Job summary
A Consultant Doctor in Diabetes and Endocrinology is required to join the existing team of Doctors at Salford Royal Hospital, part of the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA).
The Team consists of 9 consultants, 3 specialist trainees, junior doctors, specialist nurses and allied health professionals who are responsible for providing tertiary level care to patients with pituitary, thyroid, adrenal and other hormone-related diseases. The department provides a large, highly progressive diabetes technology service and is the only specialist bariatric center in the region.
Salford Royal Hospital is also one of the largest referral centers in the United Kingdom for neurosciences/pituitary surgery and is a regional service for specialist endocrine surgery.
This appointment will be for a 10 PA contract and will be made on the new Consultant Doctor contract with a suitable job plan arranged in conjunction with the Clinical Director.
The Job Description indicates the main duties of the post, which may be reviewed in the light of experience and developments within the service. Any review will be undertaken in conjunction with the post holder.
Main duties of the job
Our Diabetes and Endocrinology consultants are responsible for providing specialist care in an inpatient setting as well as specialty outpatient clinics in acute and community locations.
The General Medicine responsibility of this post is to provide ward-based care for one of the general medical wards and other patients admitted under the team, in outlier wards. You will also be part of the on-call rota currently 1 in 8.
The ideal candidate will be innovative, forward thinking and supportive to developing an all-encompassing integrated service to support the residents of Salford across primary and secondary care. The Department is also committed to quality improvement projects which can form the basis of publications and presentations at national conferences. In addition to furthering professional development with respect to clinical aspects of Diabetes and Endocrine medicine, there will also be opportunities to furthering skills as a medical educator in relation to delivering supervision and support for all specialty medicine trainees.
About us
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester.
Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS Trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.To read more information about Consultant careers at the Northern Care Alliance please visit our careers landing page: Consultant careers :: Northern Care Alliance Careers
Job description
Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/
Job description
Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Primary Medical Qualification (e.g. MBChB)
- FRCEM, or show evidence of equivalent training and experience with significant EM experience OR MRCPCH with EM subspeciality
- Current ALS provider
Desirable
- Evidence of Accredited Clinical & Educational Supervision of Medical Learners
- Post Graduate Degree e.g. MD, PhD, MSc
- ETC/ATLS provider
Professional Registration
Essential
- Full registration with the General Medical Council
- Inclusion on the Specialist Register / Admission to the Register within 6 months of interview (CCST or CCT in Respiratory (or within six months of entitlement)
- GIM with specialty will also be considered
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Wide experience in Diabetes and Endocrine Medicine.
- Broad experience in the management of all aspects of diabetes and endocrine medicine.
- Demonstrates the underpinning subject specific competencies relevant to the role setting and scope.
- Good practical clinical skills.
- Good understanding of Clinical Governance.
- Good understanding of safeguarding.
- Demonstrates key generic skills around the areas of consent; ensuring humane interventions, prescribing medicines safely and using medical devices safely.
Desirable
- Publication of research articles, demonstrating understanding of research methodology and commitments
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Awareness of their leadership responsibilities as a clinician and demonstrates appropriate leadership behaviour; managing situations that are unfamiliar, complex, or unpredictable and seeking to build collaboration with, and confidence in, others.
- Develops effective relationships across teams and contributes to work and success of these teams - promotes and participates in both multidisciplinary and interprofessional team working.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to deal with difficult situations.
- Communicates effectively and can share decision-making with patients, relatives and carers; treats patients as individuals, promoting a person-centred approach to their care, including self-management.
- Clinically evaluates and manages a patient, formulating a prioritised differential diagnosis, initiating an appropriate management plan, and reviewing and adjusting this dependent on the outcomes of treatment.
- Practices with the professional values and behaviours expected of all doctors as set out in GMC Good Medical Practice and Generic Professional Capabilities Framework
- Respects patients' dignity, ensures confidentiality and appropriate communication where potentially difficult barriers exist, including communication with parents/carers.
- Demonstrates key generic skills around the areas of consent; ensuring humane interventions, prescribing medicines safely and using medical devices safely.
- Adheres to professional requirements, participating in annual appraisal, job planning and reviews of performance and progression.
- Aware of legal responsibilities relevant to the role, such as around mental capacity and deprivation of liberty; data protection; Gillick competence: equality and diversity
- Takes prompt action where there is an issue with the safety or quality of patient care, raises and escalates concerns, through clinical governance systems, where necessary
- Collaborates with multidisciplinary and interprofessional teams to manage risk and issues across organization and settings, with respect for and recognition of the roles of other health professionals.
- Reflects on personal behaviour and practice, responding to learning opportunities.
Desirable
- Demonstrates understanding of a range of leadership principles, approaches and techniques - appreciates own leadership style and its impact on others
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Primary Medical Qualification (e.g. MBChB)
- FRCEM, or show evidence of equivalent training and experience with significant EM experience OR MRCPCH with EM subspeciality
- Current ALS provider
Desirable
- Evidence of Accredited Clinical & Educational Supervision of Medical Learners
- Post Graduate Degree e.g. MD, PhD, MSc
- ETC/ATLS provider
Professional Registration
Essential
- Full registration with the General Medical Council
- Inclusion on the Specialist Register / Admission to the Register within 6 months of interview (CCST or CCT in Respiratory (or within six months of entitlement)
- GIM with specialty will also be considered
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Wide experience in Diabetes and Endocrine Medicine.
- Broad experience in the management of all aspects of diabetes and endocrine medicine.
- Demonstrates the underpinning subject specific competencies relevant to the role setting and scope.
- Good practical clinical skills.
- Good understanding of Clinical Governance.
- Good understanding of safeguarding.
- Demonstrates key generic skills around the areas of consent; ensuring humane interventions, prescribing medicines safely and using medical devices safely.
Desirable
- Publication of research articles, demonstrating understanding of research methodology and commitments
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Awareness of their leadership responsibilities as a clinician and demonstrates appropriate leadership behaviour; managing situations that are unfamiliar, complex, or unpredictable and seeking to build collaboration with, and confidence in, others.
- Develops effective relationships across teams and contributes to work and success of these teams - promotes and participates in both multidisciplinary and interprofessional team working.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to deal with difficult situations.
- Communicates effectively and can share decision-making with patients, relatives and carers; treats patients as individuals, promoting a person-centred approach to their care, including self-management.
- Clinically evaluates and manages a patient, formulating a prioritised differential diagnosis, initiating an appropriate management plan, and reviewing and adjusting this dependent on the outcomes of treatment.
- Practices with the professional values and behaviours expected of all doctors as set out in GMC Good Medical Practice and Generic Professional Capabilities Framework
- Respects patients' dignity, ensures confidentiality and appropriate communication where potentially difficult barriers exist, including communication with parents/carers.
- Demonstrates key generic skills around the areas of consent; ensuring humane interventions, prescribing medicines safely and using medical devices safely.
- Adheres to professional requirements, participating in annual appraisal, job planning and reviews of performance and progression.
- Aware of legal responsibilities relevant to the role, such as around mental capacity and deprivation of liberty; data protection; Gillick competence: equality and diversity
- Takes prompt action where there is an issue with the safety or quality of patient care, raises and escalates concerns, through clinical governance systems, where necessary
- Collaborates with multidisciplinary and interprofessional teams to manage risk and issues across organization and settings, with respect for and recognition of the roles of other health professionals.
- Reflects on personal behaviour and practice, responding to learning opportunities.
Desirable
- Demonstrates understanding of a range of leadership principles, approaches and techniques - appreciates own leadership style and its impact on others
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).