Job summary
A full-time, fixed-term diabetes clinical fellow (research) is required from 1st October 2022 to 30th September 2026. Based at St Helens Hospital, the successful applicant will join a vibrant, multi-award-winning, research-driven team of diabetologists, diabetes specialist nurses, diabetes specialist dietitians, diabetes specialist podiatrists, diabetes specialty trainees and non-clinical staff delivering predominantly specialist diabetes outpatient care and patient and professional diabetes education to support diabetes care in the local population.
This role is education research focused. Applicants must have formal experience designing and delivering clinical education programmes in an academic setting and should have clinical experience in the care of people with diabetes. Registration with the GMC or equivalent and an educational qualification are essential.
The post will be based in the Diabetes Centre at St Helens Hospital, Merseyside. Duties of the post include undertaking a review of the diabetes patient education literature and devising and evaluating a modern, mixed approach (face-to-face and online) suite of educational opportunities for patient, carer and professional diabetes education.
Main duties of the job
This will form the basis of a PhD project. A significant part of the project will involve devising foot care education to meet recommendations from the NHS Resolution 2022 report on Diabetes & lower limb complications, so foot care experience would be an advantage. The successful applicant will ensure that all relevant team members are trained and updated in adult education to QISMET standards and will modernise our internal team education and training programme. You may also be asked to deliver patient-facing clinical care if the service demands it.
The Trust serves a population of approximately 364,000 and provides district general services across the full range of acute specialties as well as certain regional specialty services. The diabetes team has a long track record in patient and carer education and has numerous subspecialty services including insulin pumps and CGM, diabetes antenatal services, young adults transition care, specialist community outreach, inpatient services and a thriving specialist multidisciplinary diabetes foot team. The team's five-year quality strategy has a significant focus on health inequalities.
Candidates who do not hold existing right to live and work in the UK, at the time of application will not progress through shortlisting stage.
About us
St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is the only acute Trust in Cheshire and Merseyside, and one of the few in the entire country, to achieve the title of OUTSTANDING, rated by the Care Quality Commission.
We provide a full range of acute adult services to our local population of circa 360,000 and provide tertiary services across a much wider area in the North West, North Wales and Isle of Man. We are a Major Trauma Unit and the Mersey Regional Burns Unit.
Our '5 Star Patient Care' strategy is at the heart of all that we do; supporting our vision to provide world class services for all our patients by getting it right for every patient, every time.
Our latest achievements include:
- Acute Trust of the Year - HSJ Awards November 2019
- Trust rates Outstanding by the CQC - Inspection August 2018
- Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers and Health Service Journal)
- Best acute Trust in the North West for quality of care (NHS Staff Survey 2021)
- Best place to work in the North West (NHS Staff Survey 2021)
In the NHS Staff Survey 2021 the Trust scored the highest marks in the North West for the following areas;
- Standard of care
- Best place to work
- Care of patients being the Trust's priority
- Staff engagement
- Staff morale
- Compassionate and inclusive
- Providing a safe environment for staff
Job description
Job responsibilities
The adult Diabetes Specialist Team comprises six consultant diabetologists (part of whose time is devoted to diabetes), a diabetes staff grade doctor, a nurse consultant, 10 x diabetes specialist nurses with subspecialty interests in pumps and CGM, young adult transition, diabetes in pregnancy, inpatient diabetes, renal care, foot care, diabetes specialist outreach and general specialist diabetes nursing, a P/T research nurse, a full time endocrine nurse, two diabetes specialist dietitians, a diabetes specialist podiatrist, specialist psychology input, two specialty registrars, a research fellow (this post), a full-time diabetes integrated care lead and a full-time diabetes co-ordinator, together with two diabetes clinic nurses, a healthcare assistant, reception staff and secretarial support. There is also input to the diabetes MDFT from orthopaedics, microbiology, vascular surgery, plastic surgery, radiology and orthotics.
The diabetes team previously ranked 1st in England of 181 specialist providers (until the national Diabetes E audit was closed in 2014) and currently enjoys an exemplary national GIRFT Diabetes report.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The adult Diabetes Specialist Team comprises six consultant diabetologists (part of whose time is devoted to diabetes), a diabetes staff grade doctor, a nurse consultant, 10 x diabetes specialist nurses with subspecialty interests in pumps and CGM, young adult transition, diabetes in pregnancy, inpatient diabetes, renal care, foot care, diabetes specialist outreach and general specialist diabetes nursing, a P/T research nurse, a full time endocrine nurse, two diabetes specialist dietitians, a diabetes specialist podiatrist, specialist psychology input, two specialty registrars, a research fellow (this post), a full-time diabetes integrated care lead and a full-time diabetes co-ordinator, together with two diabetes clinic nurses, a healthcare assistant, reception staff and secretarial support. There is also input to the diabetes MDFT from orthopaedics, microbiology, vascular surgery, plastic surgery, radiology and orthotics.
The diabetes team previously ranked 1st in England of 181 specialist providers (until the national Diabetes E audit was closed in 2014) and currently enjoys an exemplary national GIRFT Diabetes report.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Applicants must be eligible for full registration with the GMC at the time of appointment
- PGCE or equivalent
- Primary healthcare qualification
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- At least three years post registration clinical and/or educational experience including face-to-face clinical care
- Evidence of achievement of formal educational experience developing and delivering educational programmes to at least degree level.
- Competent to work without direct clinical supervision
Desirable
- Experience of delivering care to people with diabetes and ideally experience in the management of diabetic foot disease and associated education
- Knowledge, interest and commitment to clinical audit and clinical research
Skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively in written and spoken English about medical topics to patients and colleagues
- Evidence of appropriate computer skills, including the use of packages to design and deliver non-face-to-face, synchronous and asynchronous online learning
- Able to organise and manage clinical and other priorities
- Able to teach clinical skills
Other
Essential
- Ability to provide complete details of employment history
- Commitment to continuing medical education
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Applicants must be eligible for full registration with the GMC at the time of appointment
- PGCE or equivalent
- Primary healthcare qualification
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- At least three years post registration clinical and/or educational experience including face-to-face clinical care
- Evidence of achievement of formal educational experience developing and delivering educational programmes to at least degree level.
- Competent to work without direct clinical supervision
Desirable
- Experience of delivering care to people with diabetes and ideally experience in the management of diabetic foot disease and associated education
- Knowledge, interest and commitment to clinical audit and clinical research
Skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively in written and spoken English about medical topics to patients and colleagues
- Evidence of appropriate computer skills, including the use of packages to design and deliver non-face-to-face, synchronous and asynchronous online learning
- Able to organise and manage clinical and other priorities
- Able to teach clinical skills
Other
Essential
- Ability to provide complete details of employment history
- Commitment to continuing medical education
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).
