Locum Consultant in Diabetes and Endocrinology
This is an excellent opportunity within the Diabetes and Endocrinology department at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust. We are looking to appoint a new Locum Consultant fixed term for 6 months to support our Elective Recovery Funded (ERF) activity. The post holder will carry outward duties in GIM and be part of the diabetes outreach team (DOT), as well as holding clinics in diabetes and endocrinology in the hospital and possibly community settings. The post comprises 10 programmed activities (PAs).
The Consultant will work alongside the current consultant team of 12 in Diabetes and Endocrinology and provide diabetes and endocrine services at Lister Hospital. In addition, the post-holder will participate in the acute medical emergency rotas, which will operate on a 1:12-14 basis for weekends and approximately 1:25 weekdays though this is currently under review.
Main duties of the job
To provide specialist clinics in diabetes and endocrinology in both hospital and community settings and contribute to general medical ward and diabetes outreach care, and the acute medicine on-call rota.
* Maintenance of high-quality patient-centered care
* Shared responsibility for the day-to-day management of the service and participation in strategic planning
* Teaching and training within the multidisciplinary service
* Active involvement in multidisciplinary team meetings and directorate clinical governance activity
* Active participation in continuing medical education
About us
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide. Our 6,000 dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
* The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
* New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
* Hertford County, Hertford
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work-life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns, and we are committed to listening and considering all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Person Specification
Previous Experience
* Broad range of experience in Diabetes and Endocrinology and experience of Acute General Medicine
* Experience of supervising undergraduates, doctors in training, and other colleagues
* Ability to offer and be accountable for a full and independent expert diagnostic opinion
* Can evidence leading on patient safety issues and achieving a change in practice
Skills
* Able to evidence engagement with clinical governance and the identification of errors and the learning from errors
* Evidence engagement with appraisal and revalidation
Qualifications / Training
* Entry on GMC Specialist Register or be within 6 months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at the time of interview or provide GMC confirmed eligibility for entry on the Specialist Register
* College Membership (MRCP) or qualification of an equivalent level
* Advanced Life Support or demonstration of ability to achieve ALS immediately upon appointment
* College Fellowship
* Postgraduate academic degree
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.
Clinical Director for Diabetes and Endocrinology
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