Consultant in Diabetes and Endocrinology

Job responsibilities

Leadership and Governance

• Work with colleagues to provide a comprehensive diabetes and endocrinology service for the Trust and ensure that the highest standards of care are achieved.
• Work with colleagues in planning service delivery including a forward looking innovative practice.
• Contribute to the Trust's corporate and strategic objectives and undertake mandatory training required by the Trust.
• Work with colleagues to meet the required activity targets of the Trust.
• Play an active role in implementing the Trusts Clinical Governance.
• Demonstrate active participation in clinical audit.
• Demonstrate excellence in patient care.
• Deputies for colleagues including covering for absence of leave and at short notice in exceptional circumstances.

Human Resources

• Manage the performance of staff, through coaching and mentoring to enhance their potential and take action to improve poor performance when necessary.
• Have individual annual appraisals against objectives aligned to a Job Plan.
• Ensure that all staff effectively manage the Trusts HR policies and practices and employment legislation.
• Contribute, enthusiastically, to the teaching of patients, undergraduates and postgraduates in a wide range of health-related disciplines.

Interpersonal and Communication Skills

• The post holder must have well-developed listening and communication skills and be able to deal effectively with clinicians from all disciplines, managers and professionals both within and outside the Trust.
• The post holder must have well-developed presentational skills, good report writing skills and make effective use of presentation aids.

Planning and Organising

• Support the development of a culture of continuous improvement, developing and contributing to service developments and the formulation of business cases to support these.
• Effectively plan, communicate and execute change.

Analysis and data management

• Ensure that record keeping meets the requirements of all information governance and professional standards.
• Respond to complaints according to the trust protocols and within the appropriate timeframe.

Equality and Diversity

• Ensure the implementation of equality and diversity policy in relation to management and development of staff in the division.
• Actively promote the equality and diversity policies of the Trust.

Continuing Medical Education

• Attend departmental meetings including the weekly hospital postgraduate educational meeting and radiology meetings.
• Take responsibility for personal and professional development and ensure that CME standards are achieved, and specialist accreditation retained.
• The Trust fully supports the requirement for CME by the relevant Royal College and acknowledges that it is an essential component of a consultant's professional activities that will be reviewed during the appraisal process and revalidation. Time and financial support will be granted in accordance with the Trust's Leave Policy.

These duties and responsibilities are not intended to be exhaustive. Duties may be subject to review in the light of changing circumstances. Duties will be reflected in a job plan, which will be subject to annual review with the Clinical Lead and the Medical Director.

For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• MBBS or equivalent
• MRCP Intercollegiate or equivalent
• An appropriate higher degree (MD, PhD or equivalent)
• Entry on GMC Specialist Register via CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) - CESR or European Community Rights

Experience & Knowledge

Essential

• Thorough & broad training in adult Diabetes & Endocrinology
• Teaching and commitment to education post- and under- graduate levels

Desirable

• Higher qualification in education

Academic Achievements

Essential

• Able to demonstrate successful participation in audit
• Instigated, designed and completed audit projects and protocols

Desirable

• Evidence of completed and published research
• Experience of having supervised and supported research students

Key Skills

Essential

• Effective written (including record keeping) and verbal communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to use tact, diplomacy, negotiation and persuasion as well as authority
• Ability to be a flexible team member
• Interested in developing innovative ways of delivering patient care

Desirable

• Attended a course in NHS leadership
• Evidence of having organised events and led professional groups

Other

Essential

• Fluent in verbal and written English
• Awareness and respect for colleagues, patients and relatives' dignity, privacy, integrity, cultural and religious beliefs
• Ability to remain calm and work effectively in pressure situations
• Good previous attendance record

Audit / Research & Publications

Essential

• Undertaken complete audit cycle or QIP
• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical practice
• Knowledge of clinical governance processes
• Interest and awareness of research methodology

Desirable

• Ability to demonstrate recent evidence of relevant and continued research
• Published research in peer-reviewed journals

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Caring attitude to patients
• Ability to listen and communicate effectively (written, public speaking and presentational)
• Ability to work within a multi-professional and multi-disciplinary framework
• Good organisational skills
• Excellent personal time and management 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.

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).