Job summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and committed candidate to join our team as a Locum Consultant in Diabetes & Endocrinology and General Internal Medicine (GIM) for a 12-month fixed term locum. The successful candidate will join our friendly and innovative multidisciplinary team at Whittington Health NHS Trust.
You will be fully involved in all activities of the department, including education and training, quality improvement and service development. You will provide both general Diabetes & Endocrinology care and have a specialist focus on management of patients using diabetes-related technologies, including in the diabetes antenatal clinic, and on the management of complex diabetic foot disease. There is a commitment to General Internal Medicine on our inpatient ward.
Whittington Health NHS Trust is a unique place to work, combining an academic ethos with the friendliness of a District General Hospital. We are an Integrated Care Organisation with a strong reputation for education at undergraduate and postgraduate level. The successful candidate will have numerous opportunities to further their career, including developing sub-speciality interests that complement the service.
Main duties of the job
Please see the full Job Description and the Person Specification for further details about the job role.
About us
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trustbelieves that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Duties of the Post
The postholder will provide high quality direct clinical care for patients in Diabetes & Endocrinology and in GIM.
For Diabetes & Endocrinology, the postholder will contribute to patient care in outpatient clinics and for inpatient care.
The postholder will contribute to the management of patients with Type 1 diabetes, including to the care of those on insulin pumps and hybrid closed loop systems.
The postholder will contribute to the management of women in the diabetes antenatal clinic.
The postholder will contribute to the management of patients with complex diabetic foot disease.
The postholder will have the opportunity to contribute to the Diabetes Transition Clinic, an MDT clinic provided jointly by the Paediatric and adults diabetes services for adolescent patients transitioning to the young adult clinic.
The postholder will contribute to the provision patient clinical management advice to primary care through the Advice & Guidance system.
The postholder will contribute to the provision of new patient referral triage clinics, to ensure appropriate appointment allocation and necessary investigations performed.
The postholder will provide consultant-led care for inpatients both for GIM and specialty.
The responsibilities of the postholder will vary according to the needs of the service and in relation to consultant staff returning to or leaving the team.
The responsibilities of the postholder will vary according to the needs of the Trust and in relation to contributing to the consultant on-call for medicine.
See the attached job description for full and further details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Duties of the Post
The postholder will provide high quality direct clinical care for patients in Diabetes & Endocrinology and in GIM.
For Diabetes & Endocrinology, the postholder will contribute to patient care in outpatient clinics and for inpatient care.
The postholder will contribute to the management of patients with Type 1 diabetes, including to the care of those on insulin pumps and hybrid closed loop systems.
The postholder will contribute to the management of women in the diabetes antenatal clinic.
The postholder will contribute to the management of patients with complex diabetic foot disease.
The postholder will have the opportunity to contribute to the Diabetes Transition Clinic, an MDT clinic provided jointly by the Paediatric and adults diabetes services for adolescent patients transitioning to the young adult clinic.
The postholder will contribute to the provision patient clinical management advice to primary care through the Advice & Guidance system.
The postholder will contribute to the provision of new patient referral triage clinics, to ensure appropriate appointment allocation and necessary investigations performed.
The postholder will provide consultant-led care for inpatients both for GIM and specialty.
The responsibilities of the postholder will vary according to the needs of the service and in relation to consultant staff returning to or leaving the team.
The responsibilities of the postholder will vary according to the needs of the Trust and in relation to contributing to the consultant on-call for medicine.
See the attached job description for full and further details.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MB BS or equivalent GMC registered qualifications
- Full GMC registration
- MRCP (UK) or equivalent specialist qualification
- Entry on GMC specialist register for General Internal Medicine and for Diabetes & Endocrinology via: -CCST/CCT or -Within six months of achieving CCST/CCT or -CESR or -European Community Rights
- Professional and personal skills to effectively undertake the role of consultant
Desirable
- Higher degree
- ALS certificate (active)
Experience / Special interest
Essential
- Training and excellent knowledge in General Internal Medicine, Diabetes & Endocrinology to specialist level
- Ability to make decisions at consultant level
- High quality skills in general and acute medicine
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of complex general medicine patients
- Training and experience in managing insulin pump and hybrid closed loop therapy
- Training and experience in managing diabetes in pregnant women
- Training and experience in managing complex diabetic foot disease
Desirable
- Training and/or experience in managing adolescents and young adults with diabetes
Management ability
Essential
- Excellent leadership skills
- Excellent organisational skills
- Completed management course
- Able to work with others to solve problems
Desirable
- Experience in working with operational management team
Teaching
Essential
- Proven skill and ability in formal and informal teaching for both under- and postgraduate students, doctors, nurses, patients and others.
- Experience and ability in teaching or presenting to large groups, both undergraduate and postgraduate
Desirable
- Teaching course
- Training in medical education, including work- place based assessments and educational supervision
- Evidence of multidisciplinary teaching
Research
Essential
- Understanding of clinical research
- Ability to critically assess published research and incorporate it into clinical practice
Desirable
- Experience of clinical research
- Publications, including research or clinical cases
Communication Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent personal and interpersonal skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MB BS or equivalent GMC registered qualifications
- Full GMC registration
- MRCP (UK) or equivalent specialist qualification
- Entry on GMC specialist register for General Internal Medicine and for Diabetes & Endocrinology via: -CCST/CCT or -Within six months of achieving CCST/CCT or -CESR or -European Community Rights
- Professional and personal skills to effectively undertake the role of consultant
Desirable
- Higher degree
- ALS certificate (active)
Experience / Special interest
Essential
- Training and excellent knowledge in General Internal Medicine, Diabetes & Endocrinology to specialist level
- Ability to make decisions at consultant level
- High quality skills in general and acute medicine
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of complex general medicine patients
- Training and experience in managing insulin pump and hybrid closed loop therapy
- Training and experience in managing diabetes in pregnant women
- Training and experience in managing complex diabetic foot disease
Desirable
- Training and/or experience in managing adolescents and young adults with diabetes
Management ability
Essential
- Excellent leadership skills
- Excellent organisational skills
- Completed management course
- Able to work with others to solve problems
Desirable
- Experience in working with operational management team
Teaching
Essential
- Proven skill and ability in formal and informal teaching for both under- and postgraduate students, doctors, nurses, patients and others.
- Experience and ability in teaching or presenting to large groups, both undergraduate and postgraduate
Desirable
- Teaching course
- Training in medical education, including work- place based assessments and educational supervision
- Evidence of multidisciplinary teaching
Research
Essential
- Understanding of clinical research
- Ability to critically assess published research and incorporate it into clinical practice
Desirable
- Experience of clinical research
- Publications, including research or clinical cases
Communication Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent personal and interpersonal skills
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
