Specialty Doctor - Diabetes, Endocrinology and General Medicine

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Applications are invited for a new post for a Specialty Doctor Physician in Diabetes, Endocrinology and General Internal Medicine.

The Endocrinology Team currently consists of three Consultants (Lead Dr Rehman Khan), and one Acute Physician with interest in Endocrinology. The junior clinical team comprises two Specialist Registrars, two Trust grade doctors, one CMT trainee and two FY1 trainees. There is a Diabetes Specialist Nurse team consisting of four FTE and support staff.

The team runs a full range of diabetic clinics including weekly diabetic and endocrine antenatal clinics, 4 diabetes foot clinics per week, 3 Endocrine weekly clinics, a transition diabetes clinic (jointly with paediatrics), a monthly thyroid cancer clinic, insulin pump clinics (lead Dr Choo-Kang). Additionally, three weekly diabetic clinic are run with community diabetes service for general diabetes care. The community diabetes service is supported by regular Multi-Disciplinary Team meetings (3 consultants, 6 DSNs and specialist diabetes dietician) to discuss complex and challenging cases and to agree consensus management plans.

A twice monthly endocrine MDT meeting is held (endocrinologists, surgeons, pathologist and radiologists) to discuss appropriate cases.

Main duties of the job

There is a designated Diabetes and Endocrinology ward where patients with complications such as Diabetic foot disease, Cushing's disease, diabetic emergencies and other complications are admitted.

You will partake in acute unselected medical takes and clerk acutely ill patients and support junior doctors to manage such emergency admission patients

You will participate in departmental and Trust clinical governance and audit meetings, participate in CPD activity, engage in the appraisal process and maintain professionalism at all times.

You will actively participate in various Trust wide teaching and training events to junior doctors, medical students and allied health professionals.

Youwill participate in other duties as deemed necessary and directed by designated consultant for the care of the patient.

About us

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest trusts in the country, serving a population of 1.2 million people. Our newly formed Trust, comprising acute hospital sites at Basildon, Broomfield (Chelmsford) and Southend, is determined to provide the best health services for its local population. We are a well-led, high-performing and innovative organisation working in the best interests of the people we serve.

With a workforce of approximately 15,000 staff, we can now do more and go further in delivering health services to our local communities. Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers. Patients will experience improved care as well as fewer delays and cancellations. We are able to provide more once-in-a-lifetime specialist care region wide. With our new trust size will come more opportunities for development, research, networking and innovation. We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

We will deliver safe and high-quality services and be an employer of choice for our workforce.

We are 'one team, working together'.

Date posted

28 March 2024

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Specialty Doctor

Salary

£52,530 to £82,400 a year Per Annum - pro rata for part time

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

390-MR-MED-BA-1707

Job locations

Basildon

SS16 5NL

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties.

You will provision for in patient care on the endocrinology ward working in the firm structure for a named consultant
You will have day-to-day supervisory responsibility for patients on the ward, participate in daily ward rounds to review patients, maintain progress notes, be a safe prescriber, request and act on the results of appropriate and relevant investigations, perform necessary bedside procedures to avoid delays to patient care.
You will work closely with the medical and nursing team on all wards.
You will provide support and supervision to the junior doctors FY, IMT & other doctors when attending to inpatients and manage patients in accordance with the Trust values while adhering to the local and national protocols and guidelines
You will be required to attend resuscitation training and complete ALS and participate as member of the cardiac arrest team.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties.

You will provision for in patient care on the endocrinology ward working in the firm structure for a named consultant
You will have day-to-day supervisory responsibility for patients on the ward, participate in daily ward rounds to review patients, maintain progress notes, be a safe prescriber, request and act on the results of appropriate and relevant investigations, perform necessary bedside procedures to avoid delays to patient care.
You will work closely with the medical and nursing team on all wards.
You will provide support and supervision to the junior doctors FY, IMT & other doctors when attending to inpatients and manage patients in accordance with the Trust values while adhering to the local and national protocols and guidelines
You will be required to attend resuscitation training and complete ALS and participate as member of the cardiac arrest team.

Person Specification

Technical Skills

Essential

Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team
Puts patients first by being helpful, caring and respectful

Experience

Essential

Demonstrable competency to manage conditions related to older people

Desirable

NHS experience

Qualifications

Essential

GMC Registered

Person Specification

Technical Skills

Essential

Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team
Puts patients first by being helpful, caring and respectful

Experience

Essential

Demonstrable competency to manage conditions related to older people

Desirable

NHS experience

Qualifications

Essential

GMC Registered

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

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).