Consultant in Paediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes

Job summary

This post is a substantive post which is replacement post and will join the existing Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes team. This team will consist of 5.6 NHS Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes Consultants (Dr Liz Crowne, Clinical Lead and lead for Endocrinology services; Dr Dinesh Giri lead for Obesity services; Dr Toby Candler lead for Complex Osteogenesis Imperfecta and Endocrine Bone, and Dr Sumana Chatterjee co-lead for diabetes, and one University of Bristol clinical academic colleague, Professor Julian Shield and 2 Consultant Paediatricians with interests in diabetes (Dr Ann Eggers and Dr Pippa Bowen), all based at the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children

Main duties of the job

The post will join the expanding endocrinology and diabetes services and be encouraged to develop a subspeciality interest in line with the team interests. The team provides a tertiary service in Paediatric Endocrinology to the whole of the Southwest Region and parts of Wiltshire with a referral population of approximately 1 million children, and diabetes to Bristol, Weston and North Somerset. The department is actively involved in clinical research and teaching trainees, including specialty grid training. It works as a multidisciplinary unit. Applicants should have a CCT or equivalent in Paediatric Endocrinology, Diabetes SPIN or equivalent or be within six months of achieving this at the date of interview or be listed on the GMC's specialist register.

About us

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations,operatingfrom three main sites at Southmead, Bristol citycentreand Weston.

With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that theSouth Westhas to offer.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit andretaina workforce whichrepresentsthe rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your applicationin order toensurewe'remeeting our pledge.