Job summary
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital Foundation Trust (CWH) wishes to appoint two Consultant Physicians in Diabetes, Endocrinology and General Medicine. The Trust is looking for enthusiastic and self-motivated physicians to join the team.
The Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes is one of the largest in the country, combining general and specialist diabetes and endocrinology, including nationally commissioned specialist endocrinology.
This post will include general diabetes and endocrinology clinics, youth endocrinology and diabetes transition, along with a rotational commitment to general medicine.
Main duties of the job
The appointee will:
- Share a commitment to care of general medical in-patients under the endocrine team
- Participate in the acute medical on call rota for West Middlesex Hospital
- Provide general diabetes and endocrine clinics, as well as other clinics as determined by the job plan and requirements of the service
- Enhance the educational opportunities available to our trainees by any reorganisation and development of services that they initiate.
- Regular audits will be required and supervision for Quality Improvement Projects (QIP) undertaken by the trainees.
- Involvement in general management and committee work for the hospital will also be encouraged.
About us
We provide services from two main hospitals, West Middlesex University Hospital and Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, and a number of clinics across London and the South-East. We have over 6,000 members of staff that arePROUD to Carefor nearly one million people. Both hospitals provide full clinical services, including full maternity, emergency and children's, in addition to a range of community-based services across London, such as award-winning sexual health and HIV clinics.
We're one of the best preforming Trusts in the country. We're also one of the top trusts to work for - our staff say they're engaged, motivated, and would recommend us as a place to work and receive treatment.
Our Trust has been rated by the Care Quality Commission as 'Good' in all five of the main domains of safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led, giving an us overall rating of 'Good'. We've also been awarded an 'Outstanding' rating for 'use of resources' by an NHS Improvement inspection.
Our facilities are some of the best in the country. We have been investing around £10 million a year in our estate. We are currently spending £25 million on expanding our adult and neonatal critical care facilities at Chelsea and Westminster and redevelopment of our children's unit at West Middlesex - in partnership with our charity, CW+ and generous donors.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to our detailed job description for more information.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues to maximise the clinical care and outcomes of patients, facilitating their safe discharge.
- Work in collaboration with community teams and other partners.
- The departments aim is to develop cross site working and partnerships in order to provide the best quality care to our patients. The post holder will be expected to actively participate in these developments with the post holder expected to work flexibly across either of our sites.
- Cover for Consultant colleagues within the Department to allow for annual and study leave.
- Make collaboration between hospital and community services as efficient as possible, supporting discharge from hospital where appropriate and ensuring appropriate follow up arrangements.
- Provide peer group support, supervision, further education and professional development essential to the welfare and effectiveness of trainees.
- Be educationally responsible for training and appraisal of junior staff
- Demonstrate a continuing commitment to medical audit and evaluation in the department
- Develop communication and other non-clinical aspects of new departmental initiatives.
- Actively participate in undergraduate teaching of clinical medical students attached to the department
- See referrals from other colleagues
- Actively participate in other specialist or new services or initiatives when required
- Be registered with the Royal College of Physicians for CPD and carry out the requirements of the College. The trust will fund the post holders CPD as agreed as part of his/her personal development plan.
- Participate in appraisal on an annual basis. Appraisals are part of a robust divisional annual system, which is led by the Divisional Medical Director. The post holder is expected to be informed of the annual timetable for appraisal and ensure that appropriate time is set aside to update their portfolio and mandatory requirements.
Please refer to our detailed job description for more information
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to our detailed job description for more information.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues to maximise the clinical care and outcomes of patients, facilitating their safe discharge.
- Work in collaboration with community teams and other partners.
- The departments aim is to develop cross site working and partnerships in order to provide the best quality care to our patients. The post holder will be expected to actively participate in these developments with the post holder expected to work flexibly across either of our sites.
- Cover for Consultant colleagues within the Department to allow for annual and study leave.
- Make collaboration between hospital and community services as efficient as possible, supporting discharge from hospital where appropriate and ensuring appropriate follow up arrangements.
- Provide peer group support, supervision, further education and professional development essential to the welfare and effectiveness of trainees.
- Be educationally responsible for training and appraisal of junior staff
- Demonstrate a continuing commitment to medical audit and evaluation in the department
- Develop communication and other non-clinical aspects of new departmental initiatives.
- Actively participate in undergraduate teaching of clinical medical students attached to the department
- See referrals from other colleagues
- Actively participate in other specialist or new services or initiatives when required
- Be registered with the Royal College of Physicians for CPD and carry out the requirements of the College. The trust will fund the post holders CPD as agreed as part of his/her personal development plan.
- Participate in appraisal on an annual basis. Appraisals are part of a robust divisional annual system, which is led by the Divisional Medical Director. The post holder is expected to be informed of the annual timetable for appraisal and ensure that appropriate time is set aside to update their portfolio and mandatory requirements.
Please refer to our detailed job description for more information
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent
- GMC Registration
- MRCP or equivalent
- Relevant CCT or equivalent or within 3 months of CCT
Desirable
- Higher degree e.g. PhD or MD
Experience
Essential
- Broad experience in General Internal Medicine, Diabetes and Endocrinology
- Teaching experience / willingness to teach medical, nursing & other staff
- Experience of audit / clinical research
Desirable
- Undertaken a management course
- Understanding of the NHS and its organisation
- Completed publications in appropriate journal(s)
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to lead a team
- Commitment to work with other consultants and members of the multi-disciplinary team
- Commitment to the achievement of Government and Trust targets
Personal qualities
Essential
- Willingness to be flexible in working patterns
- Willingness to share non-clinical organisational tasks / team player
- Trustworthy / Responsible
- Understands self
- Projects confident, credible professional image
- Pays attention to detail
- Builds rapport & maintains good working relationships with colleagues
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent
- GMC Registration
- MRCP or equivalent
- Relevant CCT or equivalent or within 3 months of CCT
Desirable
- Higher degree e.g. PhD or MD
Experience
Essential
- Broad experience in General Internal Medicine, Diabetes and Endocrinology
- Teaching experience / willingness to teach medical, nursing & other staff
- Experience of audit / clinical research
Desirable
- Undertaken a management course
- Understanding of the NHS and its organisation
- Completed publications in appropriate journal(s)
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to lead a team
- Commitment to work with other consultants and members of the multi-disciplinary team
- Commitment to the achievement of Government and Trust targets
Personal qualities
Essential
- Willingness to be flexible in working patterns
- Willingness to share non-clinical organisational tasks / team player
- Trustworthy / Responsible
- Understands self
- Projects confident, credible professional image
- Pays attention to detail
- Builds rapport & maintains good working relationships with colleagues
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
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).