Job summary
- Main area
- Diabetes and Endocrinology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week (Plus on call)
- Job ref
- 151-WPHCON-41
- Employer
- Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Wexham Park Hospital
- Town
- Slough
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant Physician in Diabetes and Endocrinology
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Job overview
Are you passionate about making a difference in Diabetes and Endocrinology? We are seeking an enthusiastic Consultant to join our growing multidisciplinary team across Wexham Park and King Edward Hospitals. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the development of local services while balancing work in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and General Medicine.
You'll join a supportive team of 4 full-time and 2 part-time consultants delivering high-quality care across inpatient and outpatient settings, including Diabetic Foot and Joint Antenatal services. Outpatient clinics are held across Wexham Park, King Edward, Heatherwood, and St Marks Hospitals. Opportunities exist to lead on subspecialty interests and contribute to service innovation.
The role includes participation in the General Medical on-call rota and offers a minimum of 1.5 SPA sessions. You’ll be involved in teaching and training, with access to students from Oxford, Southampton, Imperial, and Brunel Medical Schools.
We welcome applicants committed to patient-centred care, collaborative working, and service improvement. Flexible and part-time working options are available. If you are a dedicated, innovative clinician ready to shape the future of our Diabetes and Endocrine services, we encourage you to apply.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will provide inpatient care on Ward 5, a 36-bed general medical ward with additional responsibility for outlying patients. They will undertake ward cover in 2-week blocks every 10 weeks, during which they will provide full-time inpatient care with no outpatient commitments. During these periods, the consultant will supervise registrars, support specialty referrals, manage urgent GP calls, and work closely with the inpatient Diabetes Specialist Nurses and Diabetic Foot Team.
The post includes 4–5 Direct Clinical Care (DCC) sessions per week focused on outpatient clinics in Diabetes and Endocrinology, including General Endocrinology, Type 1 and Complex Type 2 Diabetes, Transition, Joint Antenatal, and Diabetic Foot MDT clinics. Diabetes clinic slots are 30 minutes; Endocrine clinic slots vary depending on format (face-to-face or telephone). One weekly session is allocated for administrative duties. The appointee will support cross-cover of MDT clinics with the consultant team.
A minimum of 1.5 SPA sessions per week is provided to support CPD, clinical governance, teaching, and service development. The role benefits from access to a generous study leave budget, a Postgraduate Education Centre, and an on-site medical library with online journal access.
The appointee will participate in the general medical on-call rota, currently 1:7 weekends and 1:20 weekdays, subject to service needs.
Working for our organisation
The successful applicant will be involved in providing general medical services to patients on the endocrine and general medical ward and participating in the acute general medical on-call rota.
Applicants should have a CCT in Endocrinology and General Medicine, or be within 6-months of achieving this at the time of application.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For an informal discussion of the post or visit, please contact Dr Sri Akavarapu (Consultant Endocrinologist) email sriranganath.akavarapu@nhs.net tel 01753 63 3109
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MRCP (UK)
- CCT in Diabetes, Endocrinology and General Internal Medicine (or within 6 months of achieving at the time of application)
Desirable criteria
- MD/PhD
- Other post-graduate degree
Specific competencies for role
Essential criteria
- Able to evaluate own clinical practice
- Able to demonstrate innovative thinking
- Good written and oral communication skills
- Ability to organise and develop service provision
- Computer literate – confident in using MS Office, Email and Internet
- Ability to work effectively in a multi-disciplinary team
Desirable criteria
- Leadership of professional bodies or committees
- Evidence of written communication in publications
Professional / specialist experience
Essential criteria
- Delivery of outpatient diabetes and endocrinology care
- Participation in unselected medical take and delivery of care to acute medical inpatients
- Ability to make decisions at the level of a consultant and to lead a team of trainees
- Experience of teaching medical students and trainees
Desirable criteria
- At least 1-year of training in a specialist unit
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Dr Sriranganath Akavarapu
- Job title
- Consultant Endocrinologist
- Email address
- sriranganath.akavarapu@nhs.net
- Telephone number
- 01753633109
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