Job summary
We are looking for a committed clinician to join the team of 6 consultants providing Specialist Diabetes and Endocrinology care across West Suffolk. The post-holder will be based at the West Suffolk Foundation Trust site.
Interviews will be held on Friday the 31st May 2024.
Inpatient care will be delivered on the 33 bed Diabetes/Endocrinology and General Medicine ward G3 and Diabetes outliers, along with Outpatient clinics based on site, and at integrated care hub locations.
The appointee will be expected to help provide a clinical service in Diabetes, Endocrinology and General (Internal) Medicine and will be required to undertake emergency on-call work in accordance with the existing on-call rota.
Main duties of the job
- Depth and breadth of experience in acute ward based and out-patient medicine and Diabetes/Endocrinology
- Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in Diabetes/Endocrinology
- Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in General Medicine
- Experience of supervising FY1s, FY2s StRs and SpRs (or equivalent)
- To have a thorough knowledge and demonstrable understanding of "Good Medical Practice" from the GMC
About us
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.
With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please read the Job Description and Person Specification attached for full details of the post,
The appointee will join the department to bring the team up to 6 consultants, based in the Diabetes Centre at West Suffolk Hospital. All consultants run general diabetes clinics, as well as specialty clinics
It is envisaged that the appointee would provide a weekly general diabetes and endocrine clinics but would also have responsibility for the diabetes foot service and the pump service.
We have excellent links with our paediatric, ophthalmic and vascular consultant colleagues. The diabetes team also includes two specialist registrars.
The inpatient diabetes service includes four diabetes specialist nurses based on medical wards and one based on surgical wards, who run a 7 day service. The community diabetes service has four nurses. The community diabetes service provides clinics in our local GP surgeries, as well as supporting hospital out-patient clinics. We two diabetes dieticians, two outpatient nurses, a pump clinic nurse, and a medical obstetrics nurse, as well as three podiatrists
All six consultants provide a comprehensive service for endocrinology. All members of the team have an interest in pituitary disease and regularly contribute to the Regional Pituitary MDT. Patients requiring pituitary surgery have this carried out at Addenbrookes Hospital. We have close liaison with our endocrine surgeons and radiological colleagues and participate in a fortnightly thyroid MDT.
The team meet fortnightly for case review and discussion.
The appointee will undertake bi-weekly Acute Assessment Unit twilight (5-9pm) shifts. The in-patient beds will be shared with Dr Nishan Wijenaike, Dr Jayaweera, and Dr Soong, Consultants in Diabetes & Endocrine and General Medicine.
All medical staff are now ward based and the appointee will conduct three ward rounds weekly on ward G3. There are five doctors in training based on that ward including one FY2, one CMT, one STGP trainee and two FY1s. They are supported by three SpRs specialising in Endocrinology with General Medicine.
The appointee will be responsible for bi-weekly Acute Assessment Unit twilight (5-9pm) shifts.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please read the Job Description and Person Specification attached for full details of the post,
The appointee will join the department to bring the team up to 6 consultants, based in the Diabetes Centre at West Suffolk Hospital. All consultants run general diabetes clinics, as well as specialty clinics
It is envisaged that the appointee would provide a weekly general diabetes and endocrine clinics but would also have responsibility for the diabetes foot service and the pump service.
We have excellent links with our paediatric, ophthalmic and vascular consultant colleagues. The diabetes team also includes two specialist registrars.
The inpatient diabetes service includes four diabetes specialist nurses based on medical wards and one based on surgical wards, who run a 7 day service. The community diabetes service has four nurses. The community diabetes service provides clinics in our local GP surgeries, as well as supporting hospital out-patient clinics. We two diabetes dieticians, two outpatient nurses, a pump clinic nurse, and a medical obstetrics nurse, as well as three podiatrists
All six consultants provide a comprehensive service for endocrinology. All members of the team have an interest in pituitary disease and regularly contribute to the Regional Pituitary MDT. Patients requiring pituitary surgery have this carried out at Addenbrookes Hospital. We have close liaison with our endocrine surgeons and radiological colleagues and participate in a fortnightly thyroid MDT.
The team meet fortnightly for case review and discussion.
The appointee will undertake bi-weekly Acute Assessment Unit twilight (5-9pm) shifts. The in-patient beds will be shared with Dr Nishan Wijenaike, Dr Jayaweera, and Dr Soong, Consultants in Diabetes & Endocrine and General Medicine.
All medical staff are now ward based and the appointee will conduct three ward rounds weekly on ward G3. There are five doctors in training based on that ward including one FY2, one CMT, one STGP trainee and two FY1s. They are supported by three SpRs specialising in Endocrinology with General Medicine.
The appointee will be responsible for bi-weekly Acute Assessment Unit twilight (5-9pm) shifts.
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications and Special Training
Essential
- MRCP or equivalent
- Full GMC registration
- Entry on the GMC specialist register in Diabetes/Endocrinology and General (Internal) Medicine or be within six months of attaining Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training at the time of interview
Desirable
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Depth and breadth of experience in acute ward based and out-patient medicine and Diabetes and Endocrinology.
- All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues which could be demonstrated by one of the following:- o- PLAB 2 oIf applicants believe that they have adequate communication skills, but do not fit into one of the examples they need to provide evidence
Experience
Essential
- Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in General Medicine.
- Experience in management of acute medical inpatients and medical outpatients
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of medical patients
- Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in Diabetes/Endocrinology
- Experience in management of Diabetes/Endocrine inpatients and outpatients
- Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a full spectrum of Diabetes/Endocrine patients
Desirable
- Experience in specialised diabetes clinics including insulin pump and pregnancy.
Teaching and Training
Essential
- Experience of supervising FY1s, FY2s StRs and SpRs (or equivalent)
- Ability to teach clinical skills
- Able to demonstrate experience of delivering teaching
Desirable
- Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduates
- Ability to supervise postgraduate research
- Applicant to have attended a teaching course
Management and Audit Training
Essential
- Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of the Diabetes/Endocrinology service
- Ability to organise and manage day to day service delivery e.g. out-patient priorities
- Ability to manage and lead strategic developments in service delivery
- Experience of audit management
- Ability and willingness to work within the Trust and NHS performance framework and targets
Research and Publications
Essential
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
- Publications in peer reviewed journals
Desirable
- Ability to supervise research projects
Appraisal
Essential
- To have training and experience in appraisal systems
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications and Special Training
Essential
- MRCP or equivalent
- Full GMC registration
- Entry on the GMC specialist register in Diabetes/Endocrinology and General (Internal) Medicine or be within six months of attaining Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training at the time of interview
Desirable
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Depth and breadth of experience in acute ward based and out-patient medicine and Diabetes and Endocrinology.
- All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues which could be demonstrated by one of the following:- o- PLAB 2 oIf applicants believe that they have adequate communication skills, but do not fit into one of the examples they need to provide evidence
Experience
Essential
- Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in General Medicine.
- Experience in management of acute medical inpatients and medical outpatients
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of medical patients
- Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in Diabetes/Endocrinology
- Experience in management of Diabetes/Endocrine inpatients and outpatients
- Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a full spectrum of Diabetes/Endocrine patients
Desirable
- Experience in specialised diabetes clinics including insulin pump and pregnancy.
Teaching and Training
Essential
- Experience of supervising FY1s, FY2s StRs and SpRs (or equivalent)
- Ability to teach clinical skills
- Able to demonstrate experience of delivering teaching
Desirable
- Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduates
- Ability to supervise postgraduate research
- Applicant to have attended a teaching course
Management and Audit Training
Essential
- Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of the Diabetes/Endocrinology service
- Ability to organise and manage day to day service delivery e.g. out-patient priorities
- Ability to manage and lead strategic developments in service delivery
- Experience of audit management
- Ability and willingness to work within the Trust and NHS performance framework and targets
Research and Publications
Essential
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
- Publications in peer reviewed journals
Desirable
- Ability to supervise research projects
Appraisal
Essential
- To have training and experience in appraisal systems
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
