About this role
Job summary
This is replacement post. The remit of the postholder will be to work within the multi-disciplinary team providing and further developing care for patients within the service. In addition, the individual will be required to play an active role in the general workload of the Care Group while having a significant commitment to teaching and training of junior staff.
It is envisaged that the appointee will contribute to the development and delivery of aspects of these services depending upon their interests and experience.
Main duties of the job
The Diabetes and Endocrinology service provides a comprehensive range of specialist inpatient and outpatient services, including complex diabetes management, diabetic foot care, antenatal and complication clinics, intensive Type 1 diabetes management and endocrine investigations. The service manages complex endocrine conditions including pituitary, thyroid, adrenal and neuroendocrine disorders, supported by specialist multidisciplinary teams and regional referral pathways. PRUH also provides rapid-access thyroid clinics, adrenal tumour pathways and a large multidisciplinary obesity service linked to bariatric surgery. The department works closely with King's College Hospital and other specialist centres, providing access to tertiary expertise and supporting high-quality, coordinated care for complex patients.
About us
The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. In June 2026, we launched our new strategy for 2026-31. Our vision is to transform healthcare, and we have agreed six strategic ambitions to help us improve care for patients, and the working lives of our staff.
Our six strategic ambitions are deliveringhigh-quality patient care; creating a great place to work; leading pioneering research, innovation and education; building strong and successful partnerships; providing timely and efficient care; and ensuring long-term financial sustainability.
We have also agreed four new organisational values - Caring, Collaborative, Inclusive, Innovative - and these underpin everything we do, and how our teams interact with the patients under our care.
We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.
King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The postholder will work as a Diabetes and Endocrinology Senior Clinical Fellow based at PRUH, providing specialist clinical care across both inpatient and outpatient services.
Main duties include managing patients with diabetes and endocrine conditions, participating in diabetic foot and antenatal services, supporting outpatient endocrinology clinics and contributing to endocrine investigations.
The postholder will undertake consultant-supervised inpatient and outpatient work, participate in MDTs and clinical governance, contribute to audit, quality improvement and research, and support undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
The role also includes contributing to the wider Care Group workload, covering colleagues during periods of leave or sickness, supporting service development and maintaining high standards of patient safety and clinical care.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Experience
Essential
- Full registration with GMC with License to Practice.
- Wide experience in all aspects of General Internal medicine, culminating in award of CCT or equivalent.
- Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit and quality improvement.
- Experience of undergraduate and post-graduate teaching and exam preparation.
Desirable
- Relevant research experience
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Princess Royal University Hospital
Farnborough Common
Orpington
BR6 8ND
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.kch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)