Job overview
Epsom and St Helier hospitals are looking for a Locum Diabetes and Endocrinology Consultant to join the department for 1 year. The post holder will provide specialist care to patients, we are looking for an enthusiastic, proactive and patient care focused doctor. Working within the multidisciplinary team, the post holder will play a key role, for both patients and health care professionals. The post will provide broad exposure in general medicine, diabetes and endocrinology. The post holder will need to demonstrate safe use of equipment and efficiency in using the resources available. The post holder will be responsible to act in accordance with local policies and procedures agreed by the Trust
Main duties of the job
This is a new Consultant post in Diabetes, Endocrinology and General Medicine. The post is full time including 1 PA for General Medicine on- call. A key role for the appointee will be to lead the provision of excellent care for people with diabetes in hospital by delivering daily in-patient diabetes reviews and working closely with the Diabetes Inpatient Specialist nurses and the Podiatry team.
Working for our organisation
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust offers an extensive range of services, including cancer, pathology, surgery, and gynaecology to over 490,000 people in south west London and north east Surrey. We operate two busy general hospitals, Epsom Hospital and St Helier Hospital. St Helier Hospital is home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children, while Epsom Hospital is home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC). Both Epsom and St Helier hospitals have Accident and Emergency departments (A&E) and Maternity services (Obstetrics). The Trust also plays an active role in the local healthcare economy. Surrey Downs Health and Care brings together our staff, CSH and the GP groups in Surrey Downs, and Surrey County Council in a partnership to improve care for local people. Also health and care teams from organisations (the London Borough of Sutton, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, Sutton GP services, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and South West London & St George’s Mental Health Trust) across Sutton that provide care to Sutton’s older population are coming together to work as one team. “As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19.”
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesThe main responsibilities are described within the detailed job description/person specification attached.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. MB BS or equivalent MRCP or equivalent
2. CCT (or to be obtained within 6 months
Desirable criteria
3. Relevant higher degree
Experience
Essential criteria
4. Good general endocrinology and diabetes experience
Desirable criteria
5. A clinical area of special interest within diabetes or endocrinology
Clinical Governance
Essential criteria
6. Understanding the principles of clinical governance
7. Experience of clinical audit
Our mission: ‘to put the patient first by delivering great care to every patient, every day.’
There’s never been a better time to join the Epsom and St Helier team. Our hospitals are facing a bright and busy future, and our staff have a proven track record in providing high quality, compassionate care for our patients.
Boasting incredible staff benefits and dedicated training schemes, working for us will not only take your career forward, but could help to transform the lives of our patients and visitors.
We offer all employees some fantastic staff benefits, and are the only hospitals in Surrey to offer staff the London high cost area supplement. Our hospitals also benefit from great locations, so whether you're attracted to the bright lights of the city or the countryside of Epsom Downs, both are within easy reach.
FURTHER INFORMATION
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