Locum Consultant Paediatrician with interest in Diabetes-Endocrinology

Locum Consultant Paediatrician with interest in Diabetes-Endocrinology

The closing date is 10 May 2026

We are currently looking to recruit a Locum Consultant Paediatrician with an interest in Diabetes & Endocrinology to Queen Mary's Hospital for Children, St Helier Hospital, to help deliver our service in the boroughs of Merton and Sutton.

This post is a temporary post and will be based at St Helier hospital.

The post holder will work collaboratively with the acute General Paediatric team during working hours to provide routine day to day acute paediatric services.

We currently offer our patients a wide range of acute paediatric and community services including Diabetes & Endocrinology which this post is expected to contribute to.

The post holder will be attending Consultant on a 1 in 5 week basis and on the General Paediatric ward and join the on call team with a 1 in 8 on call frequency.

As an organisation we are committed to develop our services in a collaborative manner with the local authorities, in ways that best suit the needs of our patients.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will play a crucial role in ensuring the team continue to deliver a high quality service and will be involved in strategic planning of services with our local partners. The post holder will join a team of 13 Acute Paediatric Consultants and 2 Associate Specialists. There are also 14 middle grade and 16 junior doctors on the acute paediatric and neonatal rotas, in addition to Clinical Nurse Specialist for Epilepsy, Asthma, Allergy, Diabetes and Neurodisability.

Routine educational activities include weekly junior doctor teaching programme in addition to Quality meetings, Child Protection Peer review and Mortality & Morbidity meetings run as part of the monthly programme. There will be opportunities to build and further teaching and training ambitions, as we have middle grade trainees within the department.

Job responsibilities

The principal duty of this post is to provide a comprehensive clinical service to patients.

1. To, at all times, comply with the GMCs guidance on Good Medical Practice as amended or substituted from time to time.

2. To ensure that patient confidentiality is maintained at all times.

3. To undertake duties as defined within the attached job plan in so far as practicable and in agreement with your Clinical Director.

4. To be responsible and managerially accountable for the reasonable and effective use of Trust resources that you use and influence, and professionally accountable to the Medical Director.

5. On commencement to ensure personal attendance at the Trusts corporate Induction (or arranged Consultant Induction).

6. To participate in the Trusts Statutory & Mandatory training programme.

7. To be responsible for the Clinical Management of in and out patients under your care.

Person Specification Qualifications and Training

• Hold a medical qualification or qualification registered with the GMC
• Entry onto the Specialist Register for GMC or be within six months of obtaining CCT
• Appropriate higher medical qualification i.e. MRCPH or equivalent
• APLS and NLS provider
• MD or equivalent higher degree or evidence of relevant research
• APLS instructor

Clinical Experience

• High standard of Training, clinical skills and expertise in the Acute General Paediatrics and Special interest in Diabetes/Endocrinology
• Able to contribute to the full range of skills required for the on call rota for the specialty
• Safeguarding level 3 training
• Evidence of further training and experience in Diabetes/Endocrinology
• Evidence of special interest

Communication

• Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfil the job requirements
• Teaching experience
• Experience of supervising junior doctors
• Experience of teaching Lay groups and other staff groups
• Ability to supervise postgraduate research

Values and Behaviours

• Put the patient first by being happy, helpful, caring, respectful and patient
• Always taking opportunities to improve, encouraging excellence
• Work as one team - communicate, collaborate and share
• Respect each other by being polite, pleasant and listening

Research Experience

• Ability to contribute to change management
• Ability to apply research findings to clinical problems
• Ability to critically review research
• Publications in peer review journals

Personal Attributes

• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team
• Ability to work in partnership to deliver a patient centred service
• Demonstrate an understanding and willingness to embrace user involvement
• Good interpersonal skills, Enquiring, critical approach to work
• Ability to communicate with patients and relatives

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.