Consultant in Endocrinology & Diabetes

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 25 November 2024

Job summary

Our Enhanced Welcome package includes an additional £20,000 and relocation costs to thank you for choosing to work at our trust and your new journey with ESNEFT.

An opportunity has arisen to join our team atDiabetes and Endocrine Department at East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust - Ipswich Site.

We are inviting applications for a full time Consultant in Endocrinology & Diabetes with GIM (General Internal Medicine).

Applicants will have completed CCT or be within 6 months of obtaining it or equivalent (CESR).

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will:

Work with colleagues to provide a consultant-led service with the highest standard of care

Work with the multi-professional team to develop care pathways and clinical guidelines

Develop and maintain good working practices within wards, outpatients and A&E

Collaborate and promote close working links with colleagues in tertiary centres, community services and primary care

Offer support and leadership to junior medical colleagues, nursing colleagues and other members of the multi-disciplinary team

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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Date posted

25 October 2024

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£99,532 to £131,964 a year Our Enhanced Welcome package includes an additional £20,000

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

432-MI2553

Job locations

Ipswich

Heath Road

Ipswich

IP4 5PD

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities

The key duties and responsibilities are:

General responsibilities including participation in Consultant on call rota

Specialist Clinics

Outpatient clinics

Operating: as per specialty

Teaching

Other care of inpatients or outpatients

Clinical and other administration as required by agreement

Teaching and training of junior staff and undergraduates Participation in Clinical Governance

Clinical Governance

The post-holder will:

Comply with the Trusts Clinical Governance policy, including clinical risk management, data collection and regular departmental audit projects

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities

The key duties and responsibilities are:

General responsibilities including participation in Consultant on call rota

Specialist Clinics

Outpatient clinics

Operating: as per specialty

Teaching

Other care of inpatients or outpatients

Clinical and other administration as required by agreement

Teaching and training of junior staff and undergraduates Participation in Clinical Governance

Clinical Governance

The post-holder will:

Comply with the Trusts Clinical Governance policy, including clinical risk management, data collection and regular departmental audit projects

Person Specification

interview

Essential

MRCP or equivalent
Full registration with GMC
Specialist Register for Diabetes and Endocrinology and General (Internal) Medicine or within six months of expected date of CCT

Desirable

Training in appraisal techniques
Postgraduate thesis
DAFNE accreditation

Person Specification

interview

Essential

MRCP or equivalent
Full registration with GMC
Specialist Register for Diabetes and Endocrinology and General (Internal) Medicine or within six months of expected date of CCT

Desirable

Training in appraisal techniques
Postgraduate thesis
DAFNE accreditation

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).