GP with Special Interest in Diabetes, Community Diabetes Hub

Job summary

The community diabetes team in Cardiff and Vale UHB is expanding to develop a mutli-disciplinary Community Diabetes Hub. The team will consist of Community Diabetes Specialist Nurses, Dietitians, Podiatrists, a Community Diabetes consultant session and a GPwSI. The team will see patients referred from primary care, secondary care and other sources. There will be a strong focus on education and self-management, as well as providing an intermediate care service and keeping people cared for in the community wherever appropriate.

This role would allow development or expansion of an area of special interest in diabetes. As well as direct clinical contact, it will entail triaging of the referrals that come from primary care colleagues across CAV, allocating referrals to secondary care or the community hub as appropriate, and returning referrals with advice where suitable alongside signposting to Health Pathways. The clinical role will evolve alongside the Community Hub team, but will consist of regular MDT case discussions, joint clinics alongside MDT colleagues and face to face or telephone appointments. The role will include education and upskilling of community colleagues such as district nurses and primary care teams. The clinician will be responsible for their decisions about patient care but be working within a supportive clinical environment.

Main duties of the job

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Support the Community Diabetes Hub with:

• Triage of referrals from primary and community care to diabetes services
• Regular MDT cased based discussions of complex cases (may be virtually or face to face)
• Face to Face / telephone patient facing diabetes clinics alongside MDT community diabetes team colleagues.
• Supporting the diabetes community hub team in upskilling primary and community HCPs to deliver optimal diabetes care
• Support the medical element of the diabetes remission programme
• Provide support to the MDT, encouraging team working and good working relationships.
• Work collaboratively with other colleagues across the UHB to ensure the delivery of research and development activity within the research governance framework and within the UHB's plan for research and development.

Performance Appraisal

Performance will be appraised and objectives agreed with the Diabetes Clinical Lead, and Supervising Consultant, in line with the UHB's Performance and Management Accountability Framework.

About us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.

Our mission is "Caring for People, Keeping People Well",and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population's health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.

Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.