Main area Specialist Doctor/GPwER in specialist weight management service Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Specialist Doctor Contract Fixed term: 12 months (Core working hours only, no out of hours or on-call) Hours Part time - 10 sessions per week Job ref 318-25-LOCSPECDRGPWER
Employer Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Town Gloucester Salary £96,990 - £107,155 Per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 21/04/2025 23:59
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialist Doctor
Join us at an exciting time for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust! We have an ambitious plan for our journey to Outstanding and are looking for aspirational, committed individuals to join us, making a real difference to both staff and patients.
As a former winner of England for excellence award: Tourism destination of the year, the beautiful city of Gloucester and the scenic regency spa town of Cheltenham are fantastic places to work and live.
As a hospital Trust we are currently involved in over 100 clinical trials and studies, whilst also providing acute elective and specialist services to a population of over 620,000.
By joining Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust new colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome and a future full of opportunities and support.
Job overview
We are looking for a motivated and experienced prescriber to join our Specialist Tier 3 Weight Management Service (SWMS) provides evidence based, individualised, high quality holistic treatment to patients and needs a prescriber to work alongside the team who can prescribe weight management drugs as part of the SWMS offer to appropriate patients.
This post would suit a prescriber who has experience in prescribing GLP-1 receptor agonist medications for weight management or other indications (e.g. diabetes). The post holder would not be responsible for the wrap around care required, but will have clinical responsibility for the assessment, prescription and monitoring of any patient prescribed the medication.
The role may suit a General Practitioner with a specialist interest in obesity and relevant experience providing treatment for patients living with obesity.
The successful applicant will have a comprehensive understanding of the complex needs of obese individuals, associated co-morbidity management and treatment options. The role involves having clinical responsibility for the medication pathway and working as an integral member of our multidisciplinary team.
The role includes assessment of patients' stage of obesity, associated causal factors, medical presentation/symptoms, co-morbidity management and recommendations for treatment.
Main duties of the job
The Specialist Doctor/GPwER in the Specialist Weight Management Service will provide evidence based, comprehensive, person centred and individualised medical care, working as part of a multidisciplinary team. The post holder will:
1. Plan and mobilise a GLP-1 medication pathway
2. Have medical responsibility for patients under the Specialist Weight Management Service
3. Have clinical responsibility for the medications pathway within the Specialist Weight Management Service
4. Provide specialist pharmaceutical care and advice on medicines management for patients accessing the service
5. Advise on urgent and expedite referrals from a medical perspective.
6. Offer personalised recommendations to optimise co-morbidity management, improving healthcare outcomes and promoting best care for people living with obesity
7. Contribute to service development, guideline development, research opportunities, and governance activities such as audit and quality improvement processes.
8. Participate in the training and development of other members of the MDT and wider healthcare community
9. Provide leadership for the timely and safe discharge of patients from services.
10. Communicate with other health and social care professionals
Working for our organisation
The Specialist Weight Management service is formed of psychologist and dieticians supported by our admin team, dietetics. It sits in the Diagnostic and Specialties division with good links to Tier 4, medical specialties, and the commissioners in ICB.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We expect the post-holder to develop and lead a high quality, robust medication pathway for patients referred to the specialist weight management service. This will include:
1. Clinical responsibility for the medications pathway within the Specialist Weight Management Service
2. Development of guidance and protocols around the prescription of GLP-1 medication
3. Introduction of a safe pathway for the provision of GLP-1 medication
4. Contributing to complex case assessment alongside other colleagues from the MDT
5. Leading SWMS MDT and informing clinical decision making
6. Support review of referral information to triage suitability for service, level of urgency and complexity (with the EOSS and SWMS Traffic Light Triage)
7. Responding to medication queries
8. Reviewing current co-morbidity management and making recommendations for further management/optimisation or opportunities to support weight loss/prevent further gain
9. Responding to requests to expedite referrals or service complaints
10. Flagging/raising potential risk with colleagues overseeing relevant care and making onward referral where indicated
11. Liaison with internal colleagues (e.g., Tier 4, Diabetes, Cardiology, etc.), primary care and commissioners (ICB) where appropriate
12. Leading Complex case MDT and supporting clinical decision making
13. Supervision of nurses and other clinicians within the medical pathway as it develops
14. Opportunity to promote Obesity Best Care Protocol and improved outcomes for a highly stigmatised patient group
15. Advocacy for patient group within primary and secondary care
16. Support more efficient decision making and faster throughput to treatment via robust Triage and screening
17. Opportunity to contribute to wider evidence base in Tier 3 services through audit and evaluation
18. Letters from MDT
19. Service promotion within wider ICS
20. Training within team and wider Healthcare community
Person specification
Qualifications
* MBBS or equivalent medical qualification MRCGP
* Full General Medical Council registration.
* Intercalated BSc, BA or equivalent.
* MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
* MRCGP
* SCOPE obesity accredited
Clinical Experience
* Have completed at least four years (full time equivalent) post full registration as a medical practitioner, Equivalent service and competencies is also acceptable.
* Experience in prescribing GLP-1 receptor agonist medications for weight management or other indications (e.g. diabetes)
* Clinical experience in weight management
* Multi morbidity/long term conditions experience
Commitment to Specialty
* Demonstrable interest in obesity / weight / trauma-informed care
* Willing and able to work with colleagues in other specialities, professions and roles to ensure the delivery of a high quality, safe and reliable service.
* Familiar with clinical governance.
* A willingness to accept responsibility and provide leadership.
* Awareness of current relevant developments within the wider NHS.
* Determination to have a key role in establishing and developing the service
* Experience of clinical governance
Personal Attributes:
* Flexibility and willingness to share clinical responsibility for patients
* Conscientiousness to ensure careful transfer of care
* Excellent interpersonal skills
* Ability to communicate effectively with clinical, academic and managerial colleagues
* Able to work co-operatively as a team member
* Ability to self-motivate
Skills
* Capacity to communicate effectively
* Capacity to take in others’ perspectives and treat others with understanding compassion and respect
* Contribution to team work
* Capacity to achieve a balance between urgent and important demands
The health and wellbeing of our staff and patients remains the priority of the Trust. Vaccination remains the best chance we have of conquering COVID and the Trust encourages everyone to take up this offer.
Please note, this vacancy may close as soon as sufficient applications have been received, so please apply as soon as possible if you are interested. The Recruitment Team are unable to accept any applications after the position has closed on NHS Jobs.
Committed to safeguarding our community
If applicable for the post, all successful candidates will be required to pay for their own Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The cost will be £29 (standard checks) or £46 (enhanced checks), and will be recovered through two instalments from the candidate's salary. Please contact ghn-tr.recruitment@nhs.net for further information.
The Trust is a safeguarding employer committed to the safeguarding and promotion of welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The Trust is committed to safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults, and any appointment will be subject to satisfactory clearance. As part of the organisation's commitment to Safer Recruitment, candidates may request copies of relevant policies and procedures by contacting the Recruitment Team at ghn-tr.recruitment@nhs.net
Committed to supporting service personnel
As part of our commitment to support Service Personnel, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, in collaboration with the Career Transition Partnership, offer a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for all qualifying Service and Ex-Service Personnel. To qualify for a guaranteed interview, candidates must meet the essential criteria for the post and be either a current member of the Armed Forces, or be within the two year period of resettlement. If this applies to you please email the job reference number and your AR number to the Recruitment Team at ghn-tr.recruitment@nhs.net
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You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name Vicky Townsend Job title Service Development Manager Email address victoria.townsend9@nhs.net Telephone number 0300 422 6174 Additional information
Informal discussion or visits are welcome.
Alternative contact:
Dr Gail Bohin
Clinical Lead - Clinical Psychologist
gail.bohin@nhs.net
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