Specialty Doctor in Endocrinology

Job description

Job responsibilities

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is one the largest teaching hospital trusts in Europe, with access to leading clinical expertise and medical technology. We care for people from all over the country as well as the 780,000 residents of Leeds itself. The Trust has a budget of £1.1 billion. Our 20,000 staff ensure that every year we see and treat over 1,500,000 people in our 2,000 beds or out-patient settings, comprising 100,000 day cases, 125,000 in-patients, 260,000 A&E visits and 1,050,000 out-patient appointments. We operate from 7 hospitals on 5 sites all linked by the same vision, philosophy and culture to be the best for specialist and integrated care.

Our vision is based on The Leeds Way, which is a clear statement of who we are and what we believe, founded on values of working that were put forward by our own staff. Our values are to be:

Patient-centred

Fair

Collaborative

Accountable

Empowered

We believe that by being true to these values, we will consistently achieve and continuously improve our results in relation to our goals, which are to be:

1. The best for patient safety, quality and experience

2. The best place to work

3. A centre of excellence for specialist services, education, research and innovation

4. Hospitals that offer seamless, integrated care

5. Financially sustainable

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across West Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible care for our patients.

By bringing together the wide range of skills and expertise across West Yorkshire and Harrogate we are working differently, innovating and driving forward change to deliver the highest quality care. By working for Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust this is your opportunity to be a part of that change.

WYAAT is the acute sector arm of the West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership, one of the largest integrated care systems in the country. The Partnerships ambition is for everyone to have the best possible health and wellbeing, and the work of WYAAT, and each individual trust, supports that ambition.

2. OBJECTIVES OF THE POST

2.1 To assist in the provision of multi-disciplinary out-patient services / clinics in specialist Endocrinology, ensuring we meet our objectives of a responsive, patient centred, and high quality service.

2.2 We are looking for a dynamic individual who can demonstrate a high level of experience and competence in Endocrinology.

2.3 The post holder would be expected to be fully involved with department governance, QI and audit.

2.4 To contribute to the development and modernisation of Endocrinology services with the aim of improving capacity and quality of services to both the local Leeds and regional populations.

2.5 To link with Consultant colleagues in other relevant site specialist teams across the Trust.

2.6 To promote patient and public involvement in to the services provided by the Endocrinology Department, including involvement with local and national Endocrinology patient support groups.

2.7 To contribute to research, teaching and new developments within Endocrinology. The post holder will be encouraged to facilitate and contribute to the current QI and clinical research programs on going in the department.

3. REQUIREMENTS OF THE POST

3.1 General Training and Qualifications

See Person Specification.

3.2 Experience

See Person Specification.

The appointee must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in Endocrinology.

3.3 Personal Attributes

The appointee will have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communications about medical topics with patients and colleagues. See Person Specification.

He/She will have an understanding of current NHS management and Trusts and be aware of the responsibilities that a specialty doctor post brings.

3.4 Clinical Audit

The appointee will be expected to contribute to Audit meetings, mortality and morbidity meetings and application of agreed clinical guidelines.

And for this to be included in allocated time in the individuals job plan as a supporting programmed activity (or part of one). It would be expected that the time allocated for this would include attendance at the relevant departmental audit meeting(s) and that such attendance would be recorded (in accordance with the Trusts clinical audit policy).

In the discharge of these responsibilities the appointee will be expected to maintain and update his/her skills and knowledge through appropriate continuing medical education.

4. TEACHING

The Trust as a Teaching hospital recognises the importance of links with the University of Leeds School of Medicine for the Undergraduate teaching and all medical staff are expected to provide an appropriate contribution to the undergraduate teaching programme. The precise details of the contribution to teaching will be discussed with the appointee after taking up post.

5. JOB PLAN AND WORKING ARRANGEMENTS

The job plan review will take place annually, normally with the managing consultant or Clinical Director. The annual job plan review may result in a revised prospective job plan. There may be an interim review of the job plan where duties, responsibilities, accountability arrangements or objectives have changed or need to change significantly within the area.

5.1 Proposed Job Plan

1. Job content (timetable of weekly PA activity)

Day Time Location Description of activity Categorisation DCC/SPA/AR/ED* No. of PAs

Monday 09:00 - 13:00 SJUH Patient Admin DCC 1.0

13:00 - 17:00 SJUH Osteo Clinic DCC 1.0

Tuesday 09:00- 13:00 SJUH Clinical admin/audit/governance SPA 1.0

13:00 - 15:00 SJUH General Endocrine Clinic DCC 1.0

Wednesday 09:00- 13:00 SJUH Patient Admin / DCC 1.0

13:00-17:00 SJUH General Endocrine Clinic DCC 1.0

Thursday 09:00 13:00 SJUH Adrenal Clinic or Virtual Clinic (Alternate Weeks) DCC 1.0

13:00-17:00 SJUH Bone Health MDT or General Endo Clinic (Alternate Weeks) DCC 1.0

Friday 08:00 10:00 SJUH Advice and Guidance/ Referral Triage DCC 0.25

10:00-13:00 SJUH Adrenal MDT DCC 0.75

13:30 15:30 SJUH Departmental Meetings SPA 0.5

15: 30- 17:00 SJUH Endocrine MDT DCC 0.375

Saturday

Sunday

Predictable emergency on-call work Direct clinical care

Unpredictable emergency on-call work

Variable On-site, at home on the telephone and travelling to and from site

Direct clinical care

TOTAL PAs 9.875

Direct Clinical Care (DCC), Supporting Professional Activities (SPA), External duties (ED) or Additional NHS responsibilities (AR)

2. Activity Summary (the totals must match that of the job content section)

Programmed activity

Number

Direct clinical care (including on-call)

8.375

Supporting professional activities

1.5

Other NHS responsibilities

External duties

TOTAL PROGRAMMED ACTIVITIES

9.875 (10)

3. On-call availability supplement

Agreed on-call rota e.g. 1 in 5:

On-call supplement e.g. 2/4/6%:

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in endocrinology and relevant sub-specialities. Evidence of continuous career progression consistent with personal circum

Qualifications

Essential

• MB BS (or equivalent)MRCP or equivalent qualification

Clinical, Academic, and Personal Skills

Essential

• Well organised and skilled in good time management. Effective interpersonal skills. Demonstrate ability to relate to and work within a team. -Desirable: Service Development Experience. Attendance on

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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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).

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

St. James's University Hospital

Beckett Street

Leeds

LS9 7TF

Employer's website

https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)