Role: Clinical Advisor, Type 1 Diabetes and Hybrid Closed Loop Programme
Organisation: Imperial College Health Partners (ICHP), working with UCLPartners
Pay: Matched as per Agenda for Change or equivalent, to be agreed with the candidate. Remuneration commensurate with experience
Hours: Sessional appointment, 0.1 whole time equivalent (half a day, or 3.75 hours, per week)
Contract: 12 months, fixed term or contractor arrangement
Location: Flexible hybrid working with occasional travel across North London
Responsible to: Innovation Lead
Accountable to: Director
Closing date: End of day, Wednesday 28 October 2026
About the role
Imperial College Health Partners (ICHP), together with UCLPartners (UCLP), the Health Innovation Network for North Central and North East London, are seeking an experienced senior clinical leader to provide expert clinical support to the regional delivery of a National Hybrid Closed Loop and Type 1 Diabetes Outpatient Transformation programme.
Working as part of the ICHP and UCLP teams, the Clinical Advisor will offer independent clinical leadership and insight to support the adoption of evidence-based innovation and improvements in care for people living with Type 1 Diabetes. The role will focus particularly on supporting adoption of Hybrid Closed Loop (HCL) technologies through engaging clinical stakeholders across West and North London and North East London to enable effective, equitable and sustainable change. You may be asked to support other diabetes-related activity if appropriate.
The postholder will act as a trusted clinical ambassador, building relationships across NHS organisations and helping to translate national priorities into practical local action.
Key responsibilities
The Clinical Advisor will:
- Provide expert clinical advice and guidance to ICHP and UCLP to inform programme delivery and decision-making
- Act as a senior clinical ambassador, promoting collaboration and engagement across the diabetes community
- Build and maintain effective relationships with clinicians, provider organisations, Integrated Care Boards and regional networks
- Support the adoption of evidence-based innovation, including Hybrid Closed Loop technologies, in line with national guidance and local priorities
- Offer clinical insight to support service improvement
- Review patient pathways and support transformation activity
- Champion equitable access to high-quality care and support efforts to reduce unwarranted variation in outcomes and experience
- Use clinical expertise and interpretation of evidence, data and patient feedback to inform improvement opportunities
- Provide constructive challenge and identify potential clinical risks to support safe and effective implementation
- Share learning across North West, North East and North Central London and the wider Health Innovation Network to support spread and scale
- Represent ICHP and UCLP at relevant meetings, events and engagement activities across the region
Skills and experience required
Essential
- Registered healthcare professional (GMC, NMC or HCPC)
- Consultant Diabetologist, Senior Diabetes Specialist Nurse, or equivalent senior clinical leader with significant experience in Type 1 Diabetes care
- Strong understanding of current diabetes policy and clinical guidance, including Hybrid Closed Loop technologies
- Experience of influencing and engaging stakeholders across organisational boundaries
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to work collaboratively and influence without direct authority
- Ability to provide strategic clinical advice, balancing evidence, operational realities and patient outcomes
Desirable
- Experience of service transformation or quality improvement
- Experience of regional or system-wide programmes
- Knowledge of Integrated Care Systems and the wider NHS landscape
About Imperial College Health Partners (ICHP)
ICHP is a partnership organisation bringing together healthcare providers and universities across the North West London footprint. We work collaboratively across our health and research ecosystem in North West London and with industry partners to deliver innovation in practice.
Our goals:
- Health: a healthier population, enabled by a systematic focus on prevention, detection and treatment of disease
- Growth: a vibrant UK economy driven by a productive population and thriving healthcare and life sciences industry
- Service: a sustainable health and care service that delivers high-quality care for all citizens
Our priorities:
- Create: cultivate the best conditions for the end-to-end testing and scaling of innovation
- Advance: data-driven change, harnessing our capabilities and assets across the lifecycle
- Sustain: support our members with the problems of today, enabling an NHS Fit for the Future
- Shape: the future of health through investments in advanced technologies and funding models
We deliver our goals and priorities through our core portfolios (missions) and our Plus work (fee for service).
Core ICHP portfolios: Cardiorenal Metabolic Disease; Obesity; Children and Young People’s Mental Health; Innovator Support; Patient Safety
Plus services: Real World Evidence; Evaluation; Qualitative Insights; Service Transformation
The postholder will work in line with ICHP’s values (courage, quality, impact, collaboration), demonstrating commitment to partnership working, inclusion, continuous learning and delivering meaningful impact for patients and populations.
How to apply
Please read the job description, then send your CV and a personal statement (maximum 750 words) outlining why you would be a good fit for the role to margaret.steward@imperialcollegehealthpartners.com by end of day on Wednesday 28 October 2026.
Shortlisted candidates will then be invited to interview.