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Job summary

Main area
Diabetes and Endocrinology
Grade
Consultant
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref
050-YGC-DIAB-0325
Employer
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Employer type
NHS
Site
Glan Clwyd Hospital
Town
Bodelwyddan
Salary
£106,000 - £154,760 Per Annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
21/04/2025 23:59
Interview date
01/08/2025

Employer heading

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board logo

Consultant in Diabetes/ Endocrinology and General Internal Medicine

Consultant

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB)  North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme. We also offer a number of family-friendly benefits, including work-life balance policies.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh.  Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.

 This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed

 

Job overview

We are seeking a substantive (10 session) consultant to join the endocrine and diabetes team in Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) the post will be based within the Central Area team at Glan Clwyd Hospital. The successful candidate will join an established team of 4 Consultant Diabetes Endocrine Physicians (2 full time posts, and 2 posts shared with Acute Medicine). The post holder will be based on the diabetes and general medical ward, outpatients department and will join the GIM on call rota. The appointment will be under the terms of the Welsh Consultant Contract.

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) is the largest health organisation in Wales servicing a quarter of the population across Anglesey, Gwynedd, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire and Wrexham, as well as some parts of mid Wales, Cheshire and Shropshire. It provides a full range of primary, community, mental and acute hospital services across 3 district hospitals, 22 community hospitals and a network of over 90 health centres, clinics, community health team bases and mental health units. BCUHB also coordinate the work of 113 GP practices and the NHS services provided by dentists, opticians and pharmacists across the region.

Start date of the role will be November 2025

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will be expected to fulfil a role as a consultant physician in Endocrinology, Diabetes and General Internal Medicine. The appointee will undertake General Medical on-call duties, as part of the existing rota and will be expected to contribute to the re-establishment of acute medicine for the future. The appointee will have responsibility for the management of in patients admitted to their ward and patients admitted on their take. The General Medical on call commitment is a 1:17 rota covering a 24-hour period from 09:00 – 09:00, with an expected 40 medical admissions per day. Whilst on call, all elective work is cancelled or displaced, with the on-call consultant expected to provide a minimum of 2 post-take ward rounds in ED and AMU. The on-call consultant is non-resident overnight.

There are occasions where you or the health board would seek additional sessions to meet seasonal demand. This would be agreed between the successful candidate and the Medical Directorate, and remunerated financially or through TOIL.

The post holder will be expected to undertake 3 clinics per week, with a mix of new and follow-up patients.

Working for our organisation

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB)  North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh.  Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full details of the job and the main responsibilities, please see the attached job description and person specification documents, which are in both English and Welsh.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • GMC full registration
  • CCT or equivalent (equivalence must be confirmed by GMC by date of AAC)
  • Full MRCP
  • CCST in General Internal Medicine
Desirable criteria
  • Higher Post Graduate qualification

Clinical Experience

Essential criteria
  • At least 4 years supervised training in an appropriate diabetes /Acute Medicine SpR equivalent training programme
  • Familiarity with NHS
  • Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
Desirable criteria
  • Recent clinical training and experience in diabetes / General Medicine (in the last 2 years).

Management and Administrative Experience

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work effectively with colleagues in an MDT setting.
  • Ability and willingness to work within the Trust and NHS performance framework and targets
Desirable criteria
  • Management Experience

Teaching/Audit Experience

Essential criteria
  • Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
  • Experience of audit
  • Ability to perform workplace based assessments
Desirable criteria
  • Active commitment to teaching
  • Evidence of audit participation and design

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Working ForwardApprenticeships logoDisability confident leaderStonewall Top 100Stop Smoking Wales is the NHS Smoking Cessation Service in WalesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.hyderus o ran anableddTime to changeStonewall Top 100 EmployersCore principles

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.

Welsh language skills are desirable

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Gayatri Sreemantula
Job title
Consultant in Diabetes and Endocrinology
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
03000 845683
Additional information

 Dr Aye Nyunt, Consultant in Diabetes and Endocrinology on 03000 845683 [email protected]

 Thomas Dacruz, Consultant in Diabetes and Endocrinology on 03000 845682 [email protected]

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
Abergele Hospital
LLanfair Road
Abergele
Telephone
03000843798
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