Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and management of infants, children, and adolescents with endocrine, hormonal, growth, and metabolic disorders.

• Diagnose and manage Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes mellitus in children and adolescents, including newly diagnosed, poorly controlled, and complex cases.

• Develop and implement individualised paediatric diabetes management plans, including insulin therapy, carbohydrate management, continuous glucose monitoring (CGM), and insulin pump therapy.

• Utilise advanced diabetes technologies, including automated insulin delivery systems, where clinically appropriate and available.

• Assess and manage acute diabetes-related complications, including diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), severe hypoglycaemia, and other metabolic emergencies.

• Diagnose and manage paediatric growth disorders, including short stature, growth hormone deficiency, excessive growth, and other abnormalities of growth and development.

• Evaluate patients with suspected growth hormone disorders and interpret relevant hormonal investigations, stimulation tests, and growth assessments.

• Prescribe and monitor growth hormone therapy for appropriate clinical indications, ensuring ongoing assessment of treatment response and safety.

• Diagnose and manage thyroid disorders in children and adolescents, including congenital hypothyroidism, acquired hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, thyroiditis, and thyroid nodules.

• Evaluate and manage abnormalities of pubertal development, including precocious puberty, delayed puberty, and other disorders affecting sexual maturation.

• Diagnose and manage pituitary and hypothalamic disorders, including hypopituitarism, diabetes insipidus, and other conditions affecting pituitary hormone function.

• Assess and manage adrenal disorders, including congenital adrenal hyperplasia, adrenal insufficiency, Cushing's syndrome, and other adrenal gland abnormalities.

• Evaluate and manage disorders of calcium and phosphate metabolism, vitamin D deficiency, rickets, and other paediatric metabolic bone diseases.

• Diagnose and manage paediatric obesity, insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, and other endocrine-related metabolic conditions.

• Assess children and adolescents with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), menstrual irregularities, and other reproductive endocrine concerns.

• Evaluate patients with differences of sex development (DSD) and coordinate specialised multidisciplinary assessment and management when required.

• Assess and manage endocrine complications associated with genetic syndromes, chronic systemic diseases, and long-term medical treatments.

• Conduct comprehensive growth assessments, including height, weight, body mass index, growth velocity, pubertal staging, and interpretation of growth charts.

• Interpret endocrine laboratory investigations, hormonal stimulation and suppression tests, bone age assessments, and relevant diagnostic imaging.

• Develop and implement individualised treatment plans based on clinical assessment, developmental stage, diagnostic findings, and evidence-based paediatric endocrine guidelines.

• Provide long-term monitoring and follow-up for children with chronic endocrine disorders, including assessment of growth, development, treatment response, and potential complications.

• Coordinate care for patients requiring specialised endocrine investigations, genetic testing, or multidisciplinary medical interventions.

• Recognise and manage acute endocrine emergencies, including adrenal crisis, severe hypoglycaemia, diabetic ketoacidosis, and other life-threatening hormonal or metabolic disturbances.

• Collaborate with paediatricians, neonatologists, clinical geneticists, paediatric surgeons, radiologists, diabetes educators, dietitians, and other healthcare professionals.

• Participate in multidisciplinary case discussions, complex endocrine disease reviews, and paediatric diabetes management meetings.

• Provide comprehensive counselling and education to children, adolescents, and their families regarding endocrine conditions, treatment options, medication adherence, and long-term disease management.

• Support diabetes self-management education, including insulin administration, glucose monitoring, nutritional management, and prevention of acute complications.

• Coordinate transition-of-care planning for adolescents with chronic endocrine conditions moving to adult endocrinology services.

• Participate in preventive healthcare initiatives focused on childhood obesity, diabetes awareness, healthy growth, and metabolic health.

• Ensure accurate clinical documentation and compliance with hospital policies, paediatric endocrine guidelines, and patient safety standards.

• Participate in clinical audits, paediatric endocrine research activities, diabetes outcome monitoring, and quality improvement initiatives.

• Contribute to the development and implementation of paediatric endocrine clinical protocols, diabetes management pathways, and specialised growth and puberty assessment programmes.

• Provide clinical supervision, teaching, and mentoring to junior physicians, paediatric trainees, and multidisciplinary healthcare professionals.

• Stay up to date with advances in paediatric endocrinology, diabetes technology, growth disorders, hormonal therapies, and evidence-based endocrine treatment practices.

Qualifications

• Recognised specialist qualification in Paediatrics or an equivalent relevant specialty.

• Recognised Tier 1 specialist qualification, such as ABMS certification, Canadian Royal College certification, UK CCT/CCST, or an equivalent recognised qualification.

• Advanced fellowship training or recognised subspecialty training in Paediatric Endocrinology or Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes.

• Minimum 5 years of post-specialisation experience, with substantial clinical experience in paediatric endocrine and metabolic disease management.

• Proven clinical experience in managing Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes mellitus, growth disorders, thyroid diseases, pubertal abnormalities, and other complex paediatric endocrine conditions.

• Demonstrated expertise in advanced paediatric diabetes management, including insulin pump therapy, continuous glucose monitoring, and modern diabetes treatment technologies.

• Strong experience in assessing and managing growth hormone deficiency, short stature, precocious puberty, and delayed puberty.

• Comprehensive knowledge of paediatric pituitary, adrenal, thyroid, and metabolic bone disorders.

• Proficiency in interpreting paediatric hormonal investigations, endocrine function tests, bone age studies, and relevant diagnostic imaging.

• Experience managing acute endocrine and metabolic emergencies, including diabetic ketoacidosis, adrenal crisis, and severe hypoglycaemia.

• Strong experience in long-term management of chronic endocrine disorders affecting growth, development, and metabolic health.

• Experience working in a tertiary children's hospital, specialised paediatric endocrinology department, advanced paediatric medical centre, or multidisciplinary healthcare facility.

• Familiarity with international paediatric endocrinology and diabetes guidelines, evidence-based treatment protocols, and paediatric patient safety standards.

• Proven ability to manage complex paediatric endocrine cases and collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary healthcare teams.

• Eligibility for Consultant-level licensing with DHA, DOH, or MOHAP, as applicable to the position.

Required Skills

• Strong clinical expertise in paediatric endocrinology, diabetes management, and hormonal disorders affecting children and adolescents.

• Advanced knowledge of paediatric growth, puberty, thyroid function, pituitary disorders, adrenal diseases, and metabolic conditions.

• Proficiency in advanced diabetes management technologies, including continuous glucose monitoring, insulin pumps, and automated insulin delivery systems.

• Comprehensive understanding of growth hormone disorders, pubertal abnormalities, and paediatric reproductive endocrinology.

• Strong diagnostic, analytical, and clinical decision-making skills in complex paediatric endocrine cases.

• Ability to interpret hormonal laboratory investigations, endocrine function tests, growth assessments, and relevant diagnostic studies.

• Expertise in recognising and managing acute endocrine and metabolic emergencies.

• Strong knowledge of long-term endocrine disease management, developmental monitoring, and transition-of-care planning.

• Excellent communication and family counselling skills, with the ability to provide age-appropriate education and compassionate paediatric care.

• Ability to collaborate effectively with paediatricians, diabetes educators, dietitians, geneticists, and other multidisciplinary healthcare professionals.

• Excellent leadership, clinical supervision, and multidisciplinary collaboration skills.

• Commitment to patient safety, evidence-based paediatric endocrine practice, and continuous professional development.

• Ability to support clinical education, paediatric endocrinology service development, research, and quality improvement initiatives.

Compensation

An attractive tax-free package will be offered based on the candidate’s qualifications, clinical expertise, paediatric endocrinology experience, professional background, and the requirements of the healthcare facility.