Consultant In Diabetes and Endocrinology – Winchester Hospital (RHCH)

at  Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

We are seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivated Consultant in Diabetes, Endocrinology and General Medicine to join our dedicated team at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a comprehensive and forward-thinking service that provides high-quality care to the mid and North Hampshire area.

The successful candidate will join a team of seven Consultants (across the Basingstoke and Winchester sites), supported by a skilled diabetes and endocrinology nursing team. Together, the team delivers an integrated service encompassing:

• Advanced diabetes technologies, including insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitoring.
• Diabetes in pregnancy care.
• Podiatry and diabetic foot services.
• Psychological and counselling support for diabetes patients.
• Youth transition services.
• Diabetes education programmes.
• Comprehensive inpatient and community diabetes care.
• Out-patient general Endocrinology clinics

The role is based at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital and involves the provision of outpatient, inpatient, and community services. The post-holder will play a key role in:

• Ensuring the delivery of a high-quality, comprehensive Diabetes and Endocrinology service.
• Leading ongoing service development to meet outpatient targets.
• Developing and leading in a personal area of clinical interest or expertise.
• Providing care for inpatients on a General Medicine / Diabetes ward.
• Participating in the acute (unselected) medical take rota

The appointee will be encouraged to contribute to postgraduate education, including training for GPs with an interest in Diabetes and Endocrinology. The department also participates in:

• Departmental governance and business meetings.
• Monthly regional endocrinology and diabetes forums.
• Morbidity and mortality case review meetings

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the major provider of hospital services to the population of North and mid Hampshire and surrounding areas. The hospitals in Basingstoke and Winchester provide a comprehensive range of acute services as well as being a tertiary referral centre for colorectal, liver, peritoneal carcinomatosis, haemophilia and pseudomyxoma surgery.
The Trust covers a population of 600,000 incorporating Basingstoke & North Hampshire Hospitals (BNHH), Royal Hampshire County Hospital (RHCH) in Winchester, Andover War Memorial Hospital (AWMH) and community hospitals. We provide one hospital service across multiple localities, delivering services as close as possible to the patient. BNHH and RHCH are 23 miles apart, situated in the middle of the M3 corridor, with excellent transport links to London and the south coast.
Our values help us in what we do and how we do it. It is important that you understand and use these values throughout your employment with the Trust to define and develop our culture.

• Ensuring the delivery of a high-quality, comprehensive Diabetes and Endocrinology service.
• Leading ongoing service development to meet outpatient targets.
• Developing and leading in a personal area of clinical interest or expertise.
• Providing care for inpatients on a General Medicine / Diabetes ward.
• Participating in the acute (unselected) medical take rot