Locum Consultant in Diabetes & Endocrinology
- NHS
- Full Time
- Gloucester
- 105504.00 - 139882.00 a year
Job Description
Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Diabetes & Endocrinology team at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Initially for a 1 year duration but with a possibility to convert to a substantive post in due course. The post holder will be predominantly based at CGH in terms of out-patient services but will be required to cover inpatient beds and some clinics at GRH
The postholder will take over the following areas of speciality interest: Antenatal Care, insulin pumps, Young Adult Diabetes. In addition, they will provide to General Diabetes (including monthly diabetes clinics at The Vale Hospital, Dursley) & Endocrinology outpatient work along with speciality and GIM inpatient work.
There is a full Multidisciplinary Diabetes team based on both main sites and there are close links with the Community Diabetes Service and Primary Care with an active programme of integration underway.
Our in-patient speciality ward (plus general medical in-patients) and junior medical team is based on 9b at GRH and is covered by the consultant team on a rotational basis 2 weeks in 10. We provide speciality advice to inpatients at both main sites.
Diabetes Antenatal clinics for Gloucestershire are based in the Women's Centre GRH. This MDT clinic has embraced the use of diabetes technologies, being the first in the South West to have all women with T1DM using CGM in pregnancy. Currently, women with gestational diabetes are managed virtually using the "GDM App".
Main duties of the job
The purpose of this post is to provide a fixed term Consultant for the Trust's Diabetes & Endocrine service. As a senior employee of the Trust the post-holder will work in close co-operation with, and support other clinical, medical professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality healthcare to the Trust's patients.
Integral to the responsibilities of the post are the following requirements: -
- To ensure the provision of a first-class clinical service
- To provide effective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialty
- To sustain and develop teaching and research wherever appropriate
- To undertake all work in accordance with the Trust's procedures and operating policies
- To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Trust's and Division's services plans
- To maintain the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty, the Medical Division or the Trust
About us
We are a large organisation providing acute services from Gloucestershire Royal Hospital (GRH) in Gloucester and Cheltenham General Hospital (CGH) to a population of 652,475* in Gloucestershire.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision of providing Best Care for Everyone and our success depends on the commitment and dedication of our staff, many of whom are world leaders in healthcare, teaching and research. You could make a real difference to our patients' lives by joining our team.
The department of Diabetes and Endocrinology provides both Inpatient and Outpatient services at both main sites plus peripheral clinics. This 1.0 WTE post is available following retirement.
Dr Emma Wylie is Deputy Chief of Service (scheduled services) and Dr Abigail Tomlins is Chief of Service for Medicine.
Gloucestershire Hospital NHSFT is a large DGH trust with just over 800 in-patient beds with on-site dialysis. There is access to adrenal and other endocrine surgery in the Trust with good working relationships with the surgical teams. There is a local Pituitary MDT clinic and NET MDT meeting. We have close links with the Tertiary centres in Birmingham and Bristol for more complex patients with the ability to refer to either centre depending on patient need. Gloucestershire Royal Hospital is the regional Hub for Vascular Surgery and has a well-established Diabetic Foot Service with a full MDT service.
Job responsibilities
- The appointee will be expected to share responsibility for the delivery of high-quality care to the patients presenting to the Department
- To support the clinical decision making of junior medical and nursing staff
- To provide on call support to the general medical take out of hours. To attend out of hours as per agreed protocols. To remain contactable and available when on call
- To carry out ward rounds
- To provide conditions for improved training opportunities in line with national and local recommendations arising out of MMC and related requirements
- To participate in the undergraduate teaching programme
- To assist and participate in postgraduate training for F1s, F2s, Core Trainees, StRs and other staff as appropriate
- Where agreed, to act as Educational Supervisor to junior and middle grade medical staff, being responsible for their appraisal and personal development planning.
- To promote evidence-based practice. To respond appropriately to NICE guidance. To change own and others clinical practice in response to new clinical developments
- To undertake and supervise relevant clinical audit topics
- To be involved in risk management and quality assurance
- To remain up to date and engaged in CME/CPD as per RCP guidelines
- To respond appropriately to complaints and critical incident
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full General Medical Council registration.
Desirable
- Additional degrees
- Diplomas or postgraduate thesis relevant to the specialty
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Clinical training & experience equivalent to that required to obtain UK CCT in Diabetes/Endocrinology & General (Internal)Medicine
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Communication skills, written and verbal
- Ability to work in multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to show initiative and enthusiasm
- Ability to work under stress
- Flexibility, able to adapt to changing circumstances
- Honesty and reliability
- Enquiring, critical approach to work
- Caring attitude to patients
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GP's, nurses and other agencies
- Flexibility & willingness to share clinical responsibility for patients
- Able to work cooperatively as a team member
- Ability to self-motivate
Desirable
- Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional and national levels
Research & Publications
Essential
- Ability to appraise research critically and apply research outcomes to clinical and surgical problems
- Ability to supervise junior staff undertaking research projects
Management Expereience
Essential
- Evidence of participation in Audit and Clinical Governance Programmes
- Ability to manage and lead a diabetes & endocrine / general medicine firm
Quality Management
Essential
- Ability to manage risk
- Ability to manage change
- Ability to deal with complaints
- Commitment to CPD / CME
- Ability to take part in and respond to appraisal
- Experience in audit & clinical governance
- Working knowledge of evidence-based practice
Teaching
Essential
- Ability to teach clinical skills
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
Desirable
- Training in teaching skills
- Certificate of education
- Involvement in undergraduate education
- Experience of teaching and clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates
- Ability to supervise postgraduate research
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.
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