Applications are invited for a full time consultant post in Diabetes & Endocrinology. The successful candidate will join a team of 7 consultants at Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust, and may have commitments at any of our 3 sites.

The multidisciplinary team at Mid Yorkshire is dynamic and consists of Consultants, doctors in specialty training posts, Diabetes Nurse Consultant, Diabetes Nurse Specialists, Endocrine Nurse Specialists, research nurses, podiatrists and dieticians. In addition to general diabetes & endocrine services, there are a range of speciality services including, diabetes and endocrine antenatal services, diabetes foot services, insulin pump clinics, young adult clinic, transition clinics, weight management services, radio-iodine treatment.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to develop their own specialist interest, contributing to the range of services currently provided at Mid Yorkshire.

Our consultants also staff an inpatient Diabetes & Endocrinology ward on a rotational basis.

The post holder will join the out of hours Acute General Medicine Rota, this involves evening (1in 16) or weekend (1 in 8) ward rounds on the acute medical unit at Pinderfields hospital and on call based from home (1.5 PAs)., The main duties of the post will include:

A range of general and specialist outpatient services in Diabetes and Endocrinology

Contribution to Acute Medicine on call and General Medical inpatients

Diabetes & Endocrinology outpatient clinics, MDT meetings and supporting Diabetes inpatient team.

Administrative duties to support outpatient and inpatient work (office space and secretarial support will be provided)

Supporting Professional Activities in accordance with the Trust Framework with at least 1.5 SPA (core) and such additional PAs (DCC or SPA) offered according to roles and duties commissioned.

On-Call duties for general medicine currently assessed as 1.5 PA (1:14 weekdays, 1:8 weekends)

Educational supervision for junior doctors ( from FY1 to Specialist Registrar). These will be additional SPA and job planned as 0.25 PA per trainee (1 hour/ week).

We are an acute trust caring for over half a million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.

We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.

If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.