and procedures. The postholder will be expected to make sure that there are adequate arrangements for hospital staff involved in the care of their patients to be able to contact them when necessary.
All medical and dental staff employed by St. George’s Healthcare NHS Trust are expected to comply with the Trust’s Health and Safety policies.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MBBS or equivalent
- MRCPCH or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Relevant higher degree: MD or PhD
Training
Essential criteria
- Completed or within 6 months of obtaining a recognised higher specialised training programme in General Paediatrics with accredited sub-speciality training in Endocrinology and diabetes (or able to demonstrate equivalent training)
- Child Safeguarding Level 3
- Paediatric Intermediate life support
Desirable criteria
- APLS /PALS
Clinical Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in paediatric diabetes
- Experience in paediatric endocrinology at tertiary level
- Wide experience in paediatrics
Audit/Research
Essential criteria
- Competence in and track record of performing clinical audit, service improvement projects and guideline development and review
- Research experience
Desirable criteria
- Able to initiate and carry out medical research projects
- Authorship of research papers
- Database management skills
Teaching
Essential criteria
- Experience in training undergraduate medical students and postgraduate doctors
Desirable criteria
- Specific training /qualification in education and/or appraisal
Management
Essential criteria
- Leadership skills
- Knowledge and experience of clinical governance
- Training in management and audit at speciality registrar or equivalent level
Desirable criteria
- Ability to initiate service change
- Experience of management
Other Qualities
Essential criteria
- Ability to work as a team with professional colleagues from medical and other disciplines.
- Good communication skills
- Flexible approach
- IT skills
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
- GMC Registration
- Right to residency and work in the UK
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Zacharoula Karabouta
- Job title
- Paediatric Endocrinologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 020 8725 2290
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