Consultant in General Medicine, Diabetes and Endocrinology
Applications are invited for the position of Consultant Physician in General Medicine, Diabetes and Endocrinology. This is an exciting opportunity to join our busy and visionary department and have an opportunity to participate in the continuing development and success of the service.
The candidate will be expected to integrate within the team of seven existing full-time consultants to provide a complete and high-quality Diabetes, Endocrine and General Medicine service.
We have a strong tradition for team working with a multidisciplinary approach utilizing the skills of specialist nurses, dietitians and podiatrists. There are close links between the hospital and community diabetes services. The department offers a full range of specialist diabetes clinics, including antenatal, foot, renal, type 1, complication and young person clinics, as well as endocrine/bone and bariatric clinics with regular multidisciplinary team meetings. The department has an excellent record of recruitment to clinical trials and is the highest recruiter nationally for various trials.
Principal duties and responsibilities:
* Care of general medical emergencies referred by GPs and ED, including on call and post take ward rounds as directed by the Clinical Director
* Ward rounds for inpatients
* Review and advise on the management of inpatients referred by other specialists within the hospital
* Specialist and general medical outpatient clinics
* Close liaison with primary care to further develop diabetes care in the community
* Teaching of medical students and doctors in training
* Audit, CPD, clinical governance and annual appraisal
* Development and promotion of evidence based practice and guidelines
* Multidisciplinary team working and leadership
* Relevant participation in management
* Research activity
* Other appropriate duties and responsibilities
Seniority level: Mid‑senior level.
Employment type: Contract.
Job function: Consulting.
The Trust provides acute and elective services to a population of approximately 411,000. It employs over 5,900 staff, including temporary bank staff. Employment terms refer to the minimum of the scale stated above. Applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check; costs will be deducted from salary over the first three months of employment. A DBS update service fee of £16 per year applies.
Applicants are advised to apply early as, if a large number of applications are received, the vacancy may be closed prior to the advertised date.
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